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Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’                                        Dwarf Oakleaf Hydrangea                                

 Size:  4’X 6’

 Exposure:  Part to Mostly Sunny (Stay away from afternoon sun)

 Flower Time:  Late June to July

 Ornamental Characteristics:

 Oakleaf Hydrangea’s, as a straight species, truly have a multitude of ornamental traits to offer the garden.  The wonderful, coarse foliage during the summer months add a texture that is hard to find in a garden.  Once the creamy white panicles of flowers emerge, the elegance of oakleafs appear.  Even as the flowers end their cycle, they go out with grace by taking on a pink hue, and then a darker, rusty red as all is over.  Not to fear though.  As the flowers finish their duties, the foliage picks up the slack by expressing a deep red fall color, only rivalled by few other plants in horticulture.  This autumn display lasts for weeks until the cold takes its toll and they float to the ground (okay, considering their size, they plunk to the ground). Then, when all hope is lost, the exfoliating bark on the stems brightens the winter months with its white underside.  Yes, Oakleafs are truly a 4 season plant and ‘Pee Wee’ does everything described above, just in ½ scale.  The impacts of the species exist with this selection, but its more diminutive size allow it to fit in other gardens once too small for its larger cousins.