Hydrangea paniculata Little Lime Punch Proven Winners - Panicle Hydrangea

The Hydrangea paniculata Little Lime Punch - Proven Winners is a compact variety of hydrangea with changing and colourful flowers. It distinguishes itself from the cultivar Little Lime by a more vibrant and varied colouration. Its elongated panicles emerge in lime green and then turn white, pink, and red. Thus, new flowers appear regularly, creating a simultaneous mix of pink, white, red, and green flowers. It is also a dwarf version of the famous Limelight, but much more compact, reaching about 1 metre in all directions. It is best grown in non-burning sunlight, in good garden soil, even slightly limestone or in a pot.

The Hydrangea paniculata Little Lime Punch is a recent selection from the American nurseries Proven Winners, similar to the famous cultivar Limelight and Little Lime. The species Hydrangea paniculata is native to the temperate eastern regions of China and Japan. Like the species, Little Lime Punch has excellent hardiness (up to -25°C), adapts to sunlight and relative drought, while being more tolerant of limestone soils than traditional Hortensia macrophylla. It forms a compact bush with a rounded and ramified habit, reaching about 80 cm to 1.10 m in all directions, with rapid growth. Its flowering usually begins in early July and continues until October. Starting off as lime green, its elongated panicles composed of round florets then turn reddish and pink. Its strong branches easily support the weight of the flowers. They are covered with beautiful deciduous, dark green, ovate foliage.

The Hydrangea paniculata Little Lime Punch thrives in any good garden soil, without too much limestone. Exposure to non-burning sunlight promotes the best colouration. Vigorous and robust, it has good hardiness and requires moisture to flower properly. This hydrangea variety lends itself to various uses in the garden: as a low hedge or in a bed in association with other hydrangeas or repeat flowering roses, thus creating superb contrasts of colours and shapes. In a border, accompany it with colourful echinaceas, Eupatorium in moist soil, or pink and red heucheras for example. Thanks to its modest size, it is perfect for small gardens where it can be planted as an isolated specimen, or grown in a large container on a balcony or terrace, where it will thrive for many years with regular maintenance including fertilising and watering.