Hydrangea quercifolia 'Pee Wee'
Object Details
- Description
- This native hydrangea cultivar is smaller than the species, with smaller leaves and flowers.
- Hardiness
- -20 - 30 F
- Bloom Time
- June to July
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- cultivated
- Topic
- Display Gardens
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection
- On Display
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2021-0519A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- Oak leaf hydrangea cultivar
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Asteranae
- Order
- Cornales
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Genus
- Hydrangea
- Species
- quercifolia
- Life Form
- Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub
- Bloom Characteristics
- Panicles of white flowers fade to pink, and dry brown. They stay in bloom for 6-8 weeks.
- Fall Color
- Red
- Foliage Characteristics
- Oak leaf-like, textured, green leaves are up to 5" (12.7 cm) long.
- Plant Size
- 3-4' tall x 2.5-3' wide (.9-1.2 x .8-.9 meters)
- Structure
- Rounded
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2021-0519A
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