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Quick Fire® Hydrangea (tree form)

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Quick Fire® Hydrangea (tree form) (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bulk’)A version of this popular selection grafted onto a single trunk; this variety blooms a full month ahead of other panicle hydrangeas; features large conical flower heads that start white and fade through pink to a rich rose lasting into fall

Characteristics

Average Landscape Height:
6 feet
Average Landscape Width:
4 feet
Growth Rate:
medium
Genus:
Hydrangea
Species:
paniculata
Cultivar:
Bulk
Flower Color:
white
Flower Period:
from early summer to late fall
Summer Foliage Color:
green
Minimum Light:
partial shade
Maximum Light:
full sun
Minimum Moisture:
average
Maximum Moisture:
moist
Plant Form:
lollipop
Canopy:
leggy
Pruning:
late winter pruning
Pollution Tolerance:
high
Branching:
excurrent
Flower Bicolor:
pink

Ornamental Features

Quick Fire® Hydrangea (tree form) features bold conical white flowers with pink overtones at the ends of the branches from early summer to late fall that fade to rose over time. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has green deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.

Landscape Attributes

Quick Fire® Hydrangea (tree form) is a deciduous shrub, selected and trained to grow in a small tree-like form with the primary plant grafted high atop a standard. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.

Planting & Growing

Quick Fire® Hydrangea (tree form) will grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

Quick Fire® Hydrangea (tree form) is a fine choice for the yard, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. With its upright habit of growth, it is best suited for use as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

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