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Alice Oakleaf Hydrangea

Alice Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice'

Item #4193 USDA Hardiness Zone: 5 - 9

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Plant Description

Among the largest of the Oakleaf Hydrangeas, this bold selection is handsome and stately for foundation or border. It has deeply lobed, oak-like leaves and a profusion of large white blooms. An added bonus, foliage turns brilliant crimson in fall. Deciduous.

  • Overview
    Light Needs:
    Partial sun
    Watering Needs:
    Water regularly, when top 2 - 3 inches of soil is dry.
    Average Landscape Size:
    Reaches 12 to 15 ft. tall and wide.
    Key Feature:
    Summer Flowering
    Blooms:
    Creamy white flowers in Summer
    Landscape Uses:
    Cutting Garden
  • Detail
    Botanical Pronunciation:hye-DRAYN-jee-uh kwer-sif-FOH-lee-a
    Plant type:Hydrangea, Shrub
    Deciduous/evergreen:Deciduous
    Growth rate:Fast
    Average landscape size:Reaches 12 to 15 ft. tall and wide.
    Special features:Gift Plant, North American Native Selection
    Foliage color:Green
    Blooms:Creamy white flowers in Summer
    Flower color:White
    Flower attributesFlowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers
    Design IdeasThis Hydrangea's brilliant red highlights in fall are ideal for extending the interest in shrub borders beyond the flowering season. Also lends a fiery hue to otherwise deep-green shade gardens. Plant as an individual to appreciate the unique foliage texture and leaf shape, or in a cluster to intensify its impact in the garden. Not as prim and proper as the traditional Hydrangea, it is a natural in the woodland scene and among rangy natives.
    Companion PlantsAzalea (Azalea); Hosta (Hosta); Coral Bells (Heuchera); Holly (Ilex); Lungwort (Pulmonaria); Clethra (Clethra)
  • Care
    Care Information
    Prefers organically rich, well-drained soils, with shelter from harsh afternoon. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Fertilize regularly during growing season. Blooms on old wood; prune to shape in summer after flowering. Remove weak, damaged stems in early spring.Pruning time: prune to shape after flowering..
    Light Needs:
    <strong>Partial Sun / Partial Shade</strong>: These two terms are often used interchangeably to mean 3-6 (or 4-6) hours of sunlight each day. However, there is a difference. <strong>Partial shade</strong> typically means the plants will appreciate a more gentle exposure such as the weaker morning or early afternoon sun, with the emphasis on providing the minimum needed shade and sheltering from intense late afternoon sun. <strong>Partial sun</strong> typically means the plants <u>need</u> some direct sun, so the emphasis is on meeting the required minimum hours of sunlight, with filtered sunlight or shade the balance of the day. Both are best with shelter from the harshest late afternoon sun. This shade could be provided by a structure, a wall, larger plants or tree(s).
    Partial sun
    Watering Needs:
    Water needs: Moderate
    Water regularly, when top 2 - 3 inches of soil is dry.