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Linda, my wife, tells me this is a hydrangea, "Annabelle Lee", which is doing fine this year because of the cool spring.
At least that is the name I remember, from our annual Progress through the yard, re-introducing me to plants. SWMBO is the gardener, I dig as directed.
Annabelle Hydrangea
(Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle')
Hydrangea arborescens is native Iowa to New York in the north USA to Louisiand to Florida in the south.
Annabelle at 4' tall with numerous, nearly 1' diameter flower clusters is showier than the 10' tall species. 'Grandiflora' is another 4' tall variety with 6" flower clusters.
Hard pruning in late winter produces the largest flower clusters.
Hydrangea quercifolia (oakleaf hydrangea), a beautiful specimen from one of the Cambridge gardens I visited on Saturday.
Kamigo Hydrangea Hill 上郷あじさいの丘
Kamigo Hydrangea Hill: On the slope of the hill on the border between Yokohama and Kamakura,
more than 200 types and about 3000 plants are planted by the people of the "Hydrangea Society"
in which neighboring residents participate. It is known as a famous place for hydrangea.
上郷アジサイの丘：横浜と鎌倉の境にある丘の斜面に，近隣の住民らが参加する「紫陽花の会」の人たちの手で
２００種類以上、約３０００株が植えられている。あじさいの名所として知られている。
The hydrangeas are now in bloom and the flowers are multi-colored. The water is from the rain that fell all day yesterday. But the hydrangeas look great!
Hydrangea flowers are produced from early spring to late autumn; they grow in flowerheads (corymbs or panicles) at the ends of the stems. In many species, the flowerheads contain two types of flowers, small fertile flowers in the middle of the flowerhead, and large, sterile bract-like flowers in a ring around the edge of each flowerhead.