#5 Hydrangea Quer Ruby Slippers/ Dwarf Oakleaf Native (TN)

Scientific Name: Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers'

Common Name: Oakleaf Hydrangea

Garden Size: 3-4 ft. x 3-5 ft.

Growth Rate: Fast

USDA Zone: 5 to 9

Plant Origin: Southeastern United States

Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade

Water & Soil: Average, Medium

Moisture; Well-drained Soil

Habit (Form): Upright, Multi-stemmed, Compact, Dwarf

Foliage: Deciduous, Oak-like, Large Dark Green Leaves

Fall Color: Mahogany Red

Bloom Time: Blooms on Old Wood, June to July

Bloom Color: White to Ruby Red, Pyramidal Flower Heads

Uses: Mass or Group in Shrub Border, Accent for Foundation Plantings, Flowering Informal Hedge

Care: Prune these hydrangeas only in the summer before August, before they set their bloom buds for the next year. Oakleaf Hydrangeas produce flower buds on stems around August, September or October for the following summer's blooms. If those stems are removed (pruned) in the fall, winter, or spring, the bloom buds will be removed, and there may be little or no bloom the following summer.