Quick Fire Fab® Panicle Hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata

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Exposure
  • Part Sun to Sun
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Summer
  • Fall
Mature Size
Height: 6' - 8'
Spread: 5' - 6'

This plant is hardy in zones 3 - 9

Zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature an area is expected to receive during the winter. They are used to determine whether a plant is likely to be perennial in your area. If the number in the green box below is within the zone range listed for the plant, it will be hardy for you and thrive in your climate.

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9

What is my hardiness zone?

North Bay, Ontario 
Zone 4
  • FEATURES

    Absolutely fabulous! Quick Fire Fab® panicle hydrangea shares the same super-early bloom time, rock-solid reliability, and easy-going nature of the original Quick Fire hydrangea from the quick fire hydrangea series, but adds big, full, showy mophead blooms to the mix. How fabulous is that? Quick Fire Fab hydrangea is the best way to get the earliest possible flowers from an early blooming panicle hydrangea, expanding the seasonal display by two weeks or more every year. 

     

    If you look closely at the lush blooms, you'll see each floret has an unusual cruciform shape which gives them a textural effect you won't find in other mophead panicle hydrangea varieties. As the blooms age, they turn blush pink, then bright pink, then red, from the bottom up, making each one look like a big delicious ice cream cone that goes from vanilla to berry as the summer progresses. Quick Fire Fab hydrangea provides 3+ months of flowers and color in your landscape or garden, performing beautifully as a long blooming hydrangea shrub, and does it all with almost no work or effort from you. 

     

    Top reasons to grow Quick Fire Fab hydrangea:

    • The earliest blooming mophead panicle hydrangea - enjoy extra weeks of blooms
    • Unique X-shaped flowers go from white to pink to bright pink to deep red through the season
    • Strong, sturdy stems keep blooms clean, upright, and showy all year round on this long blooming hydrangea shrub

     

    Long Blooming
    Fall Interest
    Deadheading Not Necessary

    CHARACTERISTICS

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Tall
    Garden Height: 
    72 - 96 Inches
    Spacing: 
    60 - 72 Inches
    Spread: 
    60 - 72 Inches
    Flower Colors: 
    Pink
    Red
    White
    Flower Shade: 
    White, turning bright pink and red shades in fall
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    PLANT NEEDS

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun
    Sun

    The 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: 
    Easy
    Blooms On: 
    New Wood
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Summer
    Mid Summer
    Late Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Needs Good Drainage
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Acidic Soil
    Alkaline Soil
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Container
    Cut Flower
    Dried Flower
    Good for Screening
    Landscape
    Mass Planting
    Specimen or Focal Point
    Uses Notes: 

    With its full size and vigorous growth, Quick Fire Fab hydrangea will make a commanding specimen in the landscape or a truly memorable flowering hedge. This standout selection from the quick fire hydrangea series also performs beautifully as a long blooming hydrangea shrub in mixed borders or mass plantings. If you are looking for something similar but smaller, consider Fire Light Tidbit or Little Quick Fire hydrangea. 

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Prune by cutting back the main branches by one-third in late winter or early spring to maintain healthy early blooming panicle hydrangea. You may also prune in late fall, once it has gone completely dormant, if desired - you'll find more information in our Ultimate Guide to Panicle Hydrangeas

     

    Panicle hydrangeas require well-drained soil. As such, we do not recommend amending the soil when you plant them, as explained here. Fertilize in early spring (just as the ground begins to thaw in cold climates) if desired, using a granular rose fertilizer. You may fertilize monthly through late July for more rapid growth, but this is not necessary for a healthy, abundantly-blooming plant in the quick fire hydrangea series.

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    Quick Fire Fab® Hydrangea paniculata 'SMNHPM' USPP 32,513, Can 7,267
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