As the dog days of late summer set in and most flowering plants are fading out from their summer performances, one shrub will take center stage in your landscape or garden with a commanding presence similar to that of the Chinese Snowball Viburnum: the Limelight Hydrangea. With its huge, 8 to 12 inch long snow cone-shaped flower clusters, Limelight Hydrangea puts on a spectacular show of color in the garden mid-summer through fall. The flowers of Limelight emerge a chartreuse color turning to cream before fading to deep pink in the fall. Soil pH does not effect bloom color. As an added bonus, Limelight blooms make great cut flowers for use in both fresh or dried floral arrangements.

Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub
Height at Maturity: 7-8'
Width at Maturity: 6-7'
Spacing: 5' for solid hedges; 12'+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Dense, Rounded, Upright
Flower Color: Chartreuse, fading to Cream and then to Pink!
Flower Size: Large - up to 12 inches long
Flowering Period: Summer thru Fall
Flower Type: Single in large clusters
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: NA
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Full Sun in North, Part Shade in South
Water Needs: Average, low when established
Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist
Soil pH: 6.0 - 8.0 (Moderately Acid to Moderately Alkaline)
Maintenance / Care: Very Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought (when established in part shade), Heat, Humidity, Insect, Sun