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Alice Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice'

Sku #4193

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.

  • Light Needs
    Partial sun

    Light Needs

  • Water Needs
    Water regularly, when top 2 - 3 inches of soil is dry.
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Key Feature
Summer Flowering
Light Needs
Partial sun
Landscape Uses
Cutting Garden
Watering Needs:Water regularly, when top 2 - 3 inches of soil is dry.
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..
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This Plant’s Growing Zones: 5 - 9

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