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Hydrangea quercifolia
Also called Oak Leaf Hydrangea, Oak Leaved Hydrangea
Oakleaf hydrangea is a deciduous shrub from the southeastern US, grown for its large white flower heads and oak-like leaves that turn red and bronze in autumn. It thrives in part shade with well-drained soil and suits woodland or shade gardens.
Hydrangea quercifolia, commonly known as oakleaf hydrangea or oak-leaved hydrangea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States, in woodland habitats from North Carolina west to Tennessee, and south to Florida and Eastern Texas. A deciduous shrub with white showy flower heads, it is grown as a garden plant, with numerous cultivars available commercially.
Its specific epithet combines the Latin words quercus ("oak") and folium ("leaf"). However, it is not closely related to oak species (Quercus).
Hydrangea quercifolia is native to the south eastern United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia (w.), Louisiana (e.), Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee), but naturalized in other parts of the US and widely cultivated elsewhere.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hydrangea quercifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
