Little Lime Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Jane’ · a dwarf lime-green panicle hydrangea
A compact panicle hydrangea whose flower heads open lime green, turn white, then blush pink to burgundy into fall, on strong stems that don't droop. It's small enough for pots, borders and mass plantings, and very cold-hardy. It blooms on new wood, so late frosts and pruning don't cost the flowers.
- Mature size
- 4 × 4 ft
- 1.2 × 1.2 m, tall × wide
- Hardiness
- Zones 3a–8b
- USDA
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Blooms
- Jul–Sep
Little Lime Hydrangea at its mature size
A mature Little Lime Hydrangea grows 3 to 5 feet tall and just as wide.
Drawn to scale beside a 5 ft 9 in person. With VeraScape, you see it at this size in your own yard.
Typical mature size, unpruned. Sources: Proven Winners, The Tree Center.
Through the year
What Little Lime Hydrangea looks like month by month in a typical zone 6–7 garden.
Dormant · Dec–Apr
Bare upright brown stems.
In leaf · May–Jun
Dense dark green leaves, no flowers yet.
In flower · Jul–Sep
Upright lime-to-white cone-shaped flower heads over dark green leaves.
Fall · Oct–Nov
Flower cones turned pink and rose, leaves yellow.
Photos
Growing Little Lime Hydrangea
- Grows well in
- The Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest, the Plains and Mountain West, and the Pacific Northwest.
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Good for
- Hedge, small space, foundation planting, specimen, and fast growing
- Leaves
- Drops its leaves in winter
- Native to
- China and Japan
Spacing for a hedge
VeraScape spaces plants so their grown canopies just touch. For Little Lime Hydrangea, that’s about 4 ft apart, center to center.
Place a row in your own yard and VeraScape spaces them at their mature width, so you can see whether they’ll crowd the walk.
See Little Lime Hydrangea in your yard before you dig
Visualize it at its true size, alongside the rest of your design.
Other hydrangeas
Little Lime Hydrangea
Annabelle Hydrangea
Endless Summer Hydrangea
HydrangeaAll drawn to the same scale.