Shao’s Garden · No. 11

Shao’s Garden

No. 11 · September 2026

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Quick fire hydrednga

Hydrangea paniculata

Deciduous flowering shrub producing large conical bloom panicles that transition from pale cream to deep pink as late summer progresses.

Care stage

WishlistSeedlingThrivingDormant
Grows in
South West Garden — Full sun
Habit
Standard
Spread
150 cm across, grown
In bloom
May – Oct
Status
Active

Planting

  • South West Garden

    July 21, 2024

Origin story

This was the first tree I planted after I bought the house. I had been watching Tracy's garden videos through 2023, and I was really loving hydrangeas at the time. When I decided to transform the garden, this Quick Fire hydrangea in tree form was where I started. Pollinator friendly, and simple, which is what I wanted. It went in on July 21, 2024. It will be the focal point too, the thing people see right away when they come into the garden.

September 5, 2026

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  • This was the first tree I planted after I bought the house.
I had bee…

    Sep 5

    This was the first tree I planted after I bought the house. I had been watching Tracy's garden videos through 2023, and I was really loving hydrangeas at the time. When I decided to transform the garden, this Quick Fire hydrangea in tree form was where I started. Pollinator friendly, and simple, which is what I wanted. It went in on July 21, 2024. It will be the focal point too, the thing people see right away when they come into the garden.

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