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Hydrangea quercifolia
Object Details
- Description
- This native shrub tolerates part shade and has many attractive qualities. Its large leaves are a unique shape for a shrub and turn an eye-catching red in the fall, and it has long-lasting flowers that remain interesting even as they dry on the plant.
- Hardiness
- -20 - 30 F
- Bloom Time
- May to July
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2021-0562A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub
- Bark Characteristics
- Exfoliating
- Bloom Characteristics
- Panicles of white flowers fade to pink and dry to red. Up to 12" (30.5 cm) long.
- Fall Color
- Red
- Foliage Characteristics
- Oak-like, dark green leaves have 3-7 lobes and are fuzzy when young. 4-12" long (10.2-30.5 cm) leaves.
- Plant Size
- 6-8' tall x 6-8' wide (1.8-2.4 x 1.8-2.4 meters)
- Structure
- Upright
- Range
- SE USA
- Habitat
- Moist woods, forest edges, stream banks
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- On Display
- National Portrait Gallery
- Common Name
- Oakleaf hydrangea
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Asteranae
- Order
- Cornales
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Genus
- Hydrangea
- Species
- quercifolia
- Topic
- Display Gardens
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2021-0562A
- Usage
- CC0
