Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow flake'
The conical inflorescences with multiple sepals have an almost snowy appearance, and pass through a series of colours during their development: from an initial light green to white, white and light pink, then vivid purple and brown. The leaf too is light green at the beginning and later on becomes a beautiful dark red. Since the outside sepals change before the inside ones and the young leaves are often next to the older ones, the plant offers a constant, spectacular mixture and sequence of colours. This is one of the hydrangeas that stand up best to full sunlight; it grows particularly well where a good drainage is ensured.