Do Limelight hydrangeas need full sun?

Limelight Hydrangeas do best in full sun but will tolerate partial shade.

How big do Limelight hydrangeas get?

Limelight hydrangea grows 6-8 ft wide and tall.

Are Limelight hydrangeas fast growing?

Limelight Hydrangeas have a really fast growth rate growing a couple feet per year.

Should I deadhead my limelight hydrangea?

You should deadhead spent flowers on your limelight hydrangea through the growing season up until late fall.

Limelight Hydrangea Bush

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Product Description

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Planting a Limelight Hydrangea bush will add a true show stopper vibe and summer feel to your garden!

The Limelight hydrangea shrub boasts cone shaped flowers that are larger than most other hydrangea varieties and begin to bloom mid summer. Celadon green flowers bloom on new wood year after year. Deadhead spent flower blossoms in winter or early spring to encourage new growth and accelerate the bloom time.

The creamy white lime green color of the hydrangea blooms will last all the way into the fall growing season. Eventually they will change into a deep pink that truly highlights and contrasts with its lush dark green leaves. Soil pH does not affect limelight bloom color. The white flower color will change as the weather cools down in fall.

The proven winner variety is what is known as a panicle hydrangea which means the blooms get quite large and the flower heads change from white to pink, red, or burgundy before drying to a beige color in winter.

Planting Limelight Hydrangeas

The Hydrangea paniculata limelight has an upright growing structure that will get up to 8 feet tall and wide at maturity. It is also drought tolerant. It performs best in loamy, moist, well-drained soil types and unlike many other hydrangeas, it prefers full sun to partial sun.

This flowering shrub can grow in most of the United States in department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 3-9. Makes an excellent shrub border. Growing hydrangeas is fun and rewarding! They can grow in most of North America.

The best time of year to plant the limelight tree is in early spring so it has time to establish roots. The limelight hydrangea growth rate is up to 12 inches per year.

Limelight Hydrangea Care

A slow release fertilizer applied in early spring will help this type of hydrangea thrive during the growing season. Apple insecticidal soap if you see pests such as slugs, snails, aphids, or spider mites.

Limelight hydrangea pruning should happen in late winter or early spring before new growth appears or larger flower buds start forming.

Our Limelight Hydrangea for sale is the perfect choice if you are looking for easy to grow, blooms every year, and even makes gorgeous cut flowers! The lime hydrangea flowers are a favorite for many gardeners!

Be sure to check out our Hydrangea Grow Guide, Why is my Hydrangea Wilting, as well as our blog post on How to Prune Limelight Hydrangea into a small Tree. Not interested in this pruning adventure? You can purchase the Limelight Hydrangea Tree already in a single trunk tree form. Truly a versatile, beautiful plant!

Botanical Name

Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight

Sunlight Full Sun / Partial Shade

Flower Color Pale lime green

Foliage Color Green

Mature Height 6-8 ft

Mature Width 6-8 ft

Growing Zones 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Special Features

Showy large flowers
Fall color
Sun tolerant
Cold hardy

Shipping Info

Once your Limelight Hydrangea Bush order is placed, we will ship your plant(s) within seven business days year round unless during the checkout process you request otherwise in the space provided to do so.

Perfect Plants’ shipping specialists carefully package your plants using a proven packaging method that ensures your plants arrive healthy, colorfully alive and ready to flourish. We’ve coined the term ‘upside down box test’ and we do just that; we carefully package so that regardless of the direction your box is handled, it will not harm your precious plant that’s inside.

No shipping process is without a problem from time to time. On rare occasions some plants may experience some of the following during their transit: drooping, minor leaf-loss and/or minimal yellowing/discoloration, minor limb damage, etc. These instances are quite rare, but can happen when shipping plants in boxes.

Plants normally recover within a few weeks after planting. If a damaged box has injured your plant on the inside, please notify us within 5 days of receiving you package(s) by emailing us a photograph of the damage.

We always do our very best to ensure that your plants are packed and shipped in the safest, gentlest and most effective way possible.

Will my plants and trees look like the photographs?

Absolutely! Unlike other online nurseries, our photos are of actual plants and trees we’ve grown here, on our family operated nursery.

Growing our own plants and trees helps to ensure we ship you the best quality plants that are free of pests and diseases.

Your plants and trees may however not ship with flowers on them, like the photographs. This all depends on the time of year you buy your plant or tree. Crape Myrtle trees, for example, only bloom during the summer months, so if you purchase one during the spring or fall, they would ship without flowers. Once planted, your plants will grow and thrive giving you flowers for many years to come!

Pot Sizes

Pot sizes (commonly referred to in gallons) are shipped in the same size nursery trade pots which may vary in actual volume. Some plants may have been at the approximate pot size listed, but require excess dirt to be removed so that you will not be paying any additional shipping costs. This doesn’t happen very often though.

Shipping Fees

Our shipping charges are based on the value of your order. Please use the chart below to see what your shipping charge will be.

Care

Choose a planting location that offers adequate sunlight and shade in a low traffic area. Allow proper clearance for the mature growth size. Well-drained soil is ideal. Water regularly for the first planted year to ensure adequate water is available for establishing a strong root system. Prune as necessary to remove any damaged or dead foliage and to promote a well-balanced structure.

Planting Instructions:

Dig a hole approximately twice as wide as your new plant’s root ball and deep enough so that the top of the root ball is equal with the ground level.

Loosen the root ball using a small garden spade or by hand. Breaking smaller outer roots can encourage growth into the new soil, but take care to not damage large primary roots.

Place the plant in the hole and ensure that it is situated evenly upright. Use the excavated soil to fill in around the root ball, using your foot to pack it in firmly. Thoroughly soak with a hose as you fill in the dirt. Take great care to not leave any gaps or air spaces around the root ball as this could kill the plant.

A 2-4 inch layer of mulch is strongly recommended to help retain moisture and discourage weed growth. Apply mulch over the entire planting area but keep away from the stems or trunk by a few inches. Ensure that the plant and surrounding soil is completely soaked with water.

To ensure the proper nutrients are available for the life of your plant our proprietary Perfect Plants Special Blend Soil and a once yearly application of Nutricote Total 360 Fertilizer are great considerations for your new plants!

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Denise C – April 23, 2019
The limelight hydrangea shipped very well to my house in Virginia. The plant looks in perfect health.
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- Perfect Plants (store manager) – April 25, 2019
  Hi Denise, we are glad your limelight shrub arrived nicely and hope it went into the ground as expected. Look forward to working with you in the future!!
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Sharon W. (verified owner) – June 22, 2019
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Plants were healthy with glossy foliage. Packaging was very sturdy—no damages. The shrubs are flowering! I thought I would need to wait a year. Overall exceeded expectations- I will be ordering more
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- Perfect Plants (store manager) – June 23, 2019
  Hi Sharon, thank you for your review of the limelight hydrangea bush. We are so happy you are pleased with your new shrub and hope it brings you beautiful flowers and joy!
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Jessica Buben – February 26, 2020
Oh my goodness. I just received my Limelight. It doesn’t even have leaves (it’s February; still dormant) but I can tell it is so healthy! The stems look so sturdy and healthy. The structure of the stems is also so pretty! It came packaged so perfectly, and was so well wrapped that no soil escaped the pot whatsoever. It was also still nice and moist and didn’t dry in shipping at all. I am just so impressed! I can’t wait for it to break dormancy this spring!
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- Perfect Plants (store manager) – February 28, 2020
  Jessica, thank you so much for your order of the Limelight Hydrangea. We are so glad you are pleased with it and can’t wait to hear back once it flushes out for spring. Enjoy :)
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judith (verified owner) – May 12, 2020
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My plant arrived in great shape, and doesn’t appear to have suffered at all from transplant shock. Another great plant from Perfect Plants!
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- Perfect Plants (store manager) – May 13, 2020
  Hi Judith, thank you for your review on our Limelight Hydrangea bush. We appreciate your business!

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