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- Spec Sheet: Limelight Prime® spec sheet
- Grower Sheet: Limelight Prime® Hydrangea Grower Sheet
- Booklet/Brochure: Proven Winners ColorChoice Programs: Spec Sheet: Grower Sheet: 2023 Shrubs of the Year Growing Guide
- Plant of the Week: Plant of the Week May 26, 2022 Limelight Prime hydrangea
- Benchcard: Limelight Prime® Hydrangea Benchcard
Meet the Breeder
Tim Wood
Grand Haven, MI, USA
LIMELIGHT PRIME®
Panicle Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata
'SMNHPPH'
PP#32,511; CBRAF
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- Vivid Blooms
- New and Improved
- Long Blooming
- Description
An improved, more refined Limelight with darker, healthier-looking foliage, stronger stems, and a more compact growth habit. The blooms emerge a vivid lime green and maintain that color longer, often until they transition into a bubblegum pink. The blooms eventually finish a rich, punch pink. It makes a better-looking container, and finishes just as quickly as 'Limelight'.
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- USDA Zone
- 3-8 (-40°F/-40°C)
- Exposure
- Full sun, Part sun
- Height
- 4-6'
- Width
- 4-5'
- Finish Time
- 0.5 season
- Type
- Deciduous
- Bloom Time
- Summer
- Flower Color
- Green, Pink
- Foliage Color
- Green
- Liner Sizes
- 2 1/4", 4", Quick Turn
General Care
Soil
Adaptable to most any soil except very wet or excessively alkaline soils.Pruning
In late winter or early spring, cut back by about one-third its total height, just above a set of large buds. This ensures that the growth for the season will come vigorous buds lower on the plant and also serves to remove any remaining dried blooms. Alternatively, cut back in autumn once the plant has gone completely dormant. May be cut back harder if desired, though this tends to produce stems that are unable to achieve maximum stem strength the following season.Uses
Specimen; mixed borders; mass plantings. Makes a good hedge or screen. Excellent for cut flowers, both fresh and dried.Growing Tips
Panicle hydrangeas are the most sun tolerant hydrangeas and are also resistant to wilting. In cooler climates, full sun is recommended for best stem strength and flower set. We have heard reports of success with 'Limelight' in Dallas, TX, and Orlando, FL with afternoon shade and well-drained soil. Flower color is unaffected by soil chemistry. If flowers turn brown and dry instead of aging to pink or red, this indicates that the plant needs more water or that nighttime temperatures are too high for the transFeatures: Cut flower, Fall interest, Alkaline soil, Clay soil, Salt tolerant
Filters: Botanical genus: Hydrangea, Common name: Panicle Hydrangea, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 3, USDA Zone 4, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Summer, Green flowers, Pink flowers, Green foliage
Features: Cut flower, Fall interest, Alkaline soil, Clay soil, Salt tolerant
Filters: Botanical genus: Hydrangea, Common name: Panicle Hydrangea, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 3, USDA Zone 4, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, USDA Zone 8, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Summer, Green flowers, Pink flowers, Green foliage