Melinda Myers

Panicle Hydrangea

Botanical Name

Hydrangea paniculata

Hardiness

Zones 3 to 8

Height

10 to 20 feet

Width

6 to 8 feet

Flowers

Late July to September: white changing to pink, 6 to 8 inch panicles, fertile and infertile flowers

Fall Color

Yellow, red, orange, purple

Light

Full sun to part shade

Soil

Moist, well-drained, adaptable

Planting & Care

• Blooms on new wood
• Moderately salt tolerant
• Minimal pruning needed
  • Thinning plants to 5 to 10 primary shoots will encourage larger flowers
  • Pruning to ground level will result in weak floppy growth Prune in late winter after the worst of winter has passed /early spring before growth begins

Problems

None serious

Varieties

• Limelight - lime green flowers on rounded panicles that age to red-pink, 6 to 10 feet x 5 to 6 feet
• Tardiva - late flowering, 8 to 12 feet tall x 5 to 7 feet wide – late bloom, lacy white flowers fades to purplish- pink
• Unique - earlier blooming, 10'
• Grandiflora - the PeeGee Hydrangea, often grown as a small tree
• Bobo  - 2 to 3’ x 3 to 4’ wide, compact mounded plant with lots of long lasting large white flowers that eventually fade to a purplish pink
• Little Lime – 3 to 5’ tall and wide. Lime green flowers fading to rose
• Little Lamb – 6 to 8’ x 4 to 6’ wide, large fluffy white flowers
• Pinkie Winky – 6 to 8’ x 5 to 6’ wide, large, white & pink flowers fade to dark pink
• Quickfire – 6 to 8’ tall and wide – earlier bloom, white to pink to rosy red
• Vanilla Strawberry - 6 to 8’ x 4 to 5’ wide – large white flowers fade to pink and then a strawberry red