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When do limelight hydrangeas "leaf out"?

Sarah TB
2 years ago

Hi everyone. I am in 6B (just outside Boston) and have been enjoying all the beautiful limelight hydrangeas in my neighborhood for the last few weeks. I would like to plant one in my yard but, in thinking about placement, I am wondering how early they "leaf out" in the spring/ summer and no longer look like just a scraggly heap of sticks? (e.g., I'm not sure I want it in my front yard if it stays scraggly well into the summer). I am having a hard time finding this information by googling because everything talks about "bloom time," and I realize they bloom rather late--I am more wondering about when they get some leaves. :) It's too bad I can't go back in time for the last few months and monitor my neighbors' plants more carefully, but I am hoping some of you might be able to clue me in. Thanks for any insights! (I am new to doing any kind of gardening and have only recently been remotely observant about what's going on with plants in my neighborhood.)

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