![]() Please note plant(s) with damaged branches or wilted leaves will not qualify for this guarantee. We may ask for pictures but will try to make it as easy as possible for you. If the plant is dead, has dried out roots or the incorrect item was shipped just notify Plant Addicts within 3 days upon delivery. Plant Addicts guarantees your plant(s) will arrive happy and healthy, but the plant(s) are being shipped through the mail and accidents happen. Plant Addict Guarantee (Included On All Plant Orders) Hedges can often turn into pollinator highways that are great for insects and other pollinating animals. ![]() To form a hedge, plant these shrubs 7 to 8 feet apart, center on center. ![]() Plant the Quick Fire Hydrangea 8 to 10 feet apart, center on center. Use slow release fertilizer designed for woody plants such as roses. Fertilize this plant in early spring before new growth starts to emerge. If the blooms do not turn pink later in the year, this is a good indicator that the plant is not getting enough sunlight, or it has experienced too much drought stress. This will ensure the stems are stronger, as well as encourage more flowers to form throughout the summer! You do not need to deadhead this shrub. We recommend cutting this shrub down about ⅓ of the total length. Since the plant blooms on new wood, you do not have to worry about cutting off the flower buds. Pruning Quick Fire Hydrangeas should be done in early spring. 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. This shrub can grow in most soil types, given the soil is well-drained. This shrub has the longest blooming season out of any other hydrangeas, giving beneficial insects that much more time to enjoy as well. The lacecap looking flowers are also a favorite for pollinators, including bees, butterflies, wasps, ants, and other insects. One other remarkable trait of this plant, is that the leaves turn burgundy late in the season, for a pretty fall foliage color. There is a smaller version of this shrub, named Little Quick Fire Hydrangea. The bush flowers on new wood, so it is reliable to bloom even after very harsh winters. The panicle flowers start white then turn pink and eventually dark pink in the fall. Click here for a list of retailers.The Quick Fire® Hydrangea by Proven Winners ColorChoice® is one of the first hydrangeas to bloom in early summer, typically blooming a month before any other hydrangea shrubs. Quick Fire Fab hydrangea will be available in better garden centers beginning spring 2021. Strong, sturdy stems keep blooms clean, upright, and showy all year round Unique X-shaped flowers go from white to pink to bright pink to deep red through the season The earliest blooming mophead panicle hydrangea - enjoy extra weeks of blooms Top reasons to grow Quick Fire Fab hydrangea: Quick Fire Fab provides 3+ months of flowers and color in your landscape or garden, and does it all with almost no work or effort from you. As the blooms age, they turn blush pink, then bright pink, then red, from the bottom up, making each one look like a big delicious ice cream cone that goes from vanilla to berry as the summer progresses. If you look closely at the lush blooms, you'll see each floret has an unusual cruciform shape which gives them a textural effect you won't find in other panicle hydrangeas. How fabulous is that? It's the best way to get the earliest possible panicle hydrangea flowers, expanding the seasonal display by two weeks or more every year. Quick Fire Fab ® panicle hydrangea shares the same super-early bloom time, rock-solid reliability, and easy-going nature of the original Quick Fire hydrangea, but adds big, full, showy mophead blooms to the mix.
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