species
Hydrangea quercifolia
Oak-leaved hydrangea
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Hydrangea quercifolia belongs to the family Hydrangeaceae, also known as Oak-leaved hydrangea, introduced to the UK. It reaches 2 m tall and 2 m across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade, on loam or peat soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from July to August. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 2 m tall × 2 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H5 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Peat
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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