Scientific Name: Hydrangea quercifolia

Native to Alabama: Yes

Official state wildflower of Alabama

Oakleaf Hydrangea
Wikimedia – Anne Norman
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• I am a vasuclar plant with woody stems above ground, so I am shrub.
• I do not keep leaves year-round, so I am deciduous.
• I die back in winter but regrow in spring for many seasons, so I am perennial.
• I can grow 4 – 8 feet high and 6 – 8 feet wide.

Butterflies

Other Pollinators

Other Birds

• Dormant in winter.
• Flowers can be cut for an indoor vase.
• Flowers remain on the plant throughout the winter.
• Although pruning is not necessary, it can be cut back after flowering to help keep the plant smaller in size.
• Stems damaged in the winter can be pruned in the spring.

• Using mulch in the summer help keep the ground moist.
• When watering, hold hose to base of plant for a count of 5 seconds. Water should reach all roots.
• Avoid sprinkling water on the leaves.
• Until established, water two times per week during the summer and once per week during the rest of the year.

Full Sun
(6+ hours of sun per day)

Part Sun/ Shade
(2-6 hours of sun per day)

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Stephanie Brundage
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