FLOWER Magazine, the nation's only floral lifestyle publication, today announced the 2026 Flower of the Year: Fire Light Hydrangea. A beloved flower of many gardeners, the Fire Light Hydrangea offers ...

* What they are: Lots of compact, new, summer-blooming panicle hydrangeas have hit the market in the past few years. Among the best is Proven Winners’ Fire Light Tidbit variety. Although plants stay a ...

The large white summer flowers turn magenta in fall. In bouquets, the pale blooms mix well with pastel-colored flowers while the deeper petal color late in the season transitions well to a fall. ‘Fire ...

It seems there are endless things breeders can do with pansies, petunias or million bells. There is a brighter, softer, more disease-resistant variety every year. Every so often, new shrubs are ...

Quick Fire hydrangea has put the spark back in summer-tired gardens and brought a touch of magic to mixed containers. My comfort zone has once again been challenged by James, my color-design guru son.

FLOWER Magazine, the nation’s only floral lifestyle publication, announced the 2026 Flower of the Year: Fire Light Hydrangea. Image courtesy of David Hillegas. The panicle hydrangea provides gardeners ...