Pee Gee Hydrangea paniculata is a massive, vigorous upright deciduous shrub with medium green foliage that turns yellow in fall. Its profuse flowering of dense conical panicles that arches the branches in full bloom open creamy white and slowly mature to pink in late summer, before fading to tan. The blooms persist well into fall and attract butterflies. While can tolerate full sun, its best blooms are in part sun and rich, moist well-drained acidic soils.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Origins:
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East Asia and Russia
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Height:
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10' - 25'
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Spread:
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8' - 16’
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Spacing:
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12’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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White/Pink
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Season of Interest:
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Summer, Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium Maintenance. Mulch soil to maintain moisture and overwinter. If pruning is needed do so after flowering. Slight susceptibility to bud blight, wilt, leaf spot, and mildew. Aphids are occasional problems. Longer panicles can be obtained by thining the shoots.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Privacy Planting, Foundation Plantings, and Hedges,.
COMPANION PLANTS: Holly, Coral Bells, Deutzia
IMAGE: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora' kz1, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora' kz3, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photos by Carol VanHook, (1) Pee Gee Hydrangea Tree - 100 Flowers 2019/83 + Pee Gee Hydrangea - 100 Flowers 2019/84, (4) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora' kz4, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
