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Other Names:  Oakleaf Hydrangea

Brand:  Star Roses and Plants

Description:

An excellent large garden or massing shrub featuring spikes of white, fluffy blooms, interesting foliage with spectacular fall color in shades of plum and burgundy and papery bark; rather coarse in appearance, best used in groupings

Ornamental Features

Autumn Reprise™ Hydrangea features bold fragrant conical white flowers at the ends of the branches from late spring to mid summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green deciduous foliage. The large lobed leaves turn outstanding shades of plum purple and burgundy in the fall. The peeling brick red bark adds an interesting dimension to the landscape.

Landscape Attributes

Autumn Reprise™ Hydrangea is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its strikingly bold and coarse texture can be very effective in a balanced landscape composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting bees to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Autumn Reprise™ Hydrangea is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• Mass Planting
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Autumn Reprise™ Hydrangea will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 6 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. To help this plant achive its best flowering performance, periodically apply a flower-boosting fertilizer from early spring through into the active growing season. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selection of a native North American species.