Ruby Slippers oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red, pink
- Fall color
- Red, bronze, purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
- Toxicity
- Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats, toxic to horses
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Ruby Slippers' oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers') is a shrub for specimen planting, shade gardens, woodland edges, and foundation beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It stays compact and mounding. The flowers open white, age to pink, and then turn ruby red.
Pairs well with Witch hazel, Autumn fern, Inkberry, and Little bluestem.