How to care for snow queen hydrangea?
A full sun or part shade lover, this plant is best grown in fertile, medium moisture, well-drained soils. A tremendous advantage of the Oakleaf Hydrangea is that it can thrive in much dryer locations than its cousins. It can also thrive in much sunnier areas than the mophead and lacecap hydrangeas.
How tall does a snow queen hydrangea grow?
4-6′ tall
SNOW QUEEN has an upright broad, rounded habit and typically grows 4-6′ tall. Features elongated, conical clusters (4-12″ long) of mostly sterile, white flowers which slowly turn pinkish purple with age. Long late spring to summer bloom period.
Will Hydrangea quercifolia grow in shade?
Grow Hydrangea quercifolia in moist but well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Plants need shelter while young.
How do you prune a hydrangea quercifolia?
How to prune oakleaf hydrangea. You should start by removing faded flowerheads in spring after the frost. Cut back the flowered stems to a strong pair of buds and take out any diseased shoots. If your oakleaf hydrangea has grown too big for your liking, or is becoming too woody, cut it right back.
What is the most shade tolerant hydrangea?
Best Hydrangeas For Shade
- Mophead Hydrangeas (big leaf) – Hydrangea macrophylla.
- Lacecap Hydrangeas – Hydrangea macrophylla normalis.
- Mountain Hydrangeas – Hydrangea macrophylla ssp. Serrata.
- Climbing Hydrangeas – Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris.
Do hydrangeas like shade UK?
Hydrangeas do best in moist, well-drained soil and dappled shade – not too sunny and not too shady. Avoid south-facing positions, especially if the soil is very dry. For a very shaded spot, such as a north-facing wall, grow the climbing hydrangea Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris.
What can I plant with Hydrangea quercifolia?
Hydrangea quercifolia grows well with a variety of other companions including Heuchera villosa, Pachysandra procumbens, Itea virginica, Fothergilla major and Rhododendron flammeum.
What kind of flower does a Snow Queen hydrangea have?
Genus Hydrangea can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, or self-clinging climbers, with flowers in clusters usually comprising both small fertile and more showy sterile flowers; often good autumn colour Details [Snow Queen] is a deciduous, mound-forming shrub with large, deeply-lobed, mid green leaves turning a bronze-purple in autumn.
What kind of leaves do Hydrangea quercifolia have?
Details H. quercifolia is a spreading deciduous shrub with handsome, large, deeply lobed leaves turning red and purple in autumn. Flowers cream, in conical panicles with numerous large sterile florets
What kind of flowers does a hydrangea have?
Divided into 3 groups these lists, linked below, are maintained by a team of RHS staff and are reviewed annually. Genus Hydrangea can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, or self-clinging climbers, with flowers in clusters usually comprising both small fertile and more showy sterile flowers; often good autumn colour