Plant: Alice - Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea · Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice'
Size: 3 gal
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More about this plant
Alice is an erect, rounded deciduous oakleaf hydrangea carrying very large arching panicles, 10 to 14 inches long, of four petalled white flowers from June into July that fade to pink as they age. The deep green oak shaped leaves reach 8 inches and turn purple, bronze and red in fall, and older stems exfoliate to show attractive brown inner bark in winter. It reaches 5 to 8 feet tall and wide in full sun to partial shade on moist, well drained ground, and works as a specimen, an informal hedge or a border in a woodland setting or beside a patio.
- Part Shade
- Grows to 8 ft tall and 8 ft wide
- Blooms in summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 5-9
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
Alice is an erect, rounded deciduous oakleaf hydrangea carrying very large arching panicles, 10 to 14 inches long, of four petalled white flowers from June into July that fade to pink as they age. The deep green oak shaped leaves reach 8 inches and turn purple, bronze and red in fall, and older stems exfoliate to show attractive brown inner bark in winter. It reaches 5 to 8 feet tall and wide in full sun to partial shade on moist, well drained ground, and works as a specimen, an informal hedge or a border in a woodland setting or beside a patio.
- Flowers
- Four petalled showy white flowers that fade to pink appear from June to July on large arching panicles that are 10 to 14 inches long.
- Foliage
- Deep green leaves reach 8 inches long and resemble oak leaves; in the fall they turn attractive shades of purple, bronze and red.
- Bark & stems
- Older stems exfoliate to reveal inner brown bark that is quite attractive in the winter.
