| Description | Hydrangea 'Little Lime' (Hydrangea paniculata) is a compact cultivar reaching 3-5' tall and wide. Its large mophead-type inflorescences start lime green and mature to pink. A smaller version of the old standby "Lime Light Hydrangea". |
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| Pronunciation | (hy-DRAIN-jah)(pah-nik-yew-LAY-tah) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full sun, mostly sunny, part sun |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | It seems that if the weather is cool when the flowers are forming, the first color of the blossoms will be a more pronounced lime green,. |
| Flowers | Its large mophead-type inflorescences start lime green and mature to pink. |
| Leaves | green |
| Dimensions | 4-5 feet |
| 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 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 |
| Misc Facts | Ranked high in the Chicago Botanic Garden's Hydrangea trials. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #85-Hydrangeas for American Gardens (Michael Dirr) |
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