Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Munchkin’
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Munchkin' is a compact oakleaf hydrangea that produces a profusion of creamy white, conical heads
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Munchkin’ is a compact oakleaf hydrangea that produces a profusion of creamy white, conical heads that age to light pink and red with time. The stems are strong and upright. Foliage turns mahogany in fall remaining on the plants long into the season. Plants will reach about 3-4 feet high and wide. Oakleaf hydrangea is a slow growing shrub of great beauty and one of the few hydrangeas not native to Asia in this case hailing from the southeastern US. Drought tolerant.
Common Name: Oakleaf Hydrangea - [Hydrangea Pre-Order]
Family: Hydrangaceae (The Hydrangea Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Sun Part Sun Part Shade
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry, Moist
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Fragrance: No
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Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Mixed hardwood forests, along streams and on forested hillsides, usually on calcareous soils, and often where limestone is at the ground surface. An understorey shrub, often in the shade of large oaks, hickories, magnolias, and American beech.
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