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Background. They produce large flowers that are notorious for their football shape and their rich coloring. The limelight hydrangea may be pruned in fall, winter or early spring, but never in late spring or summer while the plant is developing flowers.
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Do not prune them in the late spring or early summer because you will be cutting off the buds. See the hydrangea pruning video here. Hydrangeas respond much more quickly to renovation pruning than other less vigorous shrubs.
Do not prune them in the late spring or early summer because you will be cutting off the buds.
Prune your limelight in late winter or early spring, before new growth emerges. Limelights can be cut back by up to a 1/3 the size of the bush every year. See the hydrangea pruning video here. Limelight hydrangeas are a type of woody hydrangea that bloom in the spring.