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Limelight
Hydrangea
The myth, the legend, the plant: 'Limelight' panicle hydrangea.This unique panicle hydrangea revolutionized landscaping across North America. Huge, football-shaped flowers open in an elegant celadon green that looks fresh and clean in summer's heat. The blooms age to an array of pink, red, and burgundy which persists through frost for months of irresistible flowers. You can use 'Limelight' hydrangea just about any way you can imagine: as a showy flowering hedge, to screen off air conditioners, as an attention-getting specimen, in containers, flower gardens, or anywhere around your home. A long-time favorite of professional florists, hydrangea paniculata also makes an excellent cut flower, fresh or dried.
Top three reasons to grow 'Limelight' hydrangea:
- It's a time-tested classic that graces the yards of thousands of homes across North America
- Large flowers. Limelight panicle hydrangea have a unique color that looks great with any style and color of house.
- Blooms every year, even in cold climates - winter doesn't faze it at all.
| Blossom Color | Green |
| Bloom Season | Early Fall,Late Summer |
| Exposure | Part Sun to Sun,Sun |
| Height | 12-24 in |
| Width | 72-96 in |
| Spacing | 84-96 in |
| Container Sizes | 32 |
| Hardiness Zones | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Wildlife Attracted | |
| Wildlife Deterred | |
| Features | The myth, the legend, the plant: 'Limelight' panicle hydrangea.This unique panicle hydrangea revolutionized landscaping across North America. Huge, football-shaped flowers open in an elegant celadon green that looks fresh and clean in summer's heat. The blooms age to an array of pink, red, and burgundy which persists through frost for months of irresistible flowers. You can use 'Limelight' hydrangea just about any way you can imagine: as a showy flowering hedge, to screen off air conditioners, as an attention-getting specimen, in containers, flower gardens, or anywhere around your home. A long-time favorite of professional florists, hydrangea paniculata also makes an excellent cut flower, fresh or dried. Top three reasons to grow 'Limelight' hydrangea:
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| Adaptable as a Houseplant | No |
| Bog Plant | No |
| Is Disease Resistant | No |
| Drought Tolerant | Yes |
| Edible | No |
| Erosion Control | No |
| Fragrant Flower | No |
| Fragrant Foilage | No |
| Heat Tolerant | No |
| Native to North America | No |
| Salt Tolerant | No |
| Succulent | No |
| Water Plant | No |
| Uses | |
| Maintenance Notes |
This extremely durable, long-lived hydrangea paniculata plant is easy to grow. Limelight panicle hydrangea likes full sun in cold climates, afternoon shade in warmer ones, but it does require well-drained soils that do not remain soggy for any amount of time. To prune, simply cut back by one-third its total height every spring. If you wish, you can apply a granular fertilizer formulated for woody plants (like a rose fertilizer) at that time as well. |
| 2020 | Consumer Top Hydrangeas - University of Guelph |
| 2010 | Plant of Merit - University of Georgia |
| 2010 | Georgia Gold Medal - Georgia Gold Medal Plant Committee |
| 2010 | Plant of Merit - Missouri Botanic Garden |
| 2010 | Plant of Merit - University of Georgia |
| 2010 | Georgia Gold Medal - Georgia Gold Medal Plant Committee |
| 2010 | Plant of Merit - Missouri Botanic Garden |
| 2010 | Georgia Gold Medal - Georgia Gold Medal Plant Committee |
| 2010 | Plant of Merit - Missouri Botanic Garden |
| 2010 | Plant of Merit - University of Georgia |
| 2009 | Knock Your Socks Off - University of Georgia |
| 2009 | Knock Your Socks Off - University of Georgia |
| 2009 | Knock Your Socks Off - University of Georgia |
| 2008 | Award of Garden Merit - Royal Horticulture Society at Wisley Gardens |
| 2008 | Award of Garden Merit - Royal Horticulture Society at Wisley Gardens |
| 2008 | Award of Garden Merit - Royal Horticulture Society at Wisley Gardens |
| 2007 | Knock Your Socks Off - University of Georgia |
| 2007 | Fresh Cut Flower of the Year - Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers |
| 2007 | Way Hot 100 - Garden Design |
| 2007 | Knock Your Socks Off - University of Georgia |
| 2007 | Fresh Cut Flower of the Year - Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers |
| 2007 | Knock Your Socks Off - University of Georgia |
| 2007 | Fresh Cut Flower of the Year - Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers |
| 2007 | Way Hot 100 - Garden Design |
| 2007 | Way Hot 100 - Garden Design |
| 2007 | Knock Your Socks Off - University of Georgia |
| 2007 | Fresh Cut Flower of the Year - Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers |
| 2006 | Gold Medal Plant - Pennsylvania Horticultural Society |
| 2006 | Gold Medal Plant - Pennsylvania Horticultural Society |
| 2006 | Gold Medal Plant - Pennsylvania Horticultural Society |
| 2006 | Gold Medal Plant - Pennsylvania Horticultural Society |
| 2005 | Way Hot 100 - Garden Design |
| 2005 | Way Hot 100 - Garden Design |
| 2005 | Way Hot 100 - Garden Design |
| 2005 | Way Hot 100 - Garden Design |
