22+ Ruby Slippers Pink Oakleaf Hydrangea

Southerners love hydrangeas for their color and ability to withstand our hot humid summers.

Ruby slippers pink oakleaf hydrangea. 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. 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. Developed by one of the premier hydrangea hybridizers sandra reed of the u s. Although some authorities recommend special fertilizer mixes to get the maximum results hydrangeas do amazingly well with a more relaxed approach. If you have never before grown oak leaf hydrangea this is the one to add to your garden. Hydrangea quercifolia ruby slippers sku 4816 a profusion of exceptionally large white blooms in summer that quickly age to deep pink. Robust blooms remain upright even after heavy rains.

The large green leaves are pleasingly shaped like traditional oak leaves and surround fluffy 19 in. Ruby slippers dwarf oak leaf hydrangea is an outstanding specimen. Ruby slippers is a compact form of oakleaf hydrangea which is a must have for smaller spaces. Either chemical fertilizers or organic matter can be used successfully.