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Hydrangeas are popular ornamental plants, grown for their large flower-heads, with Hydrangea macrophylla like this one here being by far the most widely grown with over 600 named cultivars, many selected to have only large sterile flowers in the flower-heads.
Hydrangea macrophylla, also known as Bigleaf Hydrangea, can be broken up into two main categories; Mophead Hydrangea & Lacecap Hydrangea, the latter here from my garden.
Some species only flower on 'old wood'. Thus new wood resulting from pruning will not produce flowers until the following season.
The pink hydrangea has risen in popularity all over the world, but especially in Asia.
Pink hydrangeas have many different meanings, but generally mean, "You are the beat of my heart," as described by the celebrated Asian florist Tan Jun Yong, where he was quoted saying, "The light delicate blush of the petals reminds me of a beating heart, while the size could only match the heart of the sender!"
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Hydrangea, on a black background. Edited on Lightroom, taken at Benmore Botanic Gardens, near Dunoon, Cowal, Scotland.
These hydrangeas start off with the palest shade of lavender, and as they age and dry up, they deepen to an intense purple. They have the most delicious powdery scent!
7 Days of Shooting, Week #26: The Colour Purple-- Worn and Weathered Thursday
The hydrangea shrubs in my garden are getting ready to flower as Australia heads into yet another Summer. The accompanying image is from a past season and for this year I'm thinking that I'll attempt to change it's descendants colour to pink by feeding it with soil ph conditioner.
Hydrangea wands!
These wands come with all 4 colors shown: pink,purple,blue & white
Touch the hydrangea to turn on/off the sparkles!
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Hydrangeas are wonderful, hardy shrubs that would certainly have to be included on a list of the ten best flowering plants in the world.
Hydrangeas are amazingly versatile in that you can actually alter the flower colours to suit your needs. The flower colour in most forms relates to the acidity or alkalinity of the soil.
In acid soil (pH 5 or less) hydrangeas are usually always blue.
As the soil pH climbs towards the neutral and alkaline end of the scale (pH 7 or more) hydrangeas turn mauve, pink and red.
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Using backlight and against a white and a black background. Straigth-from-the-camera version is included too for comparison.
Gear: Canon 50mm/f1.8MK1 at f11 and macro extension tube.
Hydrangea Lace Collage
Today I spent an hour in the garden, everywhere was horrible and wet and uninspiring. I really needed to get rid of stuff to let the bulbs come through.
Whilst tidying I found a hydrangea head that I thought would look great for some macro photography.
I played around with different coloured gels on the speedlight to light a sheet of crumpled aluminium foil and then added a bit of water spray, both created some lovely bokeh.
I couldn't decide which I liked the most so I made a collage.
I had looked forward to the Hydrangea flowering season but the really hot Summer shortened the normally several weeks long period. There are a few examples remaining in the shadier asections.
The Hydrangeas did very well this year, although in general the heads are smaller probably due to the hot summer.
Now some have been dried and form a lovely dash of colour in the room.
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.
Flower lovers will know that there is a flower language.
Every sentiment is expressed in one form or another by delicate blooms.
Of course, even the experts disagree on the "true meaning" of many flowers and most have different meanings to different people.
So, while all flowers convey thoughtfulness and love, a gift of flowers for a special someone will always create its own personal meaning, too.
HYDRANGEA - Thank You for Understanding.
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