Huge flowers and bold texture

Name: Oakleaf hydrang(Hydrangea quercifolia and cvs.)

Zones: 5 to 9

Size: up to 8 feet tall and wide

Conditions: Partial shade; moist, fertile, well-drained soil
PEAK TIME: Early summer to fall
Oakleaf hydrangea offers bold, oaklike leaves and large clusters of flower that start out white but change to shaddes of purple-pink and then brown, appearing on long panicles that can drop from their own weight.  Make any pruning cuts as soon as the plant finishes blooming to aviod cutting off the following year's flower

buds. As the shrub matures, it develops flaky, cinnamon-colored bark that adds to its winter appeal. The leaves turn shades of red, orange, and purple in fall.