General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Shrub
Tree
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Wet Mesic
Mesic
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| Soil pH Preferences: |
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
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| Plant Height: |
8 to 15 feet (less frequently to 25 feet) |
| Plant Spread: |
8 to 16 feet |
| Leaves: |
Deciduous
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| Fruit: |
Dehiscent
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| Flowers: |
Showy
Blooms on new wood
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| Flower Color: |
White
Other: White, aging to pink and finally to tan or brown.
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| Bloom Size: |
Under 1"
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| Flower Time: |
Summer
Late summer or early fall
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| Uses: |
Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Butterflies
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| Resistances: |
Pollution
Salt tolerant
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| Pollinators: |
Bees
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| Awards and Recognitions: |
Other: 2011 Great Plant Picks award winner
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| Child plants: |
2 child plants |
- Panicle Hydrangea
- Peegee Hydrangea
- Hydrangea
- PG Hydrangea
Posted by
ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Jan 31, 2019 12:32 PM concerning plant:
PeeGee is an old-fashioned cultivar that was introduced to the US in 1862 from Japan. Almost all of the florets are large and sterile, very few small fertile ones, and form a tight panicle cluster that begins as white, gets a pinkish tinge, then turns all purplish-pink, then turns brown. The cluster is sort of a rounded pyramidal in shape. The clusters are usually about 6 to 8 inches long, but can get to 12 to 18 inches long. The shrub develops sort of an arching form. Oftentimes, the flower clusters get big and pull the branches down. It needs lots of corrective pruning to keep it neater, in early spring, as it blooms on new wood. It has been commonly sold and planted in the Upper Midwestern USA, and less so in the South or Mid-Atlantic due to the huge popularity of the Bigleaf Hydrangea. I've never been fond of this cultivar. I think that 'Tardiva' and 'Pinky Winky' are better selections.
Plant Events from our members
| christine2 |
On May 4, 2017 |
Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) |
| christine2 |
On June 1, 2008 |
Obtained plant
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