No, Jeff, they are an earlier ancestor. The blooms are different. See this
linked image of the plant in bloom:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Old+Fashioned+Snowball.jpg.html
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Jeff Keller" <om-list@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Old Snowball Bush
> Oak Leaf Hydrangea ?
> http://www.amazon.com/Oakleaf-Hydrangea-Bush-White-Flowers/dp/B000OCQ9BS
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> Jeff Keller
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Nichols [mailto:jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Old Snowball Bush
>
> Thanks, Chuck. The snowball bush was around before Hydrangeas became
> fashionable. I suspect they share some common ancestry.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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