Puffer Fish Hydrangea Care and Planting

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  • Опубліковано 27 чер 2024
  • In this video, I’m planting a new Puffer Fish Hydrangea, and sharing how to care for them: planting, growing requirements, pruning and fertilizing. Puffer Fish is a panicle hydrangea very similar in size to Little Lime Hydrangeas. They have fluffy white flower heads that cover the entire plant. These flowers turn from white to pale lime and eventually develop a surprise little sprig of extra white flowers on top!
    Chapters:
    0:00 - Overview of what this video covers
    0:48 - Planting a Puffer Fish Hydrangea
    2:38 - Comparison of Bobo Hydrangea and Puffer Fish Hydrangea
    3:35 - Puffer Fish flower color
    4:12 - Puffer Fish size plus measuring my newly planted shrub
    5:26 - Growing Zones, Sun and Soil requirements
    6:14 - Pruning and Fertilizing
    6:45 - A look at my newly planted shrub up close
    8:04 - Helpful tip when planting panicle hydrangeas in Fall
    8:53 - Closeup of large flower head with extra sprig on top
    9:20 - How the garden bed looks with the new Puffer Fish planted
    📸 Photos courtesy of Spring Meadow Nursery and Proven Winners
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  • @janitapanos240
    @janitapanos240 Місяць тому +1

    I’m thrilled to have just planted a Puffer Fish hydrangea! This video is perfect for me, thank you!

    • @GardenSanity
      @GardenSanity  Місяць тому

      My pleasure Janita! You will love the Puffer Fish - the flowers are so pretty! ❤️

  • @melannett
    @melannett 2 місяці тому +1

    I planted 2 last year . I have new growth so looking forward to seeing what it will look like. Zone 6b

    • @GardenSanity
      @GardenSanity  2 місяці тому

      Me too, Mel! That's one of the things I enjoy the most: watching the panicle hydrangeas begin to leaf out and then watching as the blooms begin very small and gradually get bigger and bigger until they fully open and cover the plants! Keep me posted on how yours are doing!

  • @janeenclark8728
    @janeenclark8728 9 місяців тому +1

    What a dream. Sent this to see how I like it. How wonderful. Enjoyed your knowledge and beautiful plants!

    • @GardenSanity
      @GardenSanity  9 місяців тому

      Why thank you for your feedback Janeen - I really appreciate it! 🤍☺️ Yes, this Puffer Fish variety is already impressing me with how many blooms are starting. Next year should be quite a show! 😀

  • @blaiseducdaumont1280
    @blaiseducdaumont1280 9 місяців тому

    Thank you! I like that it does not fade to a dirty dish water pink at the end. My local nursery has two left. I'm a scuba diver and I've seen the Puffer Fish in the Caribbean but I really don't see a resemblance.

  • @richbishop7896
    @richbishop7896 9 місяців тому +1

    I'm redoing my old shrub border I had off the side of my deck. I was going to plant some hydrangea standards with some smaller hydrangeas. Now you have me considering Puffer Fish. It will be in full sun. Bonny zone 5b

    • @GardenSanity
      @GardenSanity  9 місяців тому +1

      Hi Bonny! Geez, I wouldn’t know what to advise, because your first idea with the standards and smaller ones sounds beautiful! The standards do take some work until they get established - mainly making sure they are staked properly so they don’t blow over in the wind. 💨💨 But I think Puffer Fish will be a winner too. It depends on what colors you want to see, or have a mix of those pretty flower heads! 🌸🤍💚🌸

  • @gailtalley8037
    @gailtalley8037 9 місяців тому +1

    Great video, that hydrangea tree is absolutely gorgeous! Now I want a puffer fish hydrangea with no where to put it. Although at 72 I guess I could move to another location and start all over coping your yard and beautiful landscape 😂😂😂
    Blessings 💜💚

    • @GardenSanity
      @GardenSanity  9 місяців тому +1

      That’s funny about moving to a new location - if only it was easy to do! 🤣 The Limelight Hydrangea Tree is doing well this year. The stems are much stronger as they’ve gotten older, thank goodness. 🙏 I’m excited to see how this Puffer Fish does next year! 😀🤍💚

    • @gailtalley8037
      @gailtalley8037 9 місяців тому +1

      @@GardenSanity me too, God willing.

  • @willaerley7140
    @willaerley7140 9 місяців тому +1

    Laura, you’re the hydrangea queen of UA-cam! Do you have Bobo? Every time I see them at the nursery, the blooms are crispy. They seem to have a finer, more delicate structure which might be why.

    • @GardenSanity
      @GardenSanity  9 місяців тому +1

      ☺️ I don’t have a Bobo, but it seems like everyone who does seems to love them. What is nice about Puffer Fish is that it has really strong stems, so those giant flower heads won’t flop. The real test will be next Summer, of course! (I want to add a Pinky Winky Prime next year when they come out, so I can see how it compares to my Pinky Winkies.) Then I might stop. 🤣😂

  • @agnescarbone6815
    @agnescarbone6815 9 місяців тому +1

    When is the bloom time ? I am 6b NJ

    • @GardenSanity
      @GardenSanity  9 місяців тому +1

      Hi Agnes - I’m told Puffer Fish begins blooming in mid-Summer and goes into the Fall season, a wonderful long flowering period for us gardeners in New Jersey! 👍🤍😀

  • @hygieagaloos6934
    @hygieagaloos6934 9 місяців тому +1

    Did you just get it on line?

    • @GardenSanity
      @GardenSanity  9 місяців тому +1

      Spring Meadow Nursery - the home of Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs - sent it to me, to trial in my own garden and let them know how it does. 🙂 I’m looking forward to seeing how it grows for me!