Taken by Etsuko.

Hydrangeas taken from our front yard in Augusta, GA.

Nikon D5100

6.7.14

Hydrangea in my parents garden.

Hydrangea

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My hydrangeas are showing promise this year.

hydrangea seedhead in December

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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.

撮影：河野利彦（2009/6）

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

Here are two more varieties of hydrangea. In the first comment column below is posted Lacecap Hydrangea and in the next, Limelight Hydrangea.

繡球花

hydrangeas at Hase temple. Kamakura, Japan.

[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

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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.

紫陽花　　六義園　　東京

hydrangeas at Hase temple. Kamakura, Japan.

Hydrangea macrophylla in the West End of Vancouver.

Shooting in 29-3 Park

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.

My wife loves to grow hydrangeas. I love to photograph them. That makes for a pretty good match.

My mother's garden

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Hydrangea, the name, comes from the Greek words "hydro" or water, and "angeion," or vase = water vase, they prefer a lot of water.

A very ancient plant, found in fossils going back thousands of years.

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

In these species the colour is affected by the presence of aluminium ions which are available or tied up depending upon the soil’s pH content.

For H. macrophylla and H. serrata cultivars, the flower colour can be determined by the relative acidity of the soil: an acidic soil (pH below 7), will have available aluminium ions and typically produce flowers that are blue to purple, whereas an alkaline soil (pH above 7) will tie up aluminium ions and result in pink or red flowers.

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