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NAMELESS in THE PARK... HYDRANGEA

 

 

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Not all from my garden, most from my travels.

All the plants had a name tag... except this one!

Hydrangea, the name, comes from the Greek words "hydro" or water, and "angeion," or vase = water vase, they prefer a lot of water.

 

A very ancient plant, found in fossils going back thousands of years.

 

In most species the flowers are white, but in some species (notably H. macrophylla), they are blue, red, pink, light purple, or dark purple.

 

In these species the colour is affected by the presence of aluminium ions which are available or tied up depending upon the soil’s pH content.

 

For H. macrophylla and H. serrata cultivars, the flower colour can be determined by the relative acidity of the soil: an acidic soil (pH below 7), will have available aluminium ions and typically produce flowers that are blue to purple, whereas an alkaline soil (pH above 7) will tie up aluminium ions and result in pink or red flowers.

 

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Uploaded on March 24, 2021