Limelight Hydrangea - You "Light" Up My Life
If I could marry a plant, it would be my Limelight hydrangea. Pretty sure that's not allowed in these parts, so I'll just stare at it for now. Officially, they say the blooms are a chartreuse color, but around here they become this very pretty creamy white color with just tinge of lime green poking through. They start blooming in late July and if you can bear to leave the yummy blooms on the plants until fall . . . BOOM . . they turn a deep pink color that looks wonderful in fall arrangements. And they dry beautifully.
- Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' (common name Panicle hydrangea)
- Part-sun to full-sun
- Grows 6-8 feet tall
- Zones 3a-9b
- Blooms on new wood
- Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' (common name Panicle hydrangea)
- Part-sun to full-sun
- Grows 6-8 feet tall
- Zones 3a-9b
- Blooms on new wood
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My bush has gotten way too tall, even though I pruned the heck out of it last year. I would love to move it to a better location...it's covering up a window. Any ideas on how/when to do it? Or IF it can be done?
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I bought two this year to place in the flower beds I created in front of my house. They are beautiful. I bought them because they had red stems. I didn't see the bloom until weeks later. They were pricey but worth it!
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