Short hydrangea paniculata - what variety could it be?
bella rosa
6 years ago
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoguyground
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Hydrangea plants, looking at full sun varieties and paniculata +
Comments (8)A few clarifications here. 1. A larger pot size doesn't necessarily indicate a "large enough" plant. And this is known as a rip-off. Some nurseries (and Lowe's right now) try to sell 3-gallon pots with one-foot tall plants with three to four branches for $25+. Not a value. It's best to keep looking at as many nurseries and stores as you can visit until you can find a suitably sized plant. A decent 3-gallon potted panicle hydrangea should be at least 2-3' in height, not including pot, and have at least 10-20 significant branches on it, and it shouldn't cost more than about $35. I found a mis-priced 3-gallon Little Lime a couple years back for $15, and it was already 2' tall and had more than 30 branches on it. 2. Quick Fire is among the earliest to bloom (June). There are some others close to it (like Snow Mountain), but you'd need to do further research. The older Grandiflora blooms a bit later (~August), in contrast. 3. Paniculatas can technically rebloom, but the season isn't long enough to allow this. What you CAN do is delay blooming, if you like. Say you want Limelight to bloom in September instead of July. You'd cut the partially or fully-formed flower buds off just before blooming, and it'll take about 1-2 months to regenerate buds. Some people do this who have multiples of the same plant and want the blooms to differ in appearance depending on time of season. And other times it's a mistake, as I once witnessed a landscape crew knock 2' off a Limelight hedge, which delayed blooming unti September. (Quick Fire's budding is finicky, so don't attempt to delay blooming on that plant. Not all paniculatas were created equal.) This post was edited by Springwood_Gardens on Thu, May 15, 14 at 13:27...See MoreHydrangea paniculata 'Praecox'
Comments (7)'Praecox' is not as popular as PG for a reason. It have all properties of PG, but blooms at the same time as H.macrophilla and therefore you'll have a void in bloom in August/September, when most of the paniculatas blooms. If you are interested in an early bloomer there is a relatively new cultivar on a market, Quick Fire which blooms at the same time as 'Praecox', but have an upright habit and its panicles consisting of less sterile and more fertile flowers, having an airy appearance similar to that of Kuyshu or Tardiva. It also have a nice peach-apricot-red Fall foliage depending on a sun exposure. As Pinky Winky concerns. It's also relatively new (4-5 years) cultivar that have an upright habit, full panicles and very good red coloring on aging flowers in Sept-Oct. However, in 2010 in USA will be introduced new cultivar 'Vanille Fraise' (Vanilla Strawberry) which by all accounts should be an improvement of PWinky. I've seen pictures of it from gardens in Russia (introduced there in 2009) and it sure keeps up with the hype. It starts gaining the red color from the bottom of the panicle and and slowly moving up as aging progresses. I'd buy this one instead. They will be available all over the country via HD as a distributor of Proven Winners brand. Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreAnyone grow Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Dharuma’?
Comments (1)I planted a Dharuma last fall, so it is finishing its first season in my garden. It has the lacier flowers that I like, similar to Quickfire, rather than the dense panicles of something like Limelight. Mine is in full, all day sun like pretty much all of my H. paniculatas, though currently it is somewhat shaded by tall phlox since the shrub hasn't grown tall yet, so I am not sure that my experience is of help to you. I'd go ahead and ask on the hydrangea forum, specifiying which variety, but also commenting that you want info from folks at a similar latitude (there's one regular poster there from PA which would be similar) and similar light levels. IME all H. paniculatas have similar preferences so you can ask about the light levels in your heading. I think that 4-5 hours would be enough for good flowers since 6 hours is considered full sun, but the quality of the shade is important also. Is it bright shade from reflected light or dappled shade with some sun coming through leaves? Or is it dense shade caused by an overhanging dense tree? Is the sun only early and late in the day (less intense) or do you have some mid-day or afternoon sun? Or you could just plant it and see how it does . . . do you have another spot you could move it to with more sun if it doesn't bloom enough for you?...See Moreproblem with hydrangea paniculata....
Comments (7)I would actually check the soil moisture on the new plants, both in the original potting mix root ball and in the surrounding soil. Is the soil in both places moist, not really squishy wet or really dry when you stick a finger in several inches down? Here I don't water mine at all after the first year or two since they don't like it too wet. The best way to tell if it's too wet or dry is to actually check. You could also rig temporary shade screens for the new plants to give them a bit of a break - a strategically placed lawn chair or a couple of bamboo poles to hold a sheet or pillowcase, set so that there is shade during the most intense sun and heat of the day....See Morebella rosa
6 years agoguyground
6 years agobella rosa
6 years agoI was finally able to take a pic of this hydrangea - it's the short one in the front. I'm assuming that the tall white one in the back is Limelight:
Again, just wondering what variety of hydrangea the smaller paniculata could be. Little QF?
NHBabs z4b-5a NH
6 years agobella rosa
6 years agohyed
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI'm thinking a young Pinky Winky very pointy,with white at the top ...can get very big
Jon
6 years agobella rosa
6 years agoI found another pic. Not the best pic though. You can see that whoever planted these assumed that they would be dwarf varieties, either that or they are going to be in for a big surprise when these get tall!
NHBabs z4b-5a NH
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agobella rosa
6 years ago
starlight99
6 years ago
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