Hatcher Gardens Hydrangea

Taken by Etsuko.

Hydrangeas taken from our front yard in Augusta, GA.

Nikon D5100

6.7.14

Hydrangea in my parents garden.

Hydrangea

"Tellers Blue" Hydrangea Macrophylla. This Hydrangea has grown in our back garden for about 8 years, in all that time I just can't remember the flowers looking as good as this year (2020). All that manure in the spring must have worked wonders 😄.

The plant grows by a overhanging tree. The dappled lighting on the flower is caused by sunlight shining down through the tree.

Hydrangea is very popular in Japan

In this season these sights can be seen often!

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Maui, Hawaii

My hydrangeas are showing promise this year.

hydrangea seedhead in December

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Hydrangea past prime

The Rainy season has come in JAPAN.

Hydrangeas in the garden, 26 July 2008

Hydrangea, アジサイ・墨田の花火

It was a wonderful sunny day here, and the hydrangeas are not quite finished.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III × EF24-70mm F2.8L II USM

DongWong M.C. Zoom Macro 1:3.5 - 4.5 F=35 - 70mm

アジサイ ‘万華鏡’

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser., 1830 ‘Mangekyō’

This species is accepted.

Confirmation Date: 06/21, 2023.

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Family: Hydrangeaceae (APG IV)

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Authors:

Carl Peter Thunberg (1743-1828)

Nicolas Charles Seringe (1776-1858)

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Publication:

Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis ... (DC.)

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Collation:

4: 15

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Date of Publication:

late Sep 1830

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The native range of this species is S. Central Japan to Izu-shima, Kazan-retto. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a poison and a medicine, has environmental uses and social uses and for food.

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Distribution Native to:

Japan, Kazan-retto

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Introduced into:

Albania, Assam, Azores, Bolivia, Canary Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Costa Rica, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Great Britain, Juan Fernández Is., Korea, Madeira, Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Panamá, Portugal, Réunion, Spain, Trinidad-Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Venezuela, Vietnam

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Homotypic Synonyms:

Hortensia macrophylla (Thunb.) H.Ohba et S.Akiyama in J. Jap. Bot. 91: 346 (2016)

Viburnum macrophyllum Thunb. in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 14.: 295 (1784)

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Heterotypic Synonyms:

Hortensia japonica J.F.Gmel. in Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis].: 722 (1791)

Hortensia macrophylla f. isobue (H.Ohba et S.Akiyama) H.Ohba et S.Akiyama in J. Jap. Bot. 91: 346 (2016)

Hortensia macrophylla f. isonotaki (H.Ohba et S.Akiyama) H.Ohba et S.Akiyama in J. Jap. Bot. 91: 346 (2016)

Hortensia macrophylla f. normalis (E.H.Wilson) H.Ohba et S.Akiyama in J. Jap. Bot. 91: 346 (2016)

Hortensia mutabilis Schneev. in Icon. Pl. Rar.: 36 (1793)

Hortensia nigra Carrière in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 52: 180 (1880)

Hortensia opuloides Lam. in Encycl. 3: 136 (1789)

Hortensia rosea Desf. in Tabl. École Bot.: 115 (1804)

Hortensia speciosa Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 505 (1805)

Hydrangea azisai Siebold in Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 14(2): 689 (1828)

Hydrangea azisai var. foliis-aureovariegatis Siebold et Zucc. in Fl. Jap. 1: 105 (1839)

Hydrangea cyanoclada G.Nicholson in Hand-List Trees Shrubs 1[Polypet.]: 221 (1894)

Hydrangea florida Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 284 (1796)

Hydrangea hortensia Siebold in Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 14(2): 688 (1828), nom. superfl.

Hydrangea hortensia var. azisai (Siebold) A.Gray in Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 312 (1857)

Hydrangea hortensia var. macrosepala (Regel) Rehder in L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort. 2: 785 (1900)

Hydrangea hortensia var. maculata (Blume) K.Koch in Hort. Dendrol.: 106 (1853)

Hydrangea hortensia var. mariesii Bean in Garden (London, 1871-1927) 54: 390 (1898)

Hydrangea hortensia var. otaksa (Siebold et Zucc.) A.Gray in Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts 6: 312 (1857)

Hydrangea hortensia f. otaksa (Siebold et Zucc.) Franch. et Sav. in Enum. Pl. Jap. 1: 152 (1873)

Hydrangea hortensia f. rosea Bean in Garden (London, 1871-1927) 50: 122 (1896)

Hydrangea hortensia var. rosea (Bean) J.H.Veitch in Hort. Veitch.: 368 (1906)

Hydrangea hortensia f. variegata (Regel) G.Nicholson in Ill. Dict. Gard. 2: 163 (1887)

Hydrangea hortensis Sm. in Icon. Pict. Pl. Rar. 2: 12 (1792)

Hydrangea hortensis var. alba H.B.May in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 45: 301 (1909)

Hydrangea hortensis var. maculata Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 920 (1826)

Hydrangea hortensis var. mariesii (Bean) Bean in Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 1: 625 (1914)

Hydrangea japonica var. albovariegatis Van Houtte in Fl. Serres 7: 139 (1851)

Hydrangea japonica var. coerulescens Regel in Gartenflora 15: 290 (1866)

Hydrangea japonica fimbriata-macrophylla Jacob-Makoy in Nursery Cat. (L. Jacob-Makoy & Co.) 112: 31 (1868)

Hydrangea japonica var. foliis-variegatis André in Pl. Feuill. Ornem.: 177 (1866), not validly publ.

Hydrangea japonica f. hortensia Regel in Gartenflora 15: 290 (1866)

Hydrangea japonica var. macrosepala Regel in Gartenflora 15: 290 (1866)

Hydrangea japonica var. otaksa Regel in Gartenflora 15: 290 (1866)

Hydrangea japonica var. plena Regel in Gartenflora 15: 290 (1866)

Hydrangea japonica speciosa Hovey in Nursery Cat. (Hovey & co.) 1882: 35 (1882)

Hydrangea japonica var. variegata (E.J.Lowe et W.Howard) Regel in Gartenflora 15: 290 (1866)

Hydrangea japonica variegata E.J.Lowe et W.Howard in Beaut. Leaved Pl.: t. 25 (1860)

Hydrangea macrocephala Dippel in Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 322 (1893)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. azisai (Siebold) E.H.Wilson in J. Arnold Arbor. 4: 240 (1923)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. caesia Nakai in Siebold Hydrang. Kaisetsu: 12 (1938)

Hydrangea macrophylla var. hattoriana Kitam. in Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 26: 5 (1974)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. hortensia (Regel) Rehder in J. Arnold Arbor. 7: 240 (1926)

Hydrangea macrophylla var. hortensis (Sm.) Rehder in Cycl. Amer. Hort. 2: 785 (1900)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. isobue H.Ohba et S.Akiyama in Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Tokyo, B. 40: 144 (2014)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. isonotaki H.Ohba et S.Akiyama in Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci., Tokyo, B. 40: 144 (2014)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. leucantha Makino in Ill. Fl. Nippon: 483 (1940), no Latin descr.

Hydrangea macrophylla f. macrosepala (Regel) E.H.Wilson in J. Arnold Arbor. 4: 240 (1923)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. maculata (Blume) E.H.Wilson in J. Arnold Arbor. 4: 241 (1923)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. mandschurica (Dieck) E.H.Wilson in J. Arnold Arbor. 4: 237 (1923)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. mariesii (Bean) E.H.Wilson in J. Arnold Arbor. 4: 241 (1923)

Hydrangea macrophylla var. normalis E.H.Wilson in J. Arnold Arbor. 4: 234 (1923)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. normalis (E.H.Wilson) H.Hara in J. Jap. Bot. 30: 277 (1955)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. nuda Konta et S.Matsumoto in Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo, B 31: 23 (2005)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. otaksa (Siebold et Zucc.) E.H.Wilson in J. Arnold Arbor. 4: 237 (1923)

Hydrangea macrophylla var. otaksa (E.H.Wilson) Honda in Pl. Siebold: 546 (1938)

Hydrangea macrophylla f. veitchii E.H.Wilson in J. Arnold Arbor. 4: 237 (1923)

Hydrangea mandshurica Dippel in Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 323 (1893)

Hydrangea maritima Haw.-Booth in Hydrangea: 38 (1950)

Hydrangea mutabilis Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 416 (1821)

Hydrangea nigra Dippel in Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 187 (1893)

Hydrangea opuloides (Lam.) K.Koch in Dendrologie 1: 353 (1869)

Hydrangea opuloides var. azisai (Siebold) Dippel in Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 322 (1893)

Hydrangea opuloides var. hortensia Dippel in Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 322 (1893)

Hydrangea opuloides var. japonica C.K.Schneid. in Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 392 (1905)

Hydrangea opuloides f. macrosepala (Regel) Dippel in Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 323 (1893)

Hydrangea opuloides var. mandschurica Dieck in Nursery Cat. (Dieck) 1885(Haupt-Kat.): 42 (1885)

Hydrangea opuloides var. mariesii (Bean) Rehder in L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 3: 1621 (1915)

Hydrangea opuloides var. otaksa (Siebold et Zucc.) Dippel in Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 323 (1893)

Hydrangea opuloides var. plena Rehder in L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 3: 1621 (1915)

Hydrangea opuloides var. variegata (Regel) Rehder in L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 3: 1622 (1915)

Hydrangea otaksa Siebold et Zucc. in Fl. Jap. 1: 105 (1839)

Hydrangea sieboldii Dippel in Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 323 (1893)

Hydrangea sinensis Dippel in Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 322 (1893)

Macnemaraea opulina Willemet in Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 18: 34 (1796)

Primula mutabilis Lour. in Fl. Cochinch.: 104 (1790)

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Publications:

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1997). Flore des Mascareignes 81-89: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.

Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.

Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.

Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Gremmen, N. & Halbertsma, R.L. Gremmen, N. & Halbertsma, R.L. (2009). Alien plants and their impact on Tristan da Cunha 2: 1-307. Overseas Territories Environment Programme (OTEP).

Hammel, B.E. & al. (eds.) (2007). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica, volumen VI, Dicotyledóneas (Haloragaceae-Phytolaccaceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 111: 1-933. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Japan IIb: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.

Jalas, J., Suominen, J., Lampinen, R. & Kurtto, A.(eds.) (1999). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 12: 1-250.

Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.

Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.

Mao, A.A., Sinha, B.K., Verma, D. & Sarma, N. (2016). Check-List of Flora of Meghalaya: 1-273. Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, Shillong.

Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.

Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Ohba, H. & Akiyama, S. (2014). A revision of the species of Hydrangea (Hydrangeaceae) described by Siebold and Zuccarini, part 2. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series B (Botany) 40: 29-45.

Parslow, R. & Bennallick, I. (2017). The new flora of the Isles of Scilly: 1-539. Parslow Press.

Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.

Vangjeli, J. (2017). Flora Albania Atlas 1: 1-933. Koeltz Botanical Books.

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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia:

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

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Kew Backbone Distributions:

Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.

Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1997). Flore des Mascareignes 81-89: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.

Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.

Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.

Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Gremmen, N. & Halbertsma, R.L. Gremmen, N. & Halbertsma, R.L. (2009). Alien plants and their impact on Tristan da Cunha 2: 1-307. Overseas Territories Environment Programme (OTEP).

Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (1987). Flora of Bhutan 1(3): 466-834. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.

Hammel, B.E. & al. (eds.) (2007). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica, volumen VI, Dicotyledóneas (Haloragaceae-Phytolaccaceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 111: 1-933. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Jalas, J., Suominen, J., Lampinen, R. & Kurtto, A.(eds.) (1999). Atlas Florae Europaeae. Distribution of vascular plants in Europe 12: 1-250.

Kobayashi, S. & Ono, M. (1987). A Revised List of Vascular Plants Indigenous and Introduced to the Bonin (Ogasawara) and the Volcano (Kazan) Islands. Ogasawara Research 13: 1-55.

Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.

Mao, A.A., Sinha, B.K., Verma, D. & Sarma, N. (2016). Check-List of Flora of Meghalaya: 1-273. Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, Shillong.

Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.

Parslow, R. & Bennallick, I. (2017). The new flora of the Isles of Scilly: 1-539. Parslow Press.

Vangjeli, J. (2017). Flora Albania Atlas 1: 1-933. Koeltz Botanical Books.

Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2001). Flora of China 8: 1-506. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia:

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn

Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.

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Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magno...

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Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); mpns.kew.org

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Accepted By:

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Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2001. Flora of China (Brassicaceae through Saxifragaceae). 8: 1–506. In C. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong (eds.) Fl. China. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis.

Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Cat. Fl. Vasc. Venez. 1–859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas.

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SONY α7R (ILCE-7R)

Carl Zeiss S-Planar T＊100mm F4 Bellows Makro Lens

S-Planar is Sonder-Planar. in English is Special-Planar

(Bellows Macro Lens)

Tilt-Shift Photography

CONTAX/Yashica Delux Tilt-Shift Photography Bellows used.

繡球花

My mom has the most gorgeous hydrangea bushes. They do NOTHING to them - no water, no weeding, no pruning - and every year they are more beautiful than the last. Dammit I forgot to pick a bouquet to bring home. I have a puny little pink bush whose blooms would look lovely with the blue...

hydrangeas at Hase temple. Kamakura, Japan.

"Hydrangea macrophylla, 2016, bigleaf [Hydrangea], hye-DRAIN-juh mack-roe-FILL-uh, 3x3 ft #Shrub, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, pink , Bloom Month 6, In Garden Bed S3 for 12.2 years

Unknown cultivar in S3 garden. Doing good 2012. Strong in 2014 & 2015.

#Hydrangea"

[syn. Broussaisia arguta]

Kanawao

Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family)

Endemic genus to the Hawaiian Islands (All the main islands except Niʻihau and Kahoʻolawe)

Photo: Kaʻala, Oʻahu

These are staminate (male) flowers. Flower color can be greenish blue, lavender, pink, greenish white yellow or cream.

Female (pistillate) flowers

www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/9108743429/in/photolist-...

The fruits and flowers were eaten by early Hawaiians.

Etymology

The generic name Broussaisia was named in behalf of François-Joseph-Victor Broussais (1772-1838), a celebrated French physician and psycologist.

The specific epithet arguta means "sharp or sharp-tooted," likely referring to the sharp edges of the kanawao leaves.

hydrangeas at Hase temple. Kamakura, Japan.

Hydrangea in my parents garden.

In early morning golden light.

Asukayama Park

Kita Ward, Tokyo, Japan

this is the same hydrangea i have photographed before when it was brilliant blue. it never developed more blossoms, they all now face the ground. i really like the beautiful color variation that has developed.

Hydrangeas