I like hydrangea, especially the Hydrangea Macrophylla shown here. The colours are striking and are the natural colours without any additives added to the soil around to force unnatural change in appearance - I hate this practice!

This one is just starting to burst open with its explosion of intense, deep red. The white ones I have come out a little later.

Hydrangeas are popular shrubs with colorful flowers that bloom through summer and into fall. They usually bloom in shades of blue, purple, ..

Hydrangea

Hortensie

Sony A7RIII with FE 90mm 2.8 Macro

From my son's garden

Hydrangea

Hydrangea or Hortensia is a genus of 70–75 species of flowering plants native to southern and eastern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, the Himalayas, and Indonesia) and the Americas. By far the greatest species diversity is in eastern Asia, notably China, Japan, and Korea. Most are shrubs 1 to 3 meters tall, but some are small trees.

Hydrangea flowers are produced from early spring to late autumn; they grow in flowerheads (corymbs or panicles) most often at the ends of the stems.

In most species the flowers are white, but in some species (notably H. macrophylla), can be blue, red, pink, light purple, or dark purple.

And this particular Hydrangea stands proud in our garden with beautiful sunset colours in the background.

Hydrangeas bright pink amongst the summer greenery in Belle Vue Park.

Hydrangea involucrata “Yokudanka”

The teacup is new to my wee collection. Had to use it! Hydrangea from the garden. It is so warm here some of our spring flowers are trying to bloom!

Hydrangea flowers in a tsukubai basin. Imakumano kannon-ji temple, Kyoto. Hasselblad X1D.

A look from below of these beautiful hydrangeas flowers.

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Hydrangea bushes in front of the main hall of Hokongo-in temple, Kyoto. Hasselblad X1D.

Hortensie

My garden

Hydrangea in full bloom with deep blue central flowers surrounded by blue-purplish ornamental flowers. It retains something of Hydrangea macrophylla f. normalis (‘Gaku-ajisai’ in Japanese), the original species of various hydrangea cultivars.

in winter

Hortensie

Sony A7RIII with FE90mm F2.8 Macro

pink annabelle hydrangeas

When we planted this hydrangea two years ago, its flowers were a beautiful blue color. When it flowered last year, the flowers were bright pink. Regular treatments with coffee grounds turned it purple, but it came out pink again this spring. More coffee grounds have resulted in this lovely melange of purple tones. And the plant will receive regular servings of coffee grounds all year to encourage more blue tones.

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Hydrangea Bretagne

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Hydrangea

Close-up, probably at F4.

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Again, from my son's garden

Hydrangea at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—June 9, 2013

Florist Hydrangeas from my son from NYC for his Mom,

Hydrangea

Hydrangea.

Growing in my garden. I think the wee spots on the petals are because of the unusually dry conditions recently.

Hydrangea

First flower head on one of last years cuttings.

Hydrangeas are what I consider to be good value plants , as once established they will flower prolifically for months . This one is just in its second year, in my garden , but doing well.

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