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Hydrangea, commonly named the hortensia, is a genus of more than 70 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.
The flowers of many hydrangea act as natural pH indicators, sporting blue flowers when the soil is acidic and pink ones when the soil is alkaline.
Century Gardens,
Deer Lake Park,
Deer Lake, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
Nikon F5, AF Nikkor 50mm f1.4D, yellow filter, Ilford 400 developed by Super Prodol, Epson GT-X830. 1/1600, f/3.5
Hydrangea, commonly named hortensia, is a genus of more than 70 species of flowering plants native to Asia and the Americas. The flowers of many hydrangea act as natural pH indicators. Hydrangea flower color 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. White hydrangeas, however, cannot be color-manipulated by soil pH because they do not produce pigment for color.
Kula Botanical Gardens, 638 Kekaulike Avenue
Kula, Maui, Hawaii 96790.
Trying for a different idea on a Hydrangea here so took the flower buds rather than the flowers.
Thank you for your favourites. :O)
Pink hydrangea overlaid with texture.
Climbing hydrangea grows in moist areas of the mountains, clinging to trees and cliffs. They can grow to a height of 5-20m, and their white flowers bloom in wet season in Japan.
taken at 5:10
Hydrangea petialaris.
蔓紫陽花（ツルアジサイ）は雨や湿気の多い山林で育ち, 高木や岩崖に絡みながら這い登り, 高さ5m～20m位まで成長します。 この蔓紫陽花も大きな杉の木に巻き付いてます。幹や枝に多くの気根を有し空気中の水分を吸収する働き持ってます。梅雨の時期の6月に白い花を多数咲かせますが, 鬱蒼とした林の中で咲くその姿はとても幻想的です。当日は霧雨で靄が発生してくれました。
taken @ my favorite park
named 紅（kurenai）. that means red.
I have never seen such red colour hydrangea before.
And every flower is so small.
Hydrangea that my daughter forgot to water....resulted in heart shape...:)
Thank you for your visit, flickr friends, enjoy today!.....Pat...xo
****A long story here if you have time; it's been on my mind especially in these troubled times
About ten years ago in one of my favorite Spanish classes, 12 and 13 year olds...we had a lot of fun while they were learning Spanish:).....In this class was a Muslim boy (very few minorities in our school at that time) who called himself Sam...he wanted to be like the others. Sam had a lot of medical problems from birth, was only three+ feet tall and came to class in a wheelchair, he had an aide accompanying him.
It was a delight to meet with him and his parents for conferences; wonderful people were his parents.
One day Sam and a classmate presented an unmemorized Spanish dialogue; I still remember how 6 foot Zach stooped over to read his part as Sam was holding the dialogue.
The other students treated him like anyone else...except they were unusually gentle with him.
Once a month we as a homeroom, Sam was in my noon homeroom also that year...would cross the street to a local Subway shop for lunch, a highlight for the group! Sam fretted because he did not want to wear the safety strap across the wheelchair...his aide and I had to firmly tell him it was the law. Sam pouted like a middle schooler might:)....but soon was enjoying his sandwich with his friends.
The next year, eighth grade, I didn't have Sam in class or homeroom....by this time he started going by his birth name, Hussein. I would look for him in the cafeteria or hall....noticed he wasn't doing well, an effort for him to speak...he didn't sit up straight in the wheelchair...
In the beginning of the following school year I asked Jackie, his aide, how he was doing and she said.....'He died in August', there was no notice in the newspaper, not unusual for practicing Muslims at that time and perhaps even now..... I had no idea.....I felt great sorrow and every August since then I remember Sam/Hussein.
....and so I will always remember....this unique boy who did his best and provided something special in his Spanish class and in my life too....and as well, his remarkable parents who showed much love for him....
August....x...a time also for a refreshed sense of looking for good amidst the bad today, in looking for positive solutions. My two cents worth....
HSS........ from last year's leaf (bottom row) to this year's fading bloom (top row, left) - all from the same bush.. at first they came in a fuchsia color and later they came in blue.
This one was taken much closer to home, actually in the front yard. A green hydrangea leaf from 2 years ago.
I planted Hydrangeas for my Birthday this year.
They remind me of my Aunt and they will be my remembrance to my Uncle.
I decided to revisit an early effort of mine - a filter style painting based on a photo I took of a blue hydrangea in our garden. This earlier version can be seen here:
www.flickr.com/photos/28146510@N04/5983419300/
This time I gave it the full treatment - using the bristle brushes in PS CS5 along with some layer blending of other earlier versions to enrich the colors.