{"id":711,"date":"2017-09-05T07:30:54","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T07:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/?p=711"},"modified":"2020-06-02T19:36:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T19:36:52","slug":"a-hydrangea-with-fall-color-you-bet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/a-hydrangea-with-fall-color-you-bet\/","title":{"rendered":"A Hydrangea with fall color? You bet!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bLandscapers, what flowering shrub has been exploding in popularity for the last few years, with new varieties hitting the market every few months? What&#8217;s the plant that your customers request most often &#8211; and is versatile enough to use in many situations, is easy care, a reliable bloomer, and comes in different colors?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m betting you&#8217;re thinking HYDRANGEA.<\/p>\n<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers'\" style=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/727_6071_400.jpg\" width=\"336\" height=\"412\" data-attachment-id=\"698\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hydrangea have been extremely popular in the past few seasons, and our biggest sellers are the \u2018Endless Summer\u2019 series, &#8216;Annabelle&#8217;, and \u2018Limelight\u2019. The primary focus on hydrangea has always been the showy flowers.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the variety, they can be pink, blue, white or even green. The pointed panicles of the PG types are dramatically attractive as they age.<\/p>\n<p>Now, fall is just around the corner. It brings a change of season and a chance to enjoy another important landscape feature \u2013 fall leaf color, which hydrangea are not known for having.<\/p>\n<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hydrangea quercifolia\" style=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_3683_683.jpg\" width=\"683\" height=\"455\" data-attachment-id=\"697\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>One of the best flowering shrubs for fall color is the Oakleaf Hydrangea. They will have a stunning maroon to burgundy red fall color. Slow to turn in fall, color improves with each frost. Showy flowers and exfoliating bark make this a plant with year-round interest. The cultivars \u2018Alice\u2019 and \u2018Ruby Slippers\u2019 are some of our most popular varieties. The dwarf cultivars such as \u2018Munchkin\u2019 and \u2018Pee Wee\u2019 are slowly gaining in popularity too.<\/p>\n<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers'\" style=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/731_3904_683.jpg\" width=\"683\" height=\"455\" data-attachment-id=\"696\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Consider adding Oakleaf Hydrangea to your next installation.&nbsp;They will provide important landscape interest all season long. By trying something different, your project will stand out from the others.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Antonio Vigil\" style=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/vigil.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"175\" data-attachment-id=\"398\" data-width=\"600\" data-height=\"175\" data-init-width=\"600\" data-init-height=\"175\" data-id=\"3013\" title=\"vigil\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200bLandscapers, what flowering shrub has been exploding in popularity for the last few years, with new varieties hitting the market every few months? What&#8217;s the plant that your customers request most often &#8211; and is versatile enough to use in many situations, is easy care, a reliable bloomer, and comes in different colors? 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