Fire And Ice Hydrangea Companion Plants

The flower color on quick fire hydrangea is not affected by soil ph.

Fire and ice hydrangea companion plants. Learn more about monrovia plants and best practices for best possible plant performance. Since this is a pond side planting the white adds to the visual cooling rather like adding ice cubes to your cocktail. Pruning quick fire hydrangeas should be done in early spring. Fire and ice hydrangea makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape but it is also well suited for use in outdoor pots and containers.

Previous plant next plant hydrangea paniculata fire ice fire ice hydrangea. Monrovia s fire and ice panicle hydrangea details and information. This combination of fine leafed grasses variegated hostas annabelle hydrangeas and limelight hardy hydrangeas is a cool elegant tall drink of water in early summer. Water the plant well then add a 2 5cm layer of mulch such as shredded bark around the planting area.

Depending on rainfall new plants need to be watered weekly through the first growing. The quick fire panicle hydrangea cultivar is nearly half the size of the species panicle hydrangea hydrangea paniculata u s. This shrub can grow in most soil types given the soil is well drained. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 8.

Here you can see how the crisp white blooms of an adjacent hydrangea soften the scene. Flowers open pure white then turn pink and will be an extremely dark rosy pink in the fall. This paniculata hydrangea has a flower that change from white to pink to red throughout the season. You can plant these in full sun however in warmer climates such as zones 7 and 8 it is best to provide afternoon shade to this plant.

Keep the mulch at least 4 10cm away from the trunk of the plant as this can keep the bark too moist and cause it to decay. Below is the same hydrangea that you saw with the rose glow barberry viewed from a different angle. Quick fire hydrangea blooms about a month before any other panicle hydrangea usually by 4th of july in our west michigan trial gardens. As long as they are protected from the blazing afternoon sun and given adequate shade fertilizer and water hydrangeas will give you big bouncy blossoms and deep green foliage all summer long.

The first to bloom. Great companion plants for hydrangea paniculata fire ice. Plant it near the center of the pot surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. Quick fire hydrangea care.

With its upright habit of growth it is best suited for use as a thriller in the spiller thriller filler container combination.