Taxon

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Flemygea' Snow Queen™

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Flemygea' Snow Queen™ - Snow Queen™ oakleaf hydrangea
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Common name: Snow Queen™ oakleaf hydrangea
Family: Hydrangeaceae (hydrangea family)
Distribution: Species native to s.e. United States
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Plant Patent Info.: PP4,458; 4 September, 1979
Comments: A deciduous, suckering shrub with large lobed, oak-shaped leaves. Flowers are white, on panicles up to 8" long in beginning in June - larger and more numerous than the species. Panicles are held upright rather than drooping as many others do. In late summer, the florets turn pink. Dark green leaves in summer turn deep red to reddish purple in fall. A more compact grower than the species growing only 6' high and wide.
Links: Heritage Hydrangeas - Hydrangea International Index • Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder • RHS Horticultural Database • US Patent and Trademark Office- Patent No. Search

Locations

  • 1: AZA: BC14 (BC14) • Accession: D2015-0257.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: AZA: BC14 (BC14) • Accession: D2015-0257.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: MEM: AH04 (AH04) • Accession: D2015-0257.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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