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Hydrangea quercifolia |
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| | 'Alice' in spring |
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| | 'Alice' in summer |
| Common name |
oak-leaf hydrangea |
| Family |
hydrangeaceae |
| Life cycle |
shrub |
| Flowers |
white |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
We grow two cultivars of oakleaf hydrangea. The first one, 'Alice', we've had for a good many years, but it has yet to grow into the sizable shrub (6-10') it is destined to be. On two occasions, it barely survived the winter, returning from the roots rather than the woody topgrowth. But finally, at least five years after its arrival, it bloomed quite nicely. Even though the shrub has yet to attain its mature stature, its bold leaves add a lot to our garden. The second one, 'Sike's Dwarf', is a relative newcomer, but bloomed the year after it arrived in our garden. It is only supposed to get 3.5' tall. Both sport nice autumn coloration.
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| | 'Sike's Dwarf' in late October |
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| | 'Alice' in early November |
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| | Flowers fade to pink in early July |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: side garden, the lane About my plant portraits
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January 19, 2008
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