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|familia=Hydrangeaceae
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| name = ''Hydrangea quericifolia''
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|genus=Hydrangea
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| image = Hydrangea quericifolia1.jpg
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|species=quercifolia
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|common_name=Oakleaf hydrangea
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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|habit=herbaceous
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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|lifespan=perennial
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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|Temp Metric=°F
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| ordo = [[Cornales]]
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|image=Hydrangea quericifolia1.jpg
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| familia = [[Hydrangeaceae]]
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| genus = [[Hydrangea]]
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| species = '''''H. quercifolia'''''
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| binomial = ''Hydrangea quercifolia''
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| binomial_authority = Bartram
   
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[[Image:Hydrangea quercifolia.jpg|right|250px|''Hydrangea quercifolia'']]
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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]].  
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[[Image:Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia).jpg|left|thumb|300px|Oakleaf Hydrangea]]
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==Cultivation==
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''Hydrangea quercifolia'' grows best in a woodland situation on [[alkaline]] soils.
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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.
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Hardiness: [[USDA]] Zones 5-9. 'Snow Queen' is hardy to Zone 5; other [[cultivars]] and species may not be.
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Propagation is via cutting or division..
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Fresh or dry, ''hydrangea quercifolia'' is an attractive cut flower.
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===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>
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== Distribution ==
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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.
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Image:Hydrangea quercifolia.jpg|''Hydrangea quercifolia''
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Image:Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia).jpg|Oakleaf Hydrangea
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== Cultivation ==
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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''Hydrangea quercifolia'' grows best in a woodland situation on [[alkaline]] soils.
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==External links==
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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.
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*{{wplink}}
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Hardiness: [[USDA]] Zones 5-9. 'Snow Queen' is hardy to Zone 5; other [[cultivars]] and species may not be.
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Propagation is via cutting or division..
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Fresh or dry, ''hydrangea quercifolia'' is an attractive cut flower.
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"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==
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{{commons|Hydrangea quercifolia|Hydrangea quercifolia}}
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*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HYQU3 USDA Plant Profile: ''Hydrangea quercifolia'']
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*[http://www.gwf.org/oakleaf%20hydrangea.htm Georgia Wildlife Federation: ''Hydrangea quercifolia'']
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*[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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