Hydrangea Oakleaf Sikes Dwarf

Specific epithet is in reference to the leaves that look like those of quercus oak.

Hydrangea oakleaf sikes dwarf. The genus name hydrangea comes from hydor meaning water and aggeion meaning vessel in reference to the cup like capsular fruit. It was released in 2010. Sike s dwarf hydrangea was introduced by louisiana nursery and has been grown in kentucky landscapes and has had open pollinated seedling selections made and been crossed with other oakleaf hydrangeas to get small stature and good foliage into newer cultivars. This is a relatively low maintenance shrub and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage. Hydrangeas that bloom on old wood include dwarf varieties of bigleaf hydrangeas hydrangea macrophylla such as the cultivar pia hydrangea macrophylla pia and plants in a series called. This selection is one of the first two hydrangea cultivars developed from the u s.

Sike s dwarf is a dwarf mounded cultivar that matures to only 2 3 tall and to 3 4 wide. Sikes dwarf hydrangea is a multi stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Genus hydrangea species quercifolia variety sikes dwarf zone 5 9 bloom season mid summer late summer habit dwarf plant height 3 ft 4 ft plant width 3 ft 4 ft bloom size 8 in 12 in additional characteristics bloom first year easy care plants fall color free bloomer bloom color light.