Plant: 'Limelight' Panicle Hydrangea

Hydrangea · Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'

$54.00

Size: 3 gal

Light

Full Sun

Bloom

SummerFall

Mature size

8 ft tall8 ft wide

More about this plant

A cultivar of the panicle hydrangea raised in Holland, growing 6 to 8 feet tall and wide as an arching, erect, multi stemmed shrub of coarse texture. Flower heads 6 to 12 inches long open light chartreuse in summer and turn rich deep pink by late summer and fall, carried on stems stronger than most hydrangeas, and the foliage turns red burgundy. NCSU records it for dappled sunlight, full sun or partial shade in organically rich, moist, well drained loam at acid to neutral pH, and lists resistance to heat, humidity, pollution, salt and urban conditions. It attracts butterflies and works as an accent, border, hedge or specimen.

Full Sun
Grows to 8 ft tall and 8 ft wide
Blooms in summer, fall
Hardy in USDA zones 3-9
Deciduous foliage

Plant description

A cultivar of the panicle hydrangea raised in Holland, growing 6 to 8 feet tall and wide as an arching, erect, multi stemmed shrub of coarse texture. Flower heads 6 to 12 inches long open light chartreuse in summer and turn rich deep pink by late summer and fall, carried on stems stronger than most hydrangeas, and the foliage turns red burgundy. NCSU records it for dappled sunlight, full sun or partial shade in organically rich, moist, well drained loam at acid to neutral pH, and lists resistance to heat, humidity, pollution, salt and urban conditions. It attracts butterflies and works as an accent, border, hedge or specimen.

Flowers: Flower heads range from 6 to 12 inches long and carry both fertile and sterile flowers, opening light chartreuse and turning rich deep pink in late summer.
Foliage: Opposite, simple, elliptical to ovate leaves 3 to 6 inches long and wide with prominent veins.
Fruit: A dehiscent oval capsule that does not attract wildlife.
Bark & stems: Grey brown bark that shreds when mature and is irregularly furrowed; stems are stronger than most hydrangeas.
Light: Dappled/Filtered Light
Pruning: Panicle hydrangeas bloom on new wood and are best pruned in late winter or early spring, cutting the main branches back by about one third.
Native range: Holland