Hydrangeas in the Fall

I know the Fall is coming when the hydrangeas begin to turn pink.  These Limelight PG hydrangeas take on a beautiful rosy/blush colour in the late summer / early Fall.  It's quite a spectacular plant as the flower clusters grows to quite large size - you can see it from a mile a way (well, not exactly a mile, but far enough).   This is probably the plant I get the most compliments on consistently on a yearly basis (and it requires the least amount of work - all I do is trim the branches in the Spring!)

Garden Bouquet

A summer bouquet from the garden :) 

Hydrangeas

 

I'm so happy that the Lime Light hydrangeas in our yard is turning out so beautifully in the Fall.  I read about how this kind of hydrangea turns pinkish in the Fall, but did not expect this pretty of a colour to show up.  I think they are especially beautiful during the colour transition when they're just turning pink but still has traces of lime green and white left.  

Nature is just so beautiful - the colours, the textures, the details.... make sure you look to nature every day and appreciate all it can offer! :)

Front yard Plant ID - Lime Light Hydrangea

In the front we have a beautiful hydrangea plant.  From the research I've been doing online, I think this is one from the Paniculata Hydrangea family - in particular a "Lime Light" Hydrangea (http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/limelight.html).  I learned (online) that the word "paniculata" relates to the somewhat "panicle" (cone) shape of the blooms.  I thought it may have been a "Little Lamb" hydrangea before but I think those blooms are slightly bigger than these... 

The blooms start off white in colour mid-summer.  Towards late summer and into early Autumn, the flowers starts turning pink and now at the beginning of October they are becoming a even more gorgeous shade of pink.

I'm still not 100% sure if my plant is a Lime Light, but form my comparison to ones I saw at the nursery it was pretty close.  I'm looking forward to drying these gorgeous flower when it gets cold out, I heard that they preserve pretty well when dried.