Ruby Slippers Oakleaf Hydrangea Fall Color

Tiny dry seeds mature in the fall.

Ruby slippers oakleaf hydrangea fall color.

Developed by one of the premier hydrangea hybridizers sandra reed of the u s. It has 4 to 12 inch oakleaf shaped leaves that are fuzzy when young. Southerners love hydrangeas for their color and ability to withstand our hot humid summers. Sure to be a perfect fit our ruby slippers will rival the legendary pair.

A us national arboretum cross of snow queen and pee wee. Monrovia s ruby slippers oakleaf hydrangea details and information. Pee wee as its name suggests this hydrangea stays compact. Flowers emerge white and progress to pale pink maturing to deep rose.

Rounded habit is covered with 9 long inflorescences held upright above the foliage. The leaves turn red or purple in the late fall. A pyramidal cluster of white blooms matures in the late spring and summer turning purple with time. Oakleaf hydrangea is a deciduous shrub that may grow to 8 feet.

Learn more about monrovia plants and best practices for best possible plant performance. Fall foliage is vibrant mahogany. Late spring s white blooms shift to summer pink. A compact shrub ruby slippers is a fine choice for small spaces and planting in containers or training into a low hedge.

Ruby slippers cross between oak leaf hydrangea cultivars snow queen and pee wee is a compact form that matures to only 3 4 tall and to 3 5 wide and is noted for its compact size large upright flower panicles ruby red mature flowers hence the cultivar name mahogany red fall foliage color and exfoliating bark. Ruby slippers at just 3 to 4 feet tall and 4 to 5 feet wide this dwarf oakleaf has extra large summer blooms that quickly deepen from white to pink to ruby red. The compact form works in smaller landscapes and is useful for mass planting hedges or borders. If you have a small space want a hedge of hydrangeas or like to grow flower in containers consider the ruby slippers a dwarf oakleaf hydrangea whose bloom color changes from white to pink to dark red.

Ships in a 4 pot. Near 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide. Ruby slippers is a compact form of oakleaf hydrangea which is a must have for smaller spaces. The color show continues into fall when the foliage turns burgundy.

This bushy shrub grows only 3 4 tall and 4 5 wide and its large decorative leaves can withstand summer sun strong wind and heavy rain. Hydrangea ruby slippers common name oakleaf hydrangea try dainty ruby slippers. Deeply lobed oak like foliage turns brilliant mahogany in fall. Hydrangea quercifolia ruby slippers.