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I have two hydrangeas in my garden. One has not yet bloomed this summer. This hydrangea produced pink flowers last summer and was much taller. This year the flowers range from a purplish-white to blue, like this one.
Our Lacecap Hydrangea usually produces one or a few multiple blooms with about four large pink blooms around a white center cluster that eventually turns into small blue blossoms. This year the plant got very vigorous and produced nine clusters like the three that are shown.
Hydrangea, common names hydrangea or hortensia, is a genus of over 75 species of flowering plants native to Asia and the Americas. By far the greatest species diversity is in eastern Asia, notably China, Korea, and Japan. Most are shrubs 1–3 m (3 ft 3 in – 9 ft 10 in) tall, but some are small trees, and others lianas reaching up to 30 m (100 ft) by climbing up trees. They can be either deciduous or evergreen, though the widely cultivated temperate species are all deciduous.
Hydrangea is derived from Greek and means ‘water vessel’ (from ὕδωρ water + ἄγγος or αγγεῖον vessel), in reference to the shape of its seed capsules. The earlier name, Hortensia, is a Latinised version of the French given name Hortense, honoring French astronomer and mathematician Nicole-Reine Hortense Lepaute. This claim is disputed in page 88 on citation 10 at Nicole-Reine Hortense Lepaute page, which says: "Larousse considers this an injustice, and remarks that it has led many persons to the erroneous notion that "Hortensia" was one of her names; it was probably only the Latin adjective from "hortus."
In most species, the flowers are white, but in others (notably H. macrophylla), they can be blue, red, pink, light purple, or dark purple. In these species, floral colour change occurs due to the presence of aluminum ions which are available or tied up depending upon the soil pH. 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 aluminum ions and typically produce flowers that are blue to purple, whereas an alkaline soil (pH above 7) will tie up aluminum ions and result in pink or red flowers. This is caused by a color change of the flower pigments in the presence of aluminum ions which can be taken up into hyperaccumulating plants.[ Lowering the pH of potting soils or mixes usually does not change the flower colour to blue, because these soils have no aluminum ions. The ability to blue or pink a hydrangea is also influenced by the cultivar. Some plants are selected for their ability to be blued, while others are bred and selected to be red, pink, or white. The flower colour of most other Hydrangea species is not affected by aluminum and cannot be changed or shifted. Hydrangeas are also nicknamed 'Change Rose'.
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One of the few flowering plants that stay with you all year if you care for them. Some people cut the dried stems in late autumn to keep the dried foliage in a vase. I prefer dried hydrangea to the summer flower because of its uniqueness. Texture underlay added (my own). Taken at Riverwood Park.
An interesting fact about Hydrangea flowers is that their flower colour can change based on the pH in soil. Soil with a pH of 5.5 or lower will produce blue flowers, a pH of 6.5 or higher will produce pink hydrangeas, and soil in between 5.5 and 6.5 will have purple hydrangeas.
A Floral Surprise
A Treat for my Eyes
With Lots of Flower Power
Not only in the early Hour
Like Balm for my Soul
My Dreams get out of Control
A World without Flowers
Won’t be the World of ours
But like a Sky without Stars
Similar to Life on Planet Mars
(Caren)
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Hydrangea, near of my home
家の近くの紫陽花
The rainy season weather has returned.
また梅雨っぽい天気が戻ってきました。
Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka city, Japan
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- Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' is one of the most winter hardy hydrangeas. An important feature is that it flowers on new shoots so you better prune or trim it early in the season to achieve a denser plant and to avoid it grows to tall. If pruned it will grow to ca. 150 - 200cm
This is a panicle type hydrangea, not a mop-head one with big leaves and large flowers heads. Well, how to explain then that this new variety has even bigger flowers? Never mind, let’s just call them XXL size. The panicles are upto 30 cm long, fat blossoms of greenish-white colour when they come out in early August, changing to almost white after about 2-3 weeks and turning clear pink in September. The shade of pink is not a fading one, but fresh pink as if it was meant to be pink from the very beginning. Ovate, pointed leaves are dark green.
- Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' wordt, mits jaarlijks eind februari gesnoeid, 150 - 200cm hoog.
De plant bloeit langdurig, van juli t/m oktober met grote bloempluimen ( 25 – 30 cm groot) in een groen/witte kleur. De kleur is afhankelijk van de vruchtbaarheid van de grond. Hoe armer de grond is, hoe witter de bloem wordt. Voor de bijzondere, haast lichtgevende, groene kleur heb je dus een vruchtbare grond nodig.
Per tak groeit er één grote bloem. In september en oktober kleuren de bloemen roze. Het is mooi om in de winter de bloemen aan de struik te laten zitten. Ze kleuren bruin en zorgen vooral bij sneeuw voor een prachtig beeld in de tuin. Vogeltjes zijn ook altijd nog blij met oude bloempluimen, vanwege insecten die zich erin verschuilen.
A new variety to me, hydrangea serrata kiyosumi, taken on a local National Trust visit to Biddulph Grange Gardens.