Puffer Fish Hydrangea paniculata is a compact deciduous shrub with a tight mounding habit and dense flowering of fluffy white blooms that nearly obscure the foliage. These flower panicles bloom through summer and open white before, turn lime green with white tips, and ages to pink in fall. 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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3' - 5'
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Spread:
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3' - 5’
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Spacing:
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4’
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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
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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: Photos by Proven Winners, Puffer Fish® Panicle Hydrangea
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
