Little Lime Punch Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata ‘SMNHPH’ · a dwarf white-to-red panicle hydrangea
A compact panicle hydrangea whose big flower heads open lime green, turn white, then blush from the base up to pink and raspberry red, so several colours mix at once. Strong stems keep the blooms upright, and it's small enough for beds and pots. It blooms on new wood, so prune in spring; deer find it tasty.
- 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 to wet
- Blooms
- Jul–Sep
Little Lime Punch Hydrangea at its mature size
A mature Little Lime Punch 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.
Drawn as Little Lime Hydrangea, sized as Little Lime Punch Hydrangea.
Typical mature size, unpruned. Sources: Proven Winners, The Tree Center.
Growing Little Lime Punch Hydrangea
- Grows well in
- The Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest, the Plains and Mountain West, and the Pacific Northwest.
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Good for
- Small space, foundation planting, rain garden, and fast growing
- Leaves
- Drops its leaves in winter
- Native to
- China and Japan
Spacing
VeraScape spaces plants so their grown canopies just touch. For Little Lime Punch 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 Punch Hydrangea in your yard before you dig
Visualize it at its true size, alongside the rest of your design.
Other hydrangeas
Little Lime Punch Hydrangea
Annabelle Hydrangea
Endless Summer Hydrangea
HydrangeaAll drawn to the same scale.