Fire Light Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata ‘SMHPFL’ USPP 25,135; CBR 5160
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub
Height at Maturity: 5-6′
Width at Maturity: 5-6′
Spacing: 4′ for solid hedges; 10′ or more for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Bushy, Rounded Mound
Flower Color: White turning to Pink and then Pomegranate Red
Flower Size: Large – 8″+
Flowering Period: Summer thru Fall
Flower Type: Single florets in large clusters
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: NA
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Part Shade, Afternoon Shade or Filtered Sun in the South
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained
Soil pH: 6.0 – 8.0 (Moderately Acid to Moderately Alkaline)
Maintenance / Care: Very Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Disease, Humidity, Insect, Mildew, Sun
Description
Changing colors throughout the long bloom season, the Fire Light Hydrangea sets the new standard to measure all hardy hydrangeas. Upright, large flower panicles on sturdy stems are packed with florets that open white, turn to pink, and then finally to deep pomegranate-pink. The flowers are great for cutting and use in fresh or dried floral arrangements. Fire Light is a more compact selection growing 5 to 6 feet tall and wide.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 5 to 6 feet tall and wide, the Firelight Hydrangea makes an impressive specimen in smaller garden spaces or a colorful grouping or low hedge in larger spaces. A fine addition to mixed flowering shrub borders, as an accent in home foundation plantings, as a background in perennial gardens, and in pots, planters and other containers. A fine addition to Hydrangea gardens, pink or red theme gardens, cut flower gardens, and cottage gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 4 feet apart for solid hedges; 10 feet or more apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
Fire Light Hydrangea is very easy to grow in average, moist, well-drained soil and full sun to part shade. In the South, it grows best in a location where it will receive some shade or filtered sunlight during the hottest part of the afternoon. For best flowering provide at least 6 hours of sun a day. USDA Zones: 3a-8b Find Your Zone
Note: Fire Light is a Hydrangea paniculata species that produces its flowers from buds that are formed on “new wood” (the current season’s growth). This means you don’t want to prune them in late spring or summer when they’re preparing to bloom.
For proper pruning time and techniques on various types of Hydrangea see: How To Prune Various Types Of Hydrangea
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune and water Hydrangea shrubs.
How To Plant Hydrangeas In The Ground & Pots
How To Prune Various Types Of Hydrangea
How To Fertilize And Water Hydrangeas
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