Plant: Sikes Dwarf - Hydrangea
Hydrangea · Hydrangea quercifolia 'Sikes Dwarf'
Size: 3 gal
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More about this plant
A dwarf oakleaf hydrangea of roughly 3 to 4 feet tall and wide with deeply lobed, oak like leaves. Cone shaped flower clusters open greenish white and age to pink, and the foliage turns bright orange to scarlet in fall while the stems exfoliate to show cinnamon brown bark. It takes full sun through partial shade with regular water in well drained, organically rich soil. Its small size suits a foundation bed, a shaded border or a woodland edge, and the flowers draw butterflies and other insects while songbirds eat the seeds.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 4 ft tall and 4 ft wide
- Blooms in spring, summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 5-9
- Deciduous foliage
- Native plant
Plant description
A dwarf oakleaf hydrangea of roughly 3 to 4 feet tall and wide with deeply lobed, oak like leaves. Cone shaped flower clusters open greenish white and age to pink, and the foliage turns bright orange to scarlet in fall while the stems exfoliate to show cinnamon brown bark. It takes full sun through partial shade with regular water in well drained, organically rich soil. Its small size suits a foundation bed, a shaded border or a woodland edge, and the flowers draw butterflies and other insects while songbirds eat the seeds.
- Flowers
- Showy, erect, pyramidal panicles of creamy white flowers 4 to 12 inches long, fragrant, fading to pink and then tan.
- Foliage
- Large, leathery, dark green oak-like leaves with 3 to 7 lobes, fuzzy when young and whitish-brown beneath.
- Bark & stems
- Light brown, papery, exfoliating bark with cinnamon-colored bark beneath.
- Light
- Dappled/Filtered Light
- Pruning
- Blooms on old wood; prune only if needed, immediately after flowering.
- Native range
- Southeastern USA
