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With late-day sun.
I appreciate that in my neighborhood many of the homes show gardens in what Americans call "the front yard", rather than having all the horticulture being in the private space behind the house. Most of these are very small (this being a city, albeit a fairly green one [lots of purposely planted trees]) but they provide interest and beauty for the walker and passerby.
My hydrangeas faded horribly - then this one has changed to its autumn colours & almost returned to its original deep red.
Shuzo Fujimoto’s Hydrangea can be used as a modular unit. The method was first published by Meenakshi Mukerji and then reinvented independently by myself. I plan to publish a tutorial on this subject soon.
The different colors of the different levels of the hydrangeas are a result of using Harmony paper with a radial gradient pattern.
You can compare this model to my older fold and to the Hydrangea Icosahedron which is made in the same way but uses 30 rather than just 6 units.
This doesn't always seem to happen but on some of the Hydrangea flowers the little four lobed button in the center of the bloom opens to form a delicate tiny flower. As you can see this is a large magnification, the small inner flower is about 8mm across.
Photo of branches of partially opened green and white hydrangea blossoms with blurred green grass and headstones in the background.
A few people have asked me over time how to fold the Hydrangea Cube or Hydrangea Icosahedron, so I decided to prepare instructions.
Hydrangea, designed by Shuzo Fujimoto, is a popular origami tessellation whose molecule can be tiled or folded as a standalone model. After slight modification, it can also be used as a modular origami unit for folding cubes, icosahedra and other models.
The idea of making a modular out of modified Hydrangeas came from Meenakshi Mukerji in 2008. Simplified instructions were published in her Exquisite Modular Origami II in 2015. I came upon the same idea independently in 2015, and on flickr I was later able to find pictures of the same design from 2011, made by Anna Alekseeva and (with minor differences) by origami00023, who seem to have also come up with this idea independently.
The unit has two flaps and two pockets in the same arrangement as in Sonobe unit. It is equivalent to Sonobe in that anything that can be made with Sonobe units can also be made with Modular Hydrangea Units, e.g. the icosahedron shown to the right. The connection between units is quite strong and finished models are rather sturdy.
Do notice that folding a Hydrangea, even with just a few levels, is much more time-consuming than folding even the most complex Sonobe variant. You need just six Hydrangeas for the cube but thirty for the icosahedron.
This tutorial assumes that you know how to fold a single Hydrangea. You can find a diagram at
www.nickrobinson.info/clients/smithy/hydrangea_john_smith... and a video tutorial at
www.happyfolding.com/instructions-fujimoto-hydrangea
Shuzo Fujimoto’s own instructions can be found in his Folding Origami Hydrangea (おりがみ あじさい折り).
Hydrangea
Hydrangea (/ha?'dre?nd?i?/;[1] common names hydrangea or hortensia) is a genus of 70–75 species of flowering plants native to Asia and the Americas. By far the greatest species diversity is in eastern Asia, notably Korea, China, and Japan. Most are shrubs 1 to 3 meters tall, but some are small trees, and others lianas reaching up to 30 m (98 ft) by climbing up trees. They can be either deciduous or evergreen, though the widely cultivated temperate species are all deciduous.[2]
Having been introduced to the Azores, H. macrophylla is now very common, particularly on Faial, which is known as the "blue island" due to the vast number of hydrangeas present on the island.[citation needed]
‘Hydrangea’ is derived from Greek and means ‘water vessel’, which is in reference to the shape of its seed capsules.[3] The earlier name, Hortensia, is a Latinised version of the French given name Hortense, referring to the wife of Jean-André Lepaute.[4]
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrangea
Peegee Hydrangea
Even if you don't recognize this shrub's singsong name, you've likely encountered this gorgeous hydrangea in a Southern garden or two. Peegee hydrangea is a popular selection of Hydrangea paniculata, which takes the form of a shrub or a small tree. It is one of the most popular and widely grown of the panicle hydrangeas, and it is also known as ‘Grandiflora.' Peegee hydrangea is often grown as an upright tree; it can be trained to heights of up to 25 feet tall, but it is most often found growing at heights of 10 to 15 feet tall and 8 feet wide. Because of its height and spread, it is sometimes used as a hedge planting.
The foliage of peegee hydrangea is attractive, with dark green, oval leaves, each of which ends in a point and turns bronze in the autumn months. Peegee hydrangea also produces showy white blooms throughout its flowering season, which is one of the big draws in planting this particular selection of hydrangea. Big clusters of white flowers bloom out in a stunning spray, and then they fade to pink, bronze, and brown as they age.
This hydrangea thrives in full sun or partial shade with moist, well-drained soil that's attended by regular watering. It's a hardy, fast-growing planting, and it's also eye-catching when it blooms. Hydrangea paniculata blooms on new growth, so it requires some pruning in late winter. This is a great hydrangea for beginners because it's so easy to grow and is a relatively forgiving shrub in terms of care and environment.
Source: www.southernliving.com/garden/trees/pee-gee-hydrangea
July 11, 2020
Our "late" summer hydrangeas are coming in now, and the early summer ones are still in bloom. The number of blooms and color is incredible this year. I guess nature put it all together just right this Spring!
Brewster, Massachusetts
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