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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Detail

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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