Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen'

Photo Credit:

Wilson Bros Gardens

BOTANICAL NAME:  Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’

COMMON NAME:  “Snow Queen Oakleaf Hydrangea”

ATTRACTS: 

RESISTANT:

BLOOM COLOR/ TIME: Large, cream colored flowers in mid-Summer that fade to dusky-pink in Fall

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Part Sun to Shade

HEIGHT: 4 to 5 feet

WIDTH: 5 to 6 feet

EVERGREEN OR DECIDUOUS: Deciduous

WATER REQUIREMENTS: Average

SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Moist, well-drained soil

GARDEN ATTRIBUTES: Excellent fall color

Attracts pollinators

Good cut flowers

HARDINESS ZONES: 5-9

Snow Queen Hydrangea is a deciduous, upright shrub with dark-green, oak shaped leaves that turn a deep plum in Fall. It has large, cream colored flowers in mid-Summer that fade to a dusky-pink in Fall. Great for a specimen or in mixed shrub borders.