Hydrangea Oakleaf Sikes Dwarf
Specific epithet is in reference to the leaves that look like those of quercus oak.
Hydrangea oakleaf sikes dwarf. It was released in 2010. 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. Sikes dwarf hydrangea is a multi stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. This is a relatively low maintenance shrub and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. The genus name hydrangea comes from hydor meaning water and aggeion meaning vessel in reference to the cup like capsular fruit. Oakleaf hydrangeas flower well in shade. Hydrangeas that bloom on old wood include dwarf varieties of bigleaf hydrangeas hydrangea macrophylla such as the cultivar pia hydrangea macrophylla pia and plants in a series called.
This selection is one of the first two hydrangea cultivars developed from the u s. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage. National arboretum s shrub breeding program in mcminnville tennessee.