Use this deer repellent recipe.
Ruby slippers hydrangea deer resistant.
Head into your kitchen and you can whip up a simple and chemical free solution that won t harm your plants.
A us national arboretum cross of snow queen and pee wee.
Increased deer populations rural shift and many other environmental factors have forced deer to wander into gardens and feed on the plants they find including your hydrangeas.
Enter ruby slippers a hydrangea developed by the national arboretum to stand above the rest.
Rounded habit is covered with 9 long inflorescences held upright above the foliage.
Robust blooms remain upright even after heavy rains.
Hydrangea ruby slippers common name oakleaf hydrangea try dainty ruby slippers.
A profusion of exceptionally large white blooms in summer that quickly age to deep pink.
Its magnificent 9 inch long inflorescences burst with color that changes throughout the season.
Keep watching all summer as the multitude of small rounded blossoms go from white to blush pink to a vibrant ruby red worthy of oz.
Ruby slippers cross between oak leaf hydrangea cultivars snow queen and pee wee is a compact form that matures to only 3 4 tall and to 3 5 wide and is noted for its compact size large upright flower panicles ruby red mature flowers hence the cultivar name mahogany red fall foliage color and exfoliating bark.
If you live in an area with high rates of deer browsing your best shot at growing a successful hydrangea is to plant a deer resistant variety.
The compact form works in smaller landscapes.
Ruby slippers oakleaf hydrangea hydrangea quercifolia ruby slippers sku 4816.
National arboretum ruby slippers boasts a multitude of stocky flowers that show up as white and then mature to striking deep rose.
For hydrangea trees be sure to cover the trunk of the plant because deer like to munch on the bark.
You can also buy deer repellent spray to apply on the leaves and branches of hydrangeas.
Dark green deeply lobed oak like foliage turns brilliant mahogany in fall.
Developed by one of the premier hydrangea hybridizers sandra reed of the u s.
Ruby slippers oak leaf hydrangea delivers oversized cone shaped blooms that arrive in white to light pink and deepen to a reddish magenta as they age.
A compact shrub ruby slippers is a fine choice for small spaces and planting in containers or training into a low hedge.
Flowers emerge white and progress to pale pink maturing to deep rose.
Ruby slippers is a compact form of oakleaf hydrangea which is a must have for smaller spaces.
Gorgeous native plant huge oak like leaf ruby slippers oakleaf hydrangea gatsby moon oakleaf hydrangea little honey dwarf oakleaf hydrangea.
Loads of large elongated flower clusters open to white in late spring or early summer and change to a dazzling ruby red as the season progresses.
Ruby slippers provides the same four season appeal and lavish flower production as its larger growing oakleaf hydrangea cousins but in less than half the space.
