Quick Fire panicle hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Quick Fire'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size6 to 8 feet tall4 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White to pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Quick Fire' panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata 'Quick Fire') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. Cone-shaped panicles of creamy white flowers open in early summer, a month earlier than other panicle hydrangeas. The blooms turn pink and darken toward red by fall.
Pairs well with Obedient plant, Western sword fern, and Northern red oak.