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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 3 -5 feet
Plant Spread: 3 - 5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Green
Pink
Other: Emerges lime green and ages to pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP22,330; Can3,914
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 2015 KVBC Award Gold; 2015 Gold Medal Award from The Royal Boskoop Horticultural Society; 2013 Plantarium Gold Medal Award
Parentage: Limelight Variegated x unknown

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Little Lime®
Cultivar name: 'Jane'
Common names
  • Panicle Hydrangea
  • Hydrangea

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Location: Western Washington
Location: Iowa
Location: Cowells nursery Woolsington Northumberland England
Date: 2018-08-06
Hydrangea paniculata Little Lime
Location: Iowa
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2017-11-07
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2011-10-20
Late Fall Color
Location: Iowa
Location: East border
Date: September
Location: Iowa
Date: 2017-10-03
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2021-10-14
Panicle Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata Little Lime®)
Location: Belarus
Date: 2023-07-16
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2022-08-30
Panicle Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata Little Lime®) 2nd year
Location: Iowa
Date: 2017-08-26
Location: Iowa
Date: 2017-10-01
Location: Iowa
Date: 2018-08-13
Location: Iowa
Date: 2018-08-13
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Bordines Nursery, Brighton, MI
Date: 2010-08-15
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: East border
Date: August 2015

Date: 2018-08-29
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Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2013-08-01
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: KALAMA WA
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Date: 2018-08-29
Location: Fairfax, VA | September 2022
Date: 2022-09-06

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Date: 2011-07-21
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Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: East border
Date: August 2015

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners
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Photo courtesy of Proven Winners
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Photo courtesy of Proven Winners
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Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-09-11
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-09-11
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2012-09-11
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2013-08-01
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