Oakleaf Hydrangea 'Little Honey'

I purchased a small size plant from a nursery I don't remember. Was slow to establish, but never looked stressed.Have it in mostly morni...Read Moreng through midday filtered sun and full sun late in the day. Has grown to about 5 feet tall and wide and I have pruned it sparingly. Plant it in a spot where you can observed the afternoon sun on it as the color on mine is a spectacular yellow in the spring. Sort of greens out in the summer and fall foliage is as pictured above. VERY difficult to propagate and many growers have stop for that reason. One of the best plants in my collection of many unusual things.

Lost 4 planted in fall 2011 in zone 7A. All have been replaced and re-planted September 27, 2012. I cannot confirm there was a problem wi...Read Moreth the plants or with site selection since the plants did not leaf out this spring. The dead plants were from mail order very small. (quart size) Replaced them with 3 gallon size from a local nursery. Hope to add positive comments in 2013.

I purchased this in the all of 2009 and planted it in part sun/high shade conditions in well amended soil. By the time spring rolled arou...Read Morend it was dead. Normally I give plants two tries but the whole time it was here it was so weak looking and just not attractive at all and its high cost does not warrant another try. There are too many other good cultivars out there that deserve a spot. I cannot recommend this weak plant. At least not for my area in northern Middle Tennessee.

I have been curious about this for a couple years and finally planted a couple. I love oakleaf hydrangeas and was afraid this one would d...Read Moreisappoint me but it has been every bit as good as advertised. Fall color is really something, even in pretty dense shade. I trim them often to keep them from flopping over and they respond well to it.