Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Flemygea’ Snow Queen

SNOW QUEEN has an upright broad, rounded habit and typically grows 4-6′ tall. Features elongated, conical clusters (4-12″ long) of mostly sterile, white flowers which slowly turn pinkish purple with age. Long late spring to summer bloom period. Distinctive, deeply lobed, somewhat coarse, oak-like, deep green leaves (to 8″ long) turn attractive shades of bronze, maroon or purple in autumn. Mature stems exfoliate to reveal a rich brown inner bark which is attractive in winter. This cultivar is very similar to the species, except the flower panicles herein are showier (i.e., larger and more numerous sterile flowers) and the flower stems tend to be more rigid and thus more apt to remain erect even after soaking rains.   (Courtesy of Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder)