23+ Hydrangea Oakleaf Sikes Dwarf

It was released in 2010.

Hydrangea oakleaf sikes dwarf. National arboretum s shrub breeding program in mcminnville tennessee. Specific epithet is in reference to the leaves that look like those of quercus oak. Sike s dwarf is a dwarf mounded cultivar that matures to only 2 3 tall and to 3 4 wide. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage. Oakleaf hydrangeas flower well in shade. This is a relatively low maintenance shrub and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Sikes dwarf hydrangea is a multi stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth.

Pi 658494 was developed from seedlings obtained from a 1997 open pollination of oakleaf hydrangea cultivar sikes dwarf. 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. 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.