Yellow Hydrangea Plants

Yellow Wax Bells

• Yellow wax bells (Kirengeshoma palmate) are a species of hydrangea native to Korea and Japan. The plant grows between 3 and 4 feet tall as a shrubby perennial, thriving under conditions featuring shade and damp, acidic soil. Yellow wax bells bloom during June and July, turning out bell-shaped, yellow flowers in clusters. Yellow wax bells' ability to survive and develop in shade makes it suitable as an addition to woodland gardens and shaded borders, according to the Missouri Botanical Garden. Yellow wax bells are a low-maintenance hydrangea that grows in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 8.

Climbing Hydrangea Firefly

• The Firefly cultivar of the climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea anomala) -- a species of vine native to Japan, Taiwan, China and Korea -- has variegated foliage, with a creamy-yellow color on the leaf edges. Climbing hydrangea grows to 30 feet as a vine, but when nothing exists nearby to support it, it grows as a shrub, up to 4 feet tall. Climbing hydrangea requires a cool place in which to grow, where the soil is fertile and moist. Climbing hydrangea is viable from USDA zone 4 through 8, with those grown in the northern part of this range capable of growing in full sun if you keep the ground around it damp. The Firefly cultivar, with its yellow leaf borders, helps bring a light accent to shady spots.

Bigleaf Hydrangea

• Two hybrids of the bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) display yellow on their leaves. One has foliage that starts out bright yellow and another includes yellow as part of its variegated leaf color. Hardy to USDA zone 6, this type of hydrangea is a deciduous shrub that grows between 3 and 6 feet high. The Golden Sunlight variety of bigleaf hydrangea has lemon-yellow foliage in spring, but the leaves change color and eventually turn light shades of green. The Lemon Wave hybrid of the species has variegated foliage, with white, green and yellow combinations on each leaf. The leaves of a typical bigleaf hydrangea start out green, but before falling off in autumn, they change to tints of pale yellow, according to the University of Connecticut Plant Database.