This is the other one when I first planted it a few weeks ago, not quite as deep pink.

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

My new favorite Hydrangea

It's one of my favorites too...I love both Firelight and Little Quickfire, love that they're only white for a few short weeks and then they start turning pink, and love that they start blooming so much sooner than the other paniculatas. Looking forward to the show next year!

Here's a better photo, taken without the sun shining. You can really see the difference in the deep pink of Firelight compared to the lighter pink of the Little Limes behind it!

Well, a fat squirrel jumped from a nearby garden arch onto my Firelight tree and a huge branch on the left side broke off at the trunk. Very strange. Disappointing that the branches seem so weak on these trees compared to my shrub Firelights. I’m sure I’ll lose many more branches once it flowers and then rains, last year they were so floppy after it stormed.

Ha ha, true that! The little fatty was fleeing from one of my barking dogs…I saw the action unfold right in front of me. We’ll see how this season goes, hopefully my tree recovers.