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Articles tagged Hydrangea

  • Sikes Dwarf Oak-leaf Hydrangea

    | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs, Hydrangea, Sikes Dwarf
    Botanical Name: Hydrangea quercifolia 'Sikes Dwarf'Common Name: Sikes Dwarf Oak-leaf Hydrangea Height: 2-4' Spread: 2-4' Habit/Form: Compact and mounded Growth Rate: Slow to medium Zone: 5-9Cultural Requirements: Thrives in moist, slightly...

  • Snow Queen Oak-leaf Hydrangea

    | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Intermediate Sized, Hydrangea, shrubs
    Botanical Name: Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen' Common Name: Snow Queen Oak-leaf Hydrangea form bark flower fall color Click image to enlarge Height: 4-6' Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Compact and mounded Growth...

  • Oak-leaf Hydrangea

    | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: shrubs, Intermediate Sized, Hydrangea, Four Season Landscape
    Botanical Name: Hydrangea quercifolia Common Name: Oak-leaf Hydrangea form fall color Click image to enlargeHeight: 4-6'(8') Spread: 4-6' Habit/Form: Upright mounded Growth Rate: Slow (Less than 6 inches per year) to medium...

  • Hydrangeas

    | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: hydrangeas, Hydrangea
     Hydrangeas for the Home Landscape Hydrangeas are available in a range of sizes and forms Most selections produce showy, long-lasting flower clusters Flowers may exhibit attractive color changes through the season as they...

  • Hills-of-Snow Hydrangea

    | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Low growing shrubs, Hydrangea
    Botanical Name: Hydrangea arborescens 'Grandiflora'Common Name: Hills-of-Snow Hydrangea Updated 4/2012 Click on an image to enlarge form flower Height: 3-5' Spread: 3-5' Habit/Form: Suckering Growth Rate: Fast Zone:...

  • Limelight Panicled Hydrangea

    | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Hydrangea
    Botanical Name: Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' Common Name: Limelight Panicled Hydrangea Updated 5/2012 form winter form leaf flower Height: 6-8' Spread: 6-8' Habit/form:  Mounded Growth Rate:...