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| This Month in the Garden |
Welcome to This Month in the Garden! There's a new hydrangea in town and it's the tiniest panicle hydrangea yet! Developed by the growers at Proven Winners Color Choice Shrubs, this new dwarf cultivar, Hydrangea, Fire Light Tidbit, reaches a size of just 2-3' tall by wide! Hardy in USDA zones 3-8, 'Fire Light Tidbit' produces large, lush panicles of white mophead flowers from mid summer to fall on a compact plant that can fit into the smallest of spaces!
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| Hydrangea Fire Light Tidbit Mid-Summer |
Initially, lime green blooms mature and turn to white. As the summer progresses, blooms begin to develop bright pinkish-red tones near the end of August, which keep the interest coming right on up until the first frost.
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| Hydrangea Fire Light Tidbit Late Summer (Photo Credit: Proven Winners Color Choice Shrubs) |
Another special attribute is that this new cultivar produces an array of colorful autumn foliage, an unusual trait in panicle hydrangeas. Stems are sturdy, creating a neat, mounded shrub that's a perfect fit in foundation plantings, flower gardens, landscape borders and even containers!
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| Hydrangea Fire Light Tidbit Fall Foliage (Photo Credit: Proven Winners Color Choice Shrubs) |
PLANTING & MAINTENANCE: Plant this cultivar in full sun to part shade in a moderately moist, well-drained soil. Blooms of the upcoming season form on new wood, so pruning can be performed by cutting back the main branches by one-third in late winter or early spring. Pruning can also be performed in late fall, once the plant has gone completely dormant. To encourage robust blooms and a healthy plant, it is recommended to feed your hydrangea in early spring using a slow release granular fertilizer.
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| Hydrangea Size Comparison Chart (Photo Credit: Proven Winners Color Choice Shrubs) |
I have this hydrangea growing in my garden and it was love at first sight! As a designer, I am always looking for new cultivars that are compact, colorful and low maintenance, and this shrub has it all.
I hope you enjoyed This Month in the Garden for September. Be sure to stop by on the 1st. and 15th. of each month as I continue to share gardening tips, information and horticultural adventures! (Linking with: Floral Fridays, Macro Monday 2, Ruby Tuesday and Image-in-ing Weekly Photo Link-Up.
Author: Lee @A Guide to Northeastern Gardening,© Copyright 2010-2021. All rights reserved.
Beautiful blooms!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately the drought her seems to have seriously curtailed the growth of most everything but weeks. They seem quite healthy.
Thanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2021/08/smells-good-in-kitchen.html
Hope you get some rain soon. We have had the opposite here on the east coast-frequent rain showers every few days it seems.
DeleteI love hydrangeas with blooms that change color through the season. In my garden, Pinkie Winkie is my favorite. Fire Light Tidbit sounds delightful. P. x
ReplyDeleteYes...I believe you would like that one! I love your gardens and the names you have given them as each one has a special meaning. Your post makes me want to sit right there in that Serenity Garden and not leave for hours!
DeleteLee, there are so many new varieties of plants it's hard to keep up. I appreciate your review of this pretty hydrangea. It's nice to get tried and true testimony. I pinned this. One never knows when there might be a garden needing some help or knowledge to share!
ReplyDeleteThis one is a keeper Rita, especially for its compact size and long blooms!
DeleteI have that hydrangea and just love it.
ReplyDeleteIt is wonderful!
DeleteWow, those Hydrangeas are beautiful! Thanks for the chart for comparison. I have two H. shrubs...I can't remember which varieties; I'll have to check. I really like them both, but they need LOADS of water, so they aren't as happy in dry years like this summer. Good we're getting some rain now.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome. The chart is from Proven Winners and all so helpful when comparing the different varieties. I figured it many be useful!
DeleteI love hydrangea as well, Lee. Yours is beautiful, looks fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThank you Nadezda. I hope to get many years of enjoyment out of it and to use it in my client's gardens!
DeleteThose are some positively stunning hydrangeas!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2021/09/going-buggy-in-our-yard.html
Thank you Sue and thank you for hosting!
DeleteSo beautiful post
ReplyDeleteThank you. I am glad you enjoyed it!
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