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Limelight

These hydrangeas are called 'limelight' because of their initial color (similar to the original calcium oxide light discovered by Goldsworthy Gurney) and used in theaters for ages. Theater lights are still often called 'limes' for that reason.

Eventually these flowers will fade to cream, before turning pink in the autumn. Quite a spectacle.

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Uploaded on July 16, 2025
Taken on July 14, 2025