Yellow-leafed Hydrangeas Question

13 years ago

I am doing some research on all hydrangea varieties with foliage that starts out yellow (either fully yellow or partly yellow) like Little Honey, Sun Godess, Golden Sunlight, Lemon Wave, Lemon Zest, Climbing Hydrangea Firefly, etc.

I was trying to find some growers of these plants to ask: how long do the leaves' yellow hue stay "on" for you where you live? I am trying to determine if there is one which one stays yellowish significantly longer than other varieties....

Oh, almost forgot, if you know, please indicate how much sun your plant gets as this may shorten or lengthen things AND what color the leaves turn in the Fall.

TIA, Luis

This post was edited by luis_pr on Wed, Jun 5, 13 at 19:08

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October_Gardens
13 years ago
Lemon Daddy stays yellow since day one. Mine is in its third summer in ground. It made a few nice pale-pink blooms last year and will make a handful this year... The middle of the shrub is kind of bare because there were no buds set along the old canes - only at the ends(?). But more or less all the terminal buds made it. It has grown to 3x3', is a due-east foundation planting, getting AM sun.
luis_pr
Original Author
13 years ago
Nice to know it stays yellow all the time! I was going to mention that I had a Sun Goddess some time ago and its yellow hue was temporary (I no longer remember how long the yellow lasted but probably thru June). Its blooms (pink over here) were nothing to write home about. It received sun between mid-morning till lunch time.
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Ruth_MI
13 years ago
I have lemon wave, and the yellow stays bright yellow all season.
gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
13 years ago
Same with 'Little Honey'. A clear yellow all season, deepening to more of a gold with russet highlights in fall. Foliage scalds if in full sun.
hokierustywilliamsbu
13 years ago
Sun goddess starts light yellow but by July becomes more green few blooms pink in color and in a shady
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