[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.

hydrangeas at Hase temple. Kamakura, Japan.

Hydrangea in my parents garden.

Hydrangeas retain their stunning beauty as autumn progresses. One hard frost and they will be gone for another year. 7th November 2009, Bodnant Garden, North Wales.

Hydrangea macrophylla in the West End of Vancouver.

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.

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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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I'd been worrying about my hydrangea until now - blooms are beginning to open, brightening my day. :)

Hydrangea macrophylla (アジサイ) along Oyamakawa in Omifuji, Yasu City

In the garden.

if i focus in one one point, you'll never notice what a mess the garden is...

Hydrangea macrophylla forma normalis

Visited Hydrangea Festival at Kaisei town. Lots of Hydrangea are in bloom at the edge of newly-planted rice field.

Hydrangea flower part. Focus stacked using zerene

Hydrangea at Hakusan Shrine, Tokyo

Hydrangea are everywhere in Ireland.

Below other unknown flowering bushes found in Ireland..

Ueno Onshi Park

Taito Ward, Tokyo, Japan

I was impressed how well and tall the Hydrangea grow in the gardens around the Village of Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii.Though not native to Hawai’i, these colorful plants with 8 inch wide "pom-pom" blooms have earned the Hawaiian name “pōpōhau", which means snowball. The Hydrangea on the Big Island are mostly of Hydrangea macrophylla. This very popular variety came to Hawai'i from China and can be a wide range of colors, This plant was growing in the yard of the house where we stayed,

Hydrangea beginning to blossom at the apartment complex where my wife and I reside.

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Loved by grannies all over the world, crisp Hydrangea flowers at Capel Manor Gardens, beside the M25 at Enfield, north London

Hydrangea M. 'Shamrock'

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Just a small, simple white wedding cake with white hydrangeas.