Features and Growing Tips

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Landscape Qualities

Fire And Ice Hydrangea is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its strikingly bold and coarse texture can be very effective in a balanced landscape composition.

Ornamental Qualities

Fire And Ice Hydrangea features bold conical white flowers with shell pink overtones at the ends of the branches from mid summer to late fall that fade to red over time. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has green deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.

Planting and Growing

Fire And Ice Hydrangea will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity | with a spread of 4 feet. It tends to be a little leggy | with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground | and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub performs well in both full sun and full shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions | and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

Plant Facts

Prefers full sun to shade

Keep moisture level average to moist

Mature Size 5'Hx4'W

Cutflower Favorite

Flowers are white

Flowers from mid summer to late fall

Zone 3b

Likes average to moist soil