Oakleaf hydrangeas, native to the southeastern U.S., bloom on old wood, which is a key reason behind this important August maintenance step.

If it is a tall, clinging vine (up to 80 feet), it is climbing hydrangea. If it has multilobed leaves, like an oak tree, and cone-shaped flowers, it is an oakleaf hydrangea. If it has leaves that come ...

Japanese hydrangea vine grows a bit faster but has similar flowers. Moonlight is an available selection with silvery-grey ...

We were in Colorado and missed the Fourth of July in Ohio, but we returned to a medley of hydrangea blossoms providing a red-white-and-blue welcome in our yard. There was the blue of "Endless Summer," ...

If you're not ready to let go of hydrangea season, you should be aware of this variety. The oak leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) is the perfect ornamental plant for fall. It blooms with pink, ...

Oakleaf hydrangea is a midsized to large deciduous shrub that's native to the woodlands of the American Southeast and is hardy throughout most of the country. Its large, cone-shaped flower heads start ...

Traveling through Salisbury and Rowan County you may notice shrubs with beautiful white floral plumes embedded in the landscapes. Oak leaf hydrangeas are now in bloom and are bringing a spectacular ...

This beautiful oak-leaf hydrangea shows how the bloom develops, opening from bottom to top. COURTESY OF JEFF McMILLIAN File photo Hydrangeas look so beautiful this time of year that it is tempting to ...

Q: Last August, while I was away, a landscaper pruned my beautiful oakleaf hydrangea. Of course, we have had no flowers at all this year. It has gotten very big though. I would like to prune it back ...

Hydrangea quercifolia is called oakleaf hydrangea because it is said that the leaves look like some oak foliage. In the fall the leaves turn very dramatic shades of orange and red to burgundy. By ...

Prune Hydrangeas Like This or Risk No Flowers Next Year originally appeared on Dengarden. While technically, you don’t have to prune your hydrangeas, the act of cutting away old growth will help them ...

Last week we discussed Hydrangea macrophylla, which is the old fashioned big leaf hydrangea. Big leaf hydrangea blooms in colors of pink to blue to purple, and the blooms have either the ...