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Hydrangea paniculata is a group of the genus Hydrangea that blooms reliably on new wood. Regardless of cold or soil pH, this valuable family in this huge genus performs from summer to fall - every year!
Though I am most familiar and very fond of several members of this plant family, I am especially excited about getting to know this new boy in training (He can be seen as a shrub, but I checked him out at Rolling Ridge Nursery, where he has been successfully trained into a tree form). This charmer goes by H. ‘Quick Fire’ but in more familiar circles, he is also known as H. ‘Bulk’. I see why!
He is impressively eager to catch any onlooker’s eye with his big bold, muscular foliage. He has strong sturdy branching that forms the support system for his cherry red new stem growth, well rounded thick leaves and large casually held flower clusters. He holds himself together primarily upright and apparently effortlessly!
He works himself into a lather of soft vanilla cream blossoms a month earlier than any of his siblings! By the time other hydrangeas are begin to flower, he is already sporting his post work-out flush of deep rose that drenches every petal and last well into autumn! (This is when his foliage also puts out an effort to reflect the seasonal color change -he is absolutely handsome!)
Care factor rating 1 Hydrangea paniculata ‘Quick Fire’ thrives in urban conditions. His blooms occur on current season’s growth, so prune only once in late winter to early spring to remove last years faded blossoms. This is a very hardy selection that blooms reliably every year, no matter where you live, how you prune or what the pH. There is absolutely no fussing or guessing like with other Hydrangea!
Read more: http://www.colorchoiceplants.com/quick_fire.htm#ixzz12jtJRMtE
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