Little Lime Punch Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'SMNHPH'
Proven Winners
$52.00 – $66.00
This compact shrub with strong stems serves up color all season long; large, conical, lime green flower heads mature from the bottom up, to shades of white, light pink, then Hawaiian Punch red; the colors will mix on the same plant as it reblooms
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Little Lime Punch Hydrangea is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.
Ornamental Qualities
Little Lime Punch Hydrangea features bold conical lime green flowers with creamy white overtones and pink edges at the ends of the branches from early summer to mid fall that fade to red over time. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has green deciduous foliage. The textured pointy leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color.
Planting and Growing
Little Lime Punch Hydrangea will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity | with a spread of 4 feet. It tends to be a little leggy | with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground. It grows at a medium rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.
This shrub performs well in both full sun and full shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions | and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. To help this plant achieve its best flowering performance | periodically apply a flower-boosting fertilizer from early spring through into the active growing season. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in both summer and winter to conserve soil moisture and protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun to shade
Keep moisture level average to moist
Mature Size 4'Hx4'W
Cutflower Favorite
Flowers are lime green
Flowers from early summer to mid fall
Zone 3a
Likes average to moist soil