'Tiny Quick Fire'

FEATURES

Dwarf form of the popular Quick Fire® hydrangea!

Cute as the dickens, Tiny Quick Fire panicle hydrangea (H. paniculata) is the smallest, most versatile selection yet. Perfect for the front of the border or for mass planting in drifts. Like the other Quick Fire® varieties, it blooms early and growers can easily get this plant to market in bud and bloom in May. Flower age an attractive red-pink.

Drought Tolerant
Attracts: 
Bees
Butterflies
Small or Miniature

CHARACTERISTICS

Plant Type: 
 Shrub
 
Shrub Type: 
 Deciduous
 
Height Category: 
 Medium
 
Garden Height: 
 18 - 36 Inches
 
Spacing: 
 24 - 36 Inches
 
Spread: 
 24 - 36 Inches
 
Flower Colors: 
 Pink
 
 White
 
Flower Shade: 
 white flowers turn pink in later summer
 
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: 
 3a3b4a4b5a5b6a6b7a7b8a8b
Water Category: 
 Average
Uses: 
 Border Plant
 
 Container
 
 Cut Flower
 
 Dried Flower
 
 Landscape
Uses Notes: 
 

This dwarf form of Quick Fire fits easily into any landscape. Use it in a mixed border, or as a showy specimen or foundation plant. Its early bloom time will extend your garden's hydrangea season.

Maintenance Notes: 
 

Trim in late winter/early spring. Apply a slow-release fertilizer in spring. Flower color is not affected by soil pH.

Tiny Quick Fire® Hydrangea paniculata 'SMNHPSB' USPP 34,468Can PBRAF