Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers' 23W45 Oak Leaf Y0- (National Arboretum 2010) Oak Leaf Hydrangea, Mature plant size: 4x4ft., Opens white, matures Red, USDA Hardiness Zone 5-9, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW25, In Garden Bed Y0 for 5.3 YEARS (Gurney's). Planted in 2018.
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers' (Oak Leaf Hydrangea) is a product of a breeding program started in 1996 at the U.S. National Arboretum in McMinnville, TN (A cross and Intercross of H. quercifolia 'Snow Queen' and 'Pee Wee'). After evaluations, it was introduced in 2010. A dwarf at 3 1/2- to 4-ft. tall, its 9" upright, cone-shaped panicles open white, then turn pale pink and mature to deep rose. Dark green oak-like leaves turn mahogany-red in fall. Grows well in partial shade to full sun. USDA Zones 5-8.
Photo by Frank D.Richards, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Creative Commons Copyright CC BY-SA 4.0.
Link to additional photos of this plant on my Flickr account from 2018, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:
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