Limelight hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'
RHS AGM 2008; MBG Plant of Merit 2011
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size6 to 8 feet tallup to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Chartreuse-lime aging to rose
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Limelight' hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight') is a shrub for borders, hedges, specimen planting, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The blooms open chartreuse-lime and age to rose, and bees and butterflies visit them. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. The leaves also add fall color.
Pairs well with Western sword fern and Black-eyed Susan.