| Description | Lime Light Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata) is an unusual Hydrangea with panicles of lime green flowers changing to white. Lime color is best in cooler weather. |
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| Pronunciation | (hy-DRAN-je-ah)(pah-nik-yew-LAY-tah) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full to partial sun |
| Moisture | Seems to be more tolerant of average moisture conditions and doesn't wilt as quickly as some of the other Hydrangeas. |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | It seems that if the weather is cool when the flowers are forming the first color of the blossoms will have a more pronounced lime green color |
| Flowers | lime green (sometimes) changing to white and the fall flowers take on a pink tint |
| Dimensions | Reaches 4-6 by 4-6 feet at least that is what the label said when I purchased the plant. Mine is 12-14 by 10-12 feet (HS) |
| Maintenance | The blooms are formed on the new wood. Pruning in the fall or early spring will produce lots of new wood. At this time you can control the height, spread and shape of the plant, by the amount that is pruned. I like to use a pruning shears not hedge shears. With pruning shears I can better control the shape and the cuts are more precise. Thinning can help reduce some of the weight off the branches. The flowers can become very heavy, especially after a rain. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Bred in Holland |
| Author's Notes | After growing this for 15 years (2016) the flowers on my plants where no where near the bright lime green they are proclaimed to be. Maybe better results next year. If the weather is cool there will be some lime coloration. |
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