Hydrangea Fire Light Tidbit® PWCC®

Botanical Name: Hydrangea paniculata ‘SMNHPH’

Common Name: Fire Light Tidbit® Hydrangea

Mature Height and Width:
2–3' tall × 2–3' wide

Growth Habit: Extremely compact, dense, rounded deciduous shrub with strong upright stems. Dwarf panicle form with heavy bloom coverage relative to plant size. Maintains tight structure without flopping.

Foliage Description: Medium green ovate leaves with serrated margins; matte surface; proportionally smaller leaf scale than full-size paniculatas.

Flower Description: Dense, conical panicles emerging creamy white to soft green, quickly transitioning to blush pink and maturing to deeper rosy-pink tones. Panicles shorter and more compact than larger Fire Light selections.

Bloom Time: Mid-summer through fall on new wood.

Fall Color: Yellow to light bronze foliage; blooms may retain saturated pink tones into fall.

Light Requirements: Full sun for strongest stem strength and fullest color transition.

Hardiness Zone: USDA Zones 3–8

Notable Landscape Uses:
Low hedge; foundation border; mass planting; small garden accent; patio-scale shrub; foreground planting in mixed beds.

Deer Resistance: Moderate
Panicle hydrangeas may experience browsing on tender new growth under high deer pressure.