30+ Little Honey Dwarf Oakleaf Hydrangea
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Just when i thought they could not get any better chartreuse foliaged little honey came along.
Little honey dwarf oakleaf hydrangea. Long cone shaped clusters of pure white flowers mature to pink with age. It prefers a soil rich in organic matter. It was released in 2010. A distinctive new oakleaf with bright golden yellow foliage. Little honey is a compact spreading cultivar that typically matures to 3 4 tall and to 4 5 wide. They are tough and reliable. Brilliant red autumn foliage.
A low maintenance easy to grow shrub. Specific epithet is in reference to the leaves that look like those of quercus oak. The foliage emerges gold and then changes to a pleasing chartreuse as the season progresses. Oakleaf hydrangeas are already one of my favorite shrubs. Usda zone 5 9 20 f 28 9 c. It grows to about 3 4 and has beautiful golden leaves emerging in the spring that become chartreuse with age and finally spring green by mid summer. This selection is one of the first two hydrangea cultivars developed from the u s.
This new oakleaf hydrangea cultivar is a golden leaved sport of the cultivar pee wee so it is also a dwarf. Dark green oak like leaves turn red purple or bright red in fall. Buy little honey oakleaf hydrangea online. Brilliant red autumn foliage. National arboretum s shrub breeding program in mcminnville tennessee. Oakleaf hydrangea hydrangea quercifolia. And provide stems of dried flowers in winter.
Bright golden yellow foliage is the hallmark of little honey hydrangea a branch sport of the dwarf selection pee wee. The genus name hydrangea comes from hydor meaning water and aggeion meaning vessel in reference to the cup like capsular fruit. Creamy white flowers. Pi 658494 was developed from seedlings obtained from a 1997 open pollination of oakleaf hydrangea cultivar sikes dwarf. Little honey dwarf oakleaf hydrangea hydrangea quercifolia little honey pp 15477 little honey is a compact spreading cultivar that typically matures to 3 4 tall and to 4 5 wide. Hydrangea quercifolia little honey is the white flowering yellow oak leaf hydrangea for you. Have great foliage flowers and fall color.
A purchase of a hydrangea little honey is a true investment in your yard. A branch sport of the dwarf selection pee wee. Hydrangea quercifolia little honey is a beautiful golden foliage white flowering oakleaf hydrangea. Ideal for specimen or accent planting.