Hydrangea paniculata "Quick Fire Fab", 3 l pot
Seller: ALLIKASILM
About this product
Panicle hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata 'Quick Fire Fab' is a Proven Winners cultivar – Quick Fire Fab® ('SMNHPM'), an improved version of the early-flowering Quick Fire with larger, fuller heads. Buy Hydrangea 'Quick Fire Fab' in Estonia from the ALLIKASILM nursery – we sell it as a potted plant.
The large, full panicles are made of sterile florets with a distinctive X-shaped (star-like) form. They open lime-white, then turn blush pink, bright pink and red, the colour moving from the base upwards. It flowers early and continuously, from early summer into autumn.
The shrub grows 1.5–2 m tall and about 1.5 m wide. The habit is upright with strong stems. It flowers on the current year's shoots, so it is pruned in early spring and still blooms reliably after a hard winter. It is hardy to USDA 3 (at least −25 °C according to PW Europe), so in Estonia (zones 5–6) established plants overwinter without protection. Use: specimen, groups, hedge, mixed borders, cut and dried flowers.
Specifications
- Type: panicle hydrangea, deciduous shrub
- Botanical name: Hydrangea paniculata 'Quick Fire Fab' — Quick Fire Fab® ('SMNHPM')
- Breeding: Proven Winners (Spring Meadow Nursery, USA)
- Height and spread: 1.5–2 m / about 1.5 m
- Flowering: early, from early summer into autumn; large panicles, lime-white → pink → red (from the base up)
- Light: sun or light shade
- Soil: fertile, moist, slightly acidic, free-draining
- Pruning: flowers on current-year shoots; prune in early spring
- Hardiness: USDA 3 (at least −25 °C according to PW Europe); no winter cover needed in Estonia
- Use: specimen, groups, hedge, mixed borders, cut and dried flowers
- Size: potted plant
Advice from our agronomist
Planting. Plant in spring or early autumn in sun or light shade, sheltered from strong wind. Dig a hole twice as wide as the root ball and use fertile, slightly acidic soil (pH 5–6.5); add acidic peat or conifer compost. Do not bury the root collar. Spacing: 1.2–1.5 m.
Watering and feeding. Hydrangeas love moisture: in hot weather water 1–2 times a week with 10–15 L per plant and mulch the root area with bark or pine needles. Feed with a nitrogen fertiliser in spring and a complete hydrangea fertiliser in June–July; stop nitrogen from August so the shoots can ripen.
Care. This cultivar flowers on the current year's shoots. In early spring (March–April) remove weak and crowding branches and shorten the strong shoots to 2–4 pairs of buds (by one-third to two-thirds): the harder the pruning, the larger the panicles. Dry flower heads can be left on for winter interest. Established plants overwinter in Estonia without cover; young plants only need a mulch in their first winter.
Gardener's tip. In spring cut 'Quick Fire Fab' back to 20–30 cm, as Proven Winners recommends: the shrub stays more compact and the panicles are larger.
Codes and attributes
| Size | 3 l pot |
|---|---|
| Category | Hydrangeas |
Delivery and timing
- Parcel locker — €2.99–3.99, free from 59,00 €
- Courier to the door — €7.99–8.99, free from 99,00 €
- Dispatched within 2 working days