Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Sikes Dwarf’
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Sikes Dwarf' is a compact oakleaf hydrangea with fragrant, conical flower heads.
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Sikes Dwarf’ is a compact oakleaf hydrangea that produces a profusion of fragrant, upright creamy white, conical flower heads with pink overtones that develop with time on a compact, four foot mounding plant. The stems are strong and upright with peeling bark. Foliage is deeply lobed and turns to burgundy in fall remaining on the plants long into the season. 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. Somewhat drought tolerant. Use as an accent plant, in mass plantings, or as a thriller in a container.
Common Name: Oakleaf Hydrangea - [Hydrangea Pre-Order]
Family: Hydrangeaceae (The Hydrangea Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 2-4'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Foliage Colour: Green, Good Fall Colour
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry, Moist
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Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Yes
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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Geographical Origin: North America, Garden Origin
