Hydrangea Puffer Fish® Panicle Hydrangea

Compact, Cold Hardy Plants | Big Blooms
Special Price $23.96 Regular Price $29.95
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SKU
29301

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Features to Note

Zone

3 - 8

Mature Height

5 Feet

Mature Width

5 Feet

Light Requirements

Full Sun

Moisture Requirements

Moist, well-drained

Soil Tolerance

Clay

Zone Compatibility

This Variety's Zone Range
3 - 8
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The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatibility range of this variety before ordering.

Description

A Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Flowering Shrub, Puffer Fish® is a woody deciduous shrub offering year-round interest. A consistent and extremely heavy bloomer, creating a season-long floral display, this panicle hydrangea flowers continuously in pyramidal panicle inflorescences on new wood, beginning in midsummer until the first frost. The Rubenesque flower clusters sit atop long, thick stems and nearly obscure the foliage. The fluffy blooms open and mature pure white, turning lime green as they age. The flowers make long-lasting cuts for fresh and dried arrangements.

After the first frost, flower clusters turn tan to caramel, and along with the shredding and peeling papery brown bark on mature plants revealing glimpses of the underlying cinnamon hue of stems and branches, they add a textural element to the winter garden, especially pleasing in a snowy landscape. The hollow stems also provide nesting habitats for bees.

Panicle hydrangeas are tough, cold hardy, and one of the easiest hydrangeas to grow. Puffer Fish is right at home in hot, humid summers but performs well in cooler temperatures too. The multistemmed shrub has a tight, compact, upright habit of semi-arching branches and a rapid growth rate. It grows best in locations with morning sun and afternoon shade in Zones 7-8 with full to part sun in Zones 3-6. It prefers rich, loamy, moist, well-draining soil but is highly adaptable to a wide range of conditions and soils, including alkaline and clay soils. Cutting back plants by 1/3 its total height each spring, just as the new growth begins to emerge, encourages abundant flowering. Panicle hydrangea is generally pest resistant and more sun and drought tolerant than other hydrangeas. It is also tolerant of air pollution and thrives in urban areas.

Details

Genus: Hydrangea
Species: paniculata
Variety: 'NCHP1'
Item Form: 1-Quart
Category: Shrubs
Bloom Season Start: Early Summer
Bloom Color: White
Habit: Upright
USDA Zone Low: 3
USDA Zone High: 8
Uses: Beds, Border, Containers, Cut Flowers, Fall Color, Specimen
Zone: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
State Shipping Restrictions: GU, HI, ID, PR, VI
Shipping Method Restrictions: none
Discount Exempt: No

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