The search for a pink oakleaf can be as troublesome as the search for a blue rose, but may finally be ended in Amethyst . This oakleaf selection starts white but colors quickly to a nice pink on a fairly short plant to about 6 feet high & 6 feet wide. Deciduous, best for partial shade, in zones 5-9. Next crop ready this October.

Hydrangea quercifolia ’Harmony’ is a most unusual oakleaf in the shape and mass of the flower head. Rather than being conical, the bloom is rotund and mounded, a bit like the bloom on the Chinese Snowball, a bit like a pile of mashed potatoes on your plate at Thanksgiving. We’ve heard it referred to as "Sheep’s Head Hydrangea." ’Emerald Lake’, ’Roanoke’ and ’Vaughn’s Lillie’ are very similar in their mounded, mostly sterile blooms. Deciduous, 6 to 8’, for sun or part shade, native and unique. Zones 5-9.

A Yankee from New Jersey, ’Snow Queen’ produces large panicles of pure white held above the foliage. If you are looking for a larger oakleaf that won’t spill out into paths, walkways or patios she will fill the bill. Confused about the difference between ’Snow Queen’ and ’Snowflake’? ’Snow Queen’ is the regal one, with upright bearing and head held high. Queenly indeed. Zones 5-9. 6’ x 6’. Some images courtesy of Raulston Arboretum.

Alabama oakleafs. We are blessed. Let us plant. This is another discovery from the sand hills area of Alabama and the smallest of the native oakleaf hydrangeas that we know. Hydrangea quercifolia ’Pee Wee’ grows to about 4’ with a wider spread. The bloom is a cone of white flowers, the sepals periwinkle like. Tardily deciduous with deep red fall foliage if grown in enough sun. Early season, sun to bright shade. Zones 5-9.

There is no other oakleaf like Hydrangea quercifolia ’Snowflake’. Period. Line up the lot and look closely at them in bloom. It’s obvious (and we grow the best of the rest). The multiple bracts of this sterile form give the appearance of double flowers that continue to open at the base, ever elongating the dramatic flower head. Blooms can reach 12-15". Part shade. Native. Early season. Absolutely the real plant, our cuttings from the original stock block at Snowflake Nursery in AL (Thanks Aldridges!) Zones 5-9.