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A bit of an update on FIRELIGHT TIDBIT

rouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a)

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I bought it last year...very small and very 'scrawny'. I put it 'permanently' into a container and overwintered it in the garage. It has bulked up lots this summer.

Here it is today (I am hoping it doesn't grow much more in subsequent years.)
(Hard to see it but it really is in a pot).

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Tim Wood

last year

Climate does have a big impact on color with cooler, sunnier climates getting better color. For example I see better color on the blooms in Europe than I do in the states. Firelight Tidbit is a later bloomer, and later blooming varieties generally appear to have better color than earlier bloomers. As with any Hydrangea paniculata, you must give the plant time to establish a good root system in order to judge its flower aging color. Newly planted paniculatas often don't get enough water to sustain the large blooms in the summer heat.

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chrysalids
last year
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Firelight is my favorite hydrangea so it should be no surprise that I love Firelight Tidbit. I have about eight of them in the ground. They spread out nicely and have nice blooms which have turned pink.

I think that Firelight Tidbit will do well in a container. Mine are about the size of yours and they are two years old.
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DBV DBV
last year
Nice pic! Do you Firelight Tidbit flop over after a rain, like Firelight do? I just cut my Limelight blooms all off, since they were totally flopped and could not see my other plants. So, disappointing when the Hydrangeas flop like that.

I may try Limelight Prime, but guessing they will still flop over too.
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chrysalids
last year
My Firelights and Firelight Tidbits do not flop over after a heavy rain. My Limelight, Little Limes, and Vanilla Strawberry do flop over though. I just prop and/or tied them up.
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rouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a)
Original Author
last year
Do you Firelight Tidbit flop over after a rain

It did last year, its first year, but not that I have noticed this year....but then again we haven't had much rain :(.
rouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a)
Original Author
last year
I am more and more impressed with this variety. The specimen I bought last year and potted it looked like a "Charlie Brown Christmas Tree" but it has so 'beefed up' this season.

Here it is today:
chrysalids
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Your Tidbit is looking good, @rouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a). My Tidbits are stars of the fall (after my Vanilla Strawberry which is just stunning) with their deep pink blossoms.
pennlake
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The very compact size on this one seems to be the big deal. Other than that pretty typical looking panicle hydrangea. Aging flower color isn’t exceptional.
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rouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a)
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The size is perfect for a container.

(Actually @pennlake, given the drought we have experienced this past season I think I am pretty pleased with the flower display for this panicle.)
chrysalids
last year
@pennlake, my Firelight Tidbit's flowers in late summer/early fall are a beautiful deep pink. I think that @rouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a)'s Tidbit will be the same in year 2.
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pennlake
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Perhaps some climate variation. My observations are based on plants growing for several years here in MN as part of large collection of Hydrangea paniculata cultivars.

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