Professional Growing Information Read previous comment how this would be great if it were deer resistant. Agree! Just planted a week ago and 1/4 is missing. Hopefully it will survive the buffet feeding.
Quick Fire® Panicle Hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata
Exposure
- Part Sun to Sun
- Sun
Flower Season
- Fall
Mature Size
Height: 6' - 8'
Spread: 6' - 8'
Height: 1.8m - 2.4m
Spread: 1.8m - 2.4m
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Details
72 - 96 Inches96 - 120 Inches72 - 96 Inches1.8m - 2.4m2.4m - 3.0m1.8m - 2.4mFeatures
The first to bloom!
Quick Fire® hydrangea blooms about a month before any other panicle hydrangea - usually by 4th of July in our West Michigan trial gardens. Flowers open pure white then turn pink, and will be an extremely dark rosy-pink in the fall. The flower color on Quick Fire hydrangea is not affected by soil pH. Blooms on this super-hardy and easy to grow hydrangea are produced on new wood, which means that you will see flowers even after even the harshest winters. Beautiful for use as a cut (fresh or dried) flower. Unlike other panicle hydrangeas, Quick Fire also has excellent fall foliage color for a final hurrah before winter.
Top reasons to grow Quick Fire® hydrangea:
- the earliest blooming panicle hydrangea - gives you months and months of blooms.
- excellent fall color - blooms turn deep red, leaves turn gold and burgundy.
- lacecap variety attracts pollinators.
Best SellerLong BloomingFall InterestDeadheading Not NecessaryAttracts:BeesButterfliesCharacteristics
Plant Type:ShrubShrub Type:DeciduousHeight Category:TallGarden Height:72 - 96 Inches 1.8m - 2.4mSpacing:96 - 120 Inches 2.4m - 3.0mSpread:72 - 96 Inches 1.8m - 2.4mFlower Colors:PinkFlower Colors:WhiteFlower Shade:White changing to pinkFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Shade:GreenHabit:UprightContainer Role:ThrillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement:Part Sun to SunLight Requirement:SunThe optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category:EasyBlooms On:New WoodBloom Time:Mid SummerBloom Time:Late SummerBloom Time:Early FallBloom Time:Mid FallBloom Time:Late FallHardiness Zones:3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8bWater Category:AverageUses:Cut FlowerUses:Dried FlowerUses:LandscapeUses Notes:A very hardy flowering shrub good for full sun locations - the hotter your climate, however, the more shade the plant will require. Perfect for a mixed container. Good for groupings and in mass plantings, shrub and perennial borders, as a specimen, a screen or a hedge.
Maintenance Notes:Panicle hydrangeas like Quick Fire are very easy to care for. They can grow in most soils, provided they are well-drained.
Panicle hydrangeas bloom on new wood, which means they can be pruned in spring and will still bloom that season. We recommend cutting them back by about one-third their total height in early spring, just as the new growth is beginning to emerge on the stems. This will serve to remove the spent blooms and ensure that the season's growth comes from the heavier, thicker buds further down the plant.
If blooms do not age to pink and red, this indicates that the plant is either in too much shade, that it experienced drought stress, or that night time temperatures were unusually high.
Quick Fire® Hydrangea paniculata 'Bulk' USPP 16,812, Can 3,398 -
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