Hydrangea quercifolia Snow Queen
Hydrangea quercifolia Snow Queen is a classic oakleaf hydrangea with large, elongated heads of pure white florets.
Oakleaf hydrangea (H. quercifolia) 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. Snow Queen is a superior cultivar with elongated panicles of large white florets and great fall colour in reds, maroons and purples. The conical white panicles produced in late spring grace the plants all summer and tinge pink as they age. Drought tolerant. Cultivar name: ‘Flemygea’.
Common Name: Oakleaf Hydrangea - [Hydrangea Pre-Order]
Family: Hydrangeaceae (The Hydrangea Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun, Full Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
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
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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.
Award: AGM
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