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Family: Hydrangeaceae (hy-drain-jee-AY-see-ee) (Info) Genus: Hydrangea (hy-DRAIN-juh) (Info) Species: paniculata (pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tuh) (Info) Cultivar: Limelight Additional cultivar information: (PP12874) Hybridized by Zwijnenburg; Year of Registration or Introduction: 2001
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Rose/Mauve Pale Green
Bloom Time: Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall Mid Fall
Foliage: Deciduous
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings Flowers are good for drying and preserving
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information: Patented
Propagation Methods: From softwood cuttings
Seed Collecting: N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
On Aug 18, 2006, soulbloom from Richmond, VA wrote:
Ehhhh! That pretty much sums up this plant. Though it doesn't stand out, it won't go unnoticed in the garden. I would describe mine as pretty much average.
Has bloomed here in central MS in partial shade. Have trouble with the regular peegee, but this one does bloom here. Very light green to white flowers.
On Jul 29, 2005, alicewho from North Augusta, SC (Zone 8a) wrote:
This hydrangea didn't come out as green as I had hoped, but the blooms are huge and plentiful. Fast grower and so far disease and pest free. It really stands out in the garden.
On Apr 15, 2005, bonniewong from edmonton Canada wrote:
I purchased Limelight spring 2004,and am really impressed. It bloomed all summer in my zone 3 garden, the color was the most beautiful shade of light green.We had exceptionally hot weather with the most awful aphid epidemic and very few predators. It was so healthy, it didn't skip a beat, the foliage and flowers were unscathed. The buds are just starting to swell now mid April 2005, it survived -37C with little winter kill. By far the best hydrangea I have.
On Dec 4, 2004, lmelling from Ithaca, NY (Zone 5b) wrote:
Information from both "Hydrangeas for American Gardens," by Michael A. Dirr (2004) and "Encyclopedia of Hydrangeas" C.J. and D.M. Van Gelderen (2004 - Timber Press)
Well branched, medium sized shrub 6 - 10 feet, with 8 being the average, and 5 to 8 feet wide. The flowers carry only sterile ray-flowers and the panicles are almost as big as those of 'Grandiflora', but LIMELIGHT turns more to pink than does 'Grandiflora' according to Van Gelderen.
Professor Dirr notes that in zone 7, color showed an expression more towards white in this cultivar, possibly due to heat.
AKA 'Zwijnenburg' and trademarked name is LIMELIGHT. Bred by Pieter Zwijnenburg, Boskoop, Netherlands, in 1990.
On Nov 3, 2004, scutler from Charleston, SC (Zone 8b) wrote:
In my Zone 8b garden, the color ranges from faded green to off-white. The color is not as bright as I had hoped. However, on the plus side, I planted a 10" high specimen and in 1 year it had soared to 6 ft high and spread to 5 ft wide with over a dozen blooms each literally 10" x 10"! It has out-grown and out-produced all of my hydrangeas.
On Jul 10, 2004, Dea from Frederick, MD (Zone 6a) wrote:
The blooms are lime in color and then soften to an off-white/white as they progress.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Vincent, Alabama Judsonia, Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Susanville, California Ashkum, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Litchfield, Illinois Peoria, Illinois Plainfield, Illinois Saint Charles, Illinois Westmont, Illinois Des Moines, Iowa South Amana, Iowa West Des Moines, Iowa Louisville, Kentucky Folsom, Louisiana Cockeysville, Maryland Frederick, Maryland Mashpee, Massachusetts Middleton, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts Dearborn Heights, Michigan Hillsdale, Michigan Oxford, Michigan Spring Lake, Michigan Longville, Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota Wyoming, Minnesota Madison, Mississippi Seminary, Mississippi Manchester, New Hampshire Mays Landing, New Jersey Santa Fe, New Mexico Rochester, New York Cincinnati, Ohio Glouster, Ohio Streetsboro, Ohio Morrisville, Pennsylvania Norristown, Pennsylvania Sarver, Pennsylvania Bluffton, South Carolina Conway, South Carolina Lamar, South Carolina North Augusta, South Carolina Pickens, South Carolina Pierre, South Dakota Knoxville, Tennessee (2 reports) Quitman, Texas Arlington, Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Disputanta, Virginia Linden, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Buckley, Washington Seattle, Washington Medford, Wisconsin Menasha, Wisconsin
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