Hydrangea, commonly named the hortensia, is a genus of more than 75 species of flowering plants in the Hydrangeaceae family native to Asia and the Americas.

The Oakleaf Hydrangea gets its name from the shape of its beautiful large leaves which resemble the shape of an oak tree leaf. Lush and lovely through the spring, this medium to large shrub produces magnificent blooms through the summer with foliage turning to lovely colours of brilliant red, orange and yellow in autumn. Flowers are borne in erect very showy large cone-shaped clusters on the ends of branches. Blooms start out creamy white, age to pinkish and by autumn and winter are a dry, papery rusty-brown. The flower clusters don’t fall apart when dry and are excellent to be used in floral arrangements or you can leave on the plant throughout most of the winter. These are ideal plants to group in a mixed shrub border or to naturalize in an open woodland garden. They may also be used for backgrounds; specimens plants or grow as a hedge. At maturity, the Oakleaf Hydrangea can grow to 2 meters high with equal spread. Plants are cold hardy to -30°C.