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Re: Hydrangea quercifolia

> Chris, will hydrangea quercifolia die down to the ground every winter in
> Zone 4? My little heart will break, I *really* want to grow this and have it
> flower. I got one last year but it's too early to see how it survived. If
> you think it dies down here, is there any trick I can do to fool the little
> shrub?

Unfortunately, there's not much that can be done.  The oak-leaved hydrangea
is definitely a Southern species, with the northernmost border of its
native range in Tennessee.  

If flowers aren't important and you just want to grow it for texture
and foliage, it may be possible to shelter the plant.  If it's protected
from winds and in a hollow it may survive.   You could also try covering 
it in pine boughs in the winter, but I'm not confident that it will
make that much difference.  I'm sorry.

Chris

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 Christopher P. Lindsey                          lindsey@mallorn.com
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 Mallorn Computing                           http://www.mallorn.com/
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