The hydrangea, with its large, showy blooms, has a considerable impact on the landscape. In addition to beautiful colour that transitions to deeper shades as temperatures cool in late summer, the bountiful blooms of the hydrangea extend late into fall for one of the longest flowering displays in the garden.
Some gardeners avoid hydrangeas out of concern they are too difficult to prune. Hydrangea paniculata varieties, though, couldn’t be easier to prune as this species flowers on new wood or current year’s growth. I leave the dried flowerheads on for winter interest and snip them off in early spring to just above the first pair of new buds.
One of the most popular panicle varieties, Limelight is a spectacular late-season bloomer with large panicles in shades of lime and cream, which transition to pink with a tinge of burgundy as temperatures drop.
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