Limelight Hydrangea

I've been posting a lot about Limelight hydrangeas lately, but this blossom caught my eye as I was leaving the Big House today, and just blew me away with its size!  If you click the photo to increase the size, you can see my hand on the left of this SINGLE cluster.

The Seasonal Evolution of Limelight Hydrangeas

My friend Laurie, who is the salesperson extraordinaire for Buck Jones Nursery, has taken photos of the Limelight Hydrangeas in front of her business three different times this year, three months apart (July, September, December). The evolution of this plant, combined with the fact that it is virtually maintenance free, makes it a "must have" plant for your full sun areas!

Wouldn't you love to be able to do this?

Each of us probably has one particular plant which generates lots of "What is that?" sort of questions. In my own garden, it is the Sylphium, which is blooming it's heart out at the moment. It looks like a bright yellow daisy on steroids, since it is a solid eight feet tall and about five feet across. Most often I'm asked, "What is that bush?" and the person is always surprised to discover it's an herbaceous perennial that disappears every winter.

One of my suppliers was getting a gazillion questions about the shrubs at their entrance. I thought their means of response was quite clever!