Gatsby Glow Ball Hydrangea is a copact deciduous shrub with large oak-like leaves that turns red in fall and exfoliating bark.  Its conical panicles that open white and slowly mature to lime green bloom on old wood in summer, attracting butterflies.  Best bloom in part sun and rich, moist well-drained soils. 

Hydrangea quercifolia is one of the species of hydrangea that acts as a pollinizer, attracting a large number of bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.  Songbirds eat the seeds and use the plant to nest.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Medium Maintenance. Mulch soil to maintain moisture and overwinter.  If pruning is needed do so after flowering. Slight susceptibility to bud blight, wilt, leaf spot, and mildew.  Aphids are occasional problems.   

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Hedges, Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Hibiscus, Deutzia, Host

IMAGE: Prides Corner, Hydrangea quercifolia Gatsby Glow Ball®

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.