'Limelight' Hydrangea produces large (6 to 12"), conical, unique, bright chartreuse blooms during Summer that hold their color into Fall, when the blooms change color to a rich deep pink. The autumn display of chartreuse and pink blooms on the same plant is breathtaking! Useful in partly shaded to shady areas of the landscape garden, and fresh or dried, in bouquets to make a unique floral design. One of the easiest hydrangeas to grow. Not finicky about soil type provided it is well-drained. A must in every garden.

Height: 6' to 8' Landscape Usages: Foundation, Landscape Beds, Shrub Border, Garden Pond, Outdoor Living Areas, Background, Focal Point Specimen, Tree Form Shrub Growth Rate: Moderate Foliage Color: Green Soil Needs: Ammended Clay, Average, Loamy, Well-Drained Theme Gardens: Cottage

Spread: 6' to 6' 6" Attracts: Visual Attention Characteristics: Flower Fragrances: None Sun Exposure: Partial Shade, Morning Sun Colors: Chartreuse Resistant To: Deer Resistant, Disease, Drought, Heat, Insect Seasons of Bloom: Summer Blooms, Fall Blooms Type: Shrub, Deciduous Water Needs: Average, Low USDA Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Hydrangea 'Limelight' Feeding Instructions

Fertilize this Summer-blooming deciduous shrub after new growth begins to emerge in Spring, and again in late-Summer with a Well balanced tree and shrub fertilizer or an organic plant food. When in dought as to how much fertilizer to apply, follow instructions on the product label.

Hydrangea 'Limelight' Pruning Instructions

Paniculata hydrangeas can be left unpruned indefinitely. However, if and when it does become necessary to prune, this is best done in late Summer, early Fall or Spring, at any time after it has finished blooming. Any pruning is merely done to limit size or for aesthetic shaping by removing stray, broken, dead or crossing branches. Paniculata hydrangeas are the only hydrangeas that can be pruned into a tree-form. To tree-form, simply remove lower branches by cutting them as close as possible to a trunk. If there are more trunks than you like, these can be removed as well by cutting them to the ground. Just be careful to notice how the removal of a trunk will effect the canopy.

Hydrangea 'Limelight' Pest Instructions

This flowering shrub is generally not prone to serious pest or disease problems. In the event that a pest or disease problem occurs, treat with a product containing Neem oil. Neem oil is a safe, triple-action product that can be used to control insects, mites and diseases.