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−Hydrangea quercifolia, Bartram. Shrub, with spreading branches, to 6 ft.: young branches densely ferrugineously tomentose: lvs. long-petioled, roundish or broadly ovate, pinnately lobed with serrate lobes, glabrous above at length, whitish tomentose beneath, 4-8 in. long: panicle 4-7 in. long; fls. pinkish white, the sterile ones turning purple; styles 2: caps, with the calyx-teeth at the apex. June. Ky. to Ala. and Fla. B.M. 975. Gng. 2:305. Gn.M. 2:66. G.C. II. 22:369. Gn. 27, p. 199. G. 27:389. G.W. 5, p. 109. M.D.G. 1913:517.
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−{{Taxobox
−| color = lightgreen
−| name = ''Hydrangea quericifolia''
−| image = Hydrangea quericifolia1.jpg
−| image_width = 250px
−| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
−| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
−| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
−| ordo = [[Cornales]]
−| familia = [[Hydrangeaceae]]
−| genus = [[Hydrangea]]
−| species = '''''H. quercifolia'''''
−| binomial = ''Hydrangea quercifolia''
−| binomial_authority = Bartram
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−[[Image:Hydrangea quercifolia.jpg|right|250px|''Hydrangea quercifolia'']]
−Native to continental North America it grows in mixed hardwood [[forests]], along streams and on forested hillsides, usually on [[calcareous]] soils, and often where [[limestone]] is at the ground surface. ''Hydrangea quercifolia'' is an [[understory]] shrub, often in the shade of large oaks, hickories, magnolias, American beech, etc.+''Hydrangea quercifolia'' grows best in a woodland situation on [[alkaline]] soils. +Preferring partial to almost full shade, with morning sun and afternoon shade is best as optimum. Oakleaf hydrangea will tolerate [[drought]], but may not flower. +Hardiness: [[USDA]] Zones 5-9. 'Snow Queen' is hardy to Zone 5; other [[cultivars]] and species may not be.
−Propagation is via cutting or division..
−Fresh or dry, ''hydrangea quercifolia'' is an attractive cut flower.+ +"The oakleaf hydrangea was first discovered and named by John Bartram in the latter half of the 1700s, while he and his son William were exploring southern Georgia and Florida" [http://www.arhomeandgarden.org/plantoftheweek/articles/Oakleaf_Hydrangea.asp]. <br clear = left>
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−==External links==
−*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HYQU3 USDA Plant Profile: ''Hydrangea quercifolia'']
−*[http://www.gwf.org/oakleaf%20hydrangea.htm Georgia Wildlife Federation: ''Hydrangea quercifolia'']
−*[http://lakecounty.typepad.com/life_in_lake_county/2007/07/hydrangea-thoug.html Hydrangea Thoughts I] - Informative but non-scholarly essay on Hydrangea (Culture, History and Etymology).
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+|familia=Hydrangeaceae
+|genus=Hydrangea
+|species=quercifolia
+|common_name=Oakleaf hydrangea
+|habit=herbaceous
+|lifespan=perennial
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
−|image=Hydrangea quericifolia1.jpg
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|image_width=240
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−'''''Hydrangea quercifolia''''' ('''Oakleaf hydrangea''') is a species of [[hydrangea]] native to the southeastern [[United States]], from [[North Carolina]] west to [[Tennessee]], and south to [[Florida]] and [[Louisiana]].
'''''Hydrangea quercifolia''''' ('''Oakleaf hydrangea''') is a species of [[hydrangea]] native to the southeastern [[United States]], from [[North Carolina]] west to [[Tennessee]], and south to [[Florida]] and [[Louisiana]].
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Unlike bigleaf hydrangea ''([[Hydrangea macrophylla|H. macrophylla]])'', flower color does not vary with [[soil]] [[pH]].
Unlike bigleaf hydrangea ''([[Hydrangea macrophylla|H. macrophylla]])'', flower color does not vary with [[soil]] [[pH]].
−[[Image:Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia).jpg|left|thumb|300px|Oakleaf Hydrangea]]
+==Cultivation==
+''Hydrangea quercifolia'' grows best in a woodland situation on [[alkaline]] soils.
+Preferring partial to almost full shade, with morning sun and afternoon shade is best as optimum. Oakleaf hydrangea will tolerate [[drought]], but may not flower.
+Hardiness: [[USDA]] Zones 5-9. 'Snow Queen' is hardy to Zone 5; other [[cultivars]] and species may not be.
+Propagation is via cutting or division..
+Fresh or dry, ''hydrangea quercifolia'' is an attractive cut flower.
+===Propagation===
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+===Pests and diseases===
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+==Varieties==
There are several named [[cultivars]] of ''Hydrangea quercifolia'':
There are several named [[cultivars]] of ''Hydrangea quercifolia'':
:*''Pee Wee'' under 3-4 ft (0.9-1.2 m) in height.
:*''Pee Wee'' under 3-4 ft (0.9-1.2 m) in height.
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Oakleaf hydrangea and the popular peegee hydrangea ''(H. paniculata'') are the only hydrangeas with cone-shaped flower clusters; all the others have their flowers in ball-shaped or flat-topped clusters.<ref>http://www.floridata.com/ref/H/hydran_q.cfm</ref>
Oakleaf hydrangea and the popular peegee hydrangea ''(H. paniculata'') are the only hydrangeas with cone-shaped flower clusters; all the others have their flowers in ball-shaped or flat-topped clusters.<ref>http://www.floridata.com/ref/H/hydran_q.cfm</ref>
−== Distribution ==
+==Gallery==
−<gallery perrow=5>
+Image:Hydrangea quercifolia.jpg|''Hydrangea quercifolia''
+Image:Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia).jpg|Oakleaf Hydrangea
+Image:Upload.png| photo 1
+Image:Upload.png| photo 2
+Image:Upload.png| photo 3
+</gallery>
−== Cultivation ==
+==References==
+<references/>
+*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
+<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
+<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
+<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
−==External links==
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