Hydrangea paniculata (Hardy Hydrangea Tree)
Color Name: Fire Light Tidbit® Tree
Fire Light Tidbit hydrangea blooms in mid-summer. The flowers start white and develop their pink coloration beginning in late August when the weather gets cooler. Don't sacrifice your flower coverage - blooms cover the compact form from top to bottom. Its long bloom period means you'll enjoy colorful flowers for 3+ months every year. Fire Light Tidbit hydrangea's unique small size makes it is easy to tuck into perennial borders.
Growing Tips: Panicle hydrangeas are the most sun tolerant hydrangeas and are also resistant to wilting. In cooler climates, full sun is recommended for best stem strength and flower set. Flower color is unaffected by soil chemistry. If flowers turn brown and dry instead of aging to pink or red, this indicates that the plant needs more water or that nighttime temperatures are too high for the transition to occur.
Soil: Adaptable to most any soil except very wet or excessively alkaline soils.
Pruning: In late winter or early spring, cut back by about one-third its total height, just above a set of large buds. This ensures that the growth for the season will come vigorous buds lower on the plant and also serves to remove any remaining dried blooms. Alternatively, cut back in autumn once the plant has gone completely dormant. May be cut back harder if desired, though this tends to produce stems that are unable to achieve maximum stem strength the following season.
Uses: Specimen; mixed borders; mass plantings. Makes a good hedge or screen. Excellent for cut flowers, both fresh and dried.
Photo courtesy of Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
Fire Light Tidbit hydrangea blooms in mid-summer. The flowers start white and develop their pink coloration beginning in late August when the weather gets cooler. Don't sacrifice your flower coverage - blooms cover the compact form from top to bottom. Its long bloom period means you'll enjoy colorful flowers for 3+ months every year. Fire Light Tidbit hydrangea's unique small size makes it is easy to tuck into perennial borders.
Growing Tips: Panicle hydrangeas are the most sun tolerant hydrangeas and are also resistant to wilting. In cooler climates, full sun is recommended for best stem strength and flower set. Flower color is unaffected by soil chemistry. If flowers turn brown and dry instead of aging to pink or red, this indicates that the plant needs more water or that nighttime temperatures are too high for the transition to occur.
Soil: Adaptable to most any soil except very wet or excessively alkaline soils.
Pruning: In late winter or early spring, cut back by about one-third its total height, just above a set of large buds. This ensures that the growth for the season will come vigorous buds lower on the plant and also serves to remove any remaining dried blooms. Alternatively, cut back in autumn once the plant has gone completely dormant. May be cut back harder if desired, though this tends to produce stems that are unable to achieve maximum stem strength the following season.
Uses: Specimen; mixed borders; mass plantings. Makes a good hedge or screen. Excellent for cut flowers, both fresh and dried.
Photo courtesy of Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
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Flower Color: Pink/White/Green Shades Foliage Color: Green Shades
Height: 2 to 3 Feet Spread: 2 to 3 Feet Hardy in Zone: 4, 5, 6 |
Blooms: Summer to Fall
Foliage Season: All Season |
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Soil Moisture Needs
Moderate
Attributes |
 Container  Dried Flower  Extended Bloomer Border Cut Flower or Foilage Easy to Grow Landscapes Mass Planting Specimen Plant
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