Lil Ruby Dwarf Oakleaf Hydrangea

Its large and showy deeply lobed oak shaped leaves emerge golden yellow in spring and retain this color well into summer gradually fading to chartreuse and then green by early fall at which.

Lil ruby dwarf oakleaf hydrangea.

The color show continues into fall when the foliage turns burgundy. Ruby slippers provides the same four season appeal and lavish flower production as its larger growing oakleaf hydrangea cousins but in less than half the space. Also thrives in heat drought or poor soil as long as it s well drained. A dwarf four season shrub perfect for smaller gardens.

If you have a small space want a hedge of hydrangeas or like to grow flower in containers consider the ruby slippers a dwarf oakleaf hydrangea whose bloom color changes from white to pink to dark red. Superb as a specimen or foundation plant in borders or group plantings. Hydrangea quercifolia ruby slippers lil ruby dwarf oakleaf hydrangea april 21 2013 the broad green leaves of this deciduous woody shrub resemble oak leaves. If your favorite hydrangea is not a bigleaf but instead the popular panicle hydrangea like limelight you can get the same look with dwarf hydrangea plants such as little lime hydrangea paniculata little lime.

Home plant catalog ruby slippers oakleaf hydrangea. Blossoms start out white and gradually turn pink then rose red as summer progresses. Growing just 3 1 2 to 4 ft. Loads of large elongated flower clusters open to white in late spring or early summer and change to a dazzling ruby red as the season progresses.

This bushy shrub. Outstanding color changes with the seasons. Developed by one of the premier hydrangea hybridizers sandra reed of the u s. In fall the highly textured leathery leaves should turn scarlet and burgundy.

Ruby slippers is a compact form of oakleaf hydrangea which is a must have for smaller spaces. This true dwarf produces incredible 9 long clusters of flowers in early summer in full sun or partial shade. Dwarf plant easy care fall color fast growing gift plant north american native selection. Pee wee features white spring flowers that fade to pink beautiful fall foliage and cinnamon colored bark in the winter.

The little honey oakleaf hydrangea provides the same four season appeal as its larger cousins but with brilliant yellow leaves and in half the space. Southerners love hydrangeas for their color and ability to withstand our hot humid summers. Like limelight the blooms start a pale green then develop into a deep red in autumn. Ruby slippers oakleaf hydrangea hydrangea quercifolia ruby slippers sku 4816.

Add interest to your landscape with this hardy shrub.