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Sun, Oct 4, 09 at 14:31
| Has anyone grown the cultivar Pee Wee? (note: NOT Pee GEE). I bought one 3 years ago after someone on this forum suggested it for a problem area I have. I received mine from Forest Farm and it was a nice well grown specimen. Since then it has done everything I wanted except now I'm looking at it's 6 foot height and wondering what the dwarf designation refers to. One of the websites I visited today said it did not refer to its height, as that would be normal Paniculata size (OMGosh! That's way too tall). But other sites (including Forest Farm)say it's dwarf in height, say 4 feet or so. Now I'm used to the northerners getting heights wrong for southern gardens, so the fact that it's already 6 feet or so isn't overly alarming, but has anyone grown this one or can you tell me how to address the height issue via pruning if it grows too tall? Thank you...Maryl |
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- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Sun, Oct 4, 09 at 21:21
| Compared the potential size of a mature 'Pee Gee' I guess it could be considered a dwarf :-) According to Michael Dirr, pretty much regarded as an authority on hydrangeas, 'Pee Wee' paniculata should easily attain 6-8' at maturity, compared to a potential 15' for 'Pee Gee'. Further, he describes it as producing "smaller inflorescences similar in constitution and shape to 'Grandiflora' ('Pee Gee')....and it is more shrublike with smaller leaves and finer textured branches". Smaller plant parts on an overall smaller frame generally earn the status of dwarfism in the plant world :-) Since all paniculatas bloom on wood produced that season, it can be pruned back to size in early spring at your discretion without jeopardizing any flowering. |
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| Thanks Gardengal for the info on height. Funny thing is I have both Michael D's books on shrubs (normal and warm season) and never thought to look it up in his book. I guess 8 feet is better then 15 feet. I wish there was a better description for a shorter but still tall shrub then the word "dwarf"......I will remember the pruning advice if mine gets too tall. Thanks again. |
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