The striking pure white sterile flowers of the Levana can grow up to 50cmlong if the shrub is pruned back in spring. The showy florets, standing ona long peduncle, are composed of mostly 4, sometimes 5 not overlappingsepals creating many attractive star-like flowers during summer. Theseabundant fragrant white flowers attract a lot of insects and butterflies.Grows 3-4.5m tall if lefted unpruned and 2-3m spread unpruned.

Garden Use
Ideal For Patio, Cottage Gardens, WildlifeGardens, Cut Flower Garden, Specimen Plant, Woodland Garden. It can be usedas a solitary eye-catcher, in groups or in massplanting.

Planting Guide
Hydrangeas need moistureretentive soil and a cool, shaded root run. Grow hydrangea plants in anynon alkaline, fertile, moist soil. Improve the soil prior to planting byadding with plenty of well rotted manure or garden compost, ensuring thatit is mixed in thoroughly and deeply.‘Limelight’ loves dappled shade and itcan light up a gloomy corner half under trees. Prefers sheltered locationsalthough can withstand some exposure and windy situations. They also makegood container plants in wooden tubs. Terracotta pots tend to dry out theroots. Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' blooms from late January toMarch. Pruning hydrangeas requires pruning down hard every spring oncethe frosts are over. This keeps the hydrangea compact and encourages largeflowers. Tipping back by reducing the stems by a third in spring will keepa bigger, leggier bush that produces earlier flowers in larger numbers -although each will be smaller in size.