Little Quick Fire^® Panicle Hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata

I planted several Little Quick Fires in an afternoon full sun location. I was told that was the absolutely the worst place to plant them, wrong! After three years they are beautiful vigorous shrubs. The first year I did feed and water them often. Now, I give them a good dose of Rise Tone when they start to green in the early spring. Then another dose when they bloom. They are absolutely beautiful and basically care free.

3 year review: I planted this in fall of 2020. I bought the 4.5 quart size of this plant because I was planting it over some electrical lines and didn't want to dig very deep. I have a lot of GA clay around the area so I'm impressed it has established so well next to my mailbox in a fairly small hole. It had one large bloom the first summer (bloomed in August) and nice large leaves. I didn't prune and the 2nd year it has at least 12 large blooms that bloomed earlier (June). This is the perfect size plant for the area that it is in and adds interest from spring through fall (the leaves turn a pretty bronze color before falling off for the winter). Living around the Atlanta area, my blooms do turn from a creamy white to a pinkish red. This is the first proven winners plant I've bought and I can see why people love them so much. I couldn't be happier with this statement hydrangea.

I have had a Quick fire and Little Quick Fire for years. As a panicle hydrangea, it gives a DAINTY bloom which is unique. its intial white blooms are SPECTACULAR!!!!!!!! . As it moves into its pink shades it becomes more subtle in the garden..... Which works well for me because other plants become showy. It has STURDY stems that NEVER FLOP... unlike many other panicle hydrangeas and blooms bountifully in shade ... The Autumn color is a fantastic orange!!! No plant is perfect. This one comes close!

I have 2 of these; purchased from a local, independent garden center. My first one was planted 4 years ago as I wanted a smaller, dwarf hydrangea with white flowers. I don't have room for a large, showier snowball and I was drawn to "Little Quick Fire" with the white flowers turning pink as summer progresses. I'm happy with the size, but the flowers are verging on being just ok. These flowers do not deliver a focal point appeal with intense colors, but offer more of an overall blending. I really like the initial creamy white flowers but am not too excited about the duller pinkish hue. Overall, this seems to be relatively hardy plant but be aware it's quite twiggy - a quick clean up is all that is needed. The flowers seem to be a cross of lace-cap and panicle - not really strong in either category. My more established plant gets solid morning sun and seems happy with that; the newer plant I put in last year is getting noon to mid-afternoon sun and isn't as happy, so I will probably move it. This plant does like frequent watering (my soil dries out quickly) and a spring slow release fertilizer is a good idea. I live near the Washington State border and am in a 6 zone, with typical Pacific Northwest weather patterns. If you have a bare spot in your garden bed, and need something to fill in but not be a focal point, this plant might fit the bill. Happy Gardening!

I bought two of these plants from HD and I have one in ground and one in a pot both are doing well and the blooms have turned from white to pink they are beautiful.. I can’t wait to see what next year will be like.