Early frost can damage flower buds
Provides good shade in summer and spectacular appearance all year round
medium-green leaves
Needs to be sheltered form harsh winter winds
Flowers are followed by white berries attractive to birds
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers' | Oak Leaf Hydrangea - 60-80cm, 10lt Catalpa Early frost can damage flowerHydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers' is a spreading, rounded, deciduous shrub with large, deeply lobed, oak shaped, deep green leaves, red and purple in autumn. Large, upright, conical panicles of mostly sterile flowers bloom in late spring and summer. Flowers open white, then turn beautiful pale pink and, finally, ruby red as the autumn approaches. Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers' can grow in a wide range of soils, but prefers humus rich,