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Hydrangea (/haɪˈdreɪndʒiə/; 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.
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.
‘Hydrangea’ is derived from Greek and means ‘water vessel’, which is in reference to the shape of its seed capsules. The earlier name, Hortensia, is a Latinised version of the French given name Hortense, referring to the wife of Jean-André Lepaute.
(EN) Macro of hydrangea flower.
(PT) Fotografia macro de uma hortência.
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This hydrangea shot is 100% inspired by some of the incredible hydrangea shots I've seen from Japan this spring/summer. A worthy attempt, I suppose, but I don't think I'll ever be able to capture the beauty of the hydrangea the way the Japanese can.
VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver. July 2, 2007.
All over Maine we saw beautiful Hydrangea Trees, bushes. hedges in full bloom. They were amazing! We have some Hydrangea bushes but they stay small. I don't know what variety these were but obviously you can train them into anything. This Hydrangea hedge outside of Augusta Maine borders a Cemetery and stands at least 8-10 ft tall!!!
Outside of Augusta Maine
I took this photo in my front yard, on September 21st in Plainfield. After recently moving and having greater yard space, I took the opportunity to plant my own garden. One of my favorite flowers to plant have been hydrangeas. Here, I have pictured a Bigleaf Hydrangea, or Hydrangea macrophylla. This plant can present in many different shades of blue and pink. Its phenotype depends on the pH of the soil. In more alkaline soils, the phenotype of the plant is pink, while acidic soil blooms a bluer flower. This kind of trait variability is present in many species of flowers. For example, Hydrangea paniculata, another plant in the same genus, starts off as a creamy white before transitioning to a strawberry red. Trait variability is affected by many factors, such as genetic differences and environmental factors. In the case of pink vs. blue flowers, the variation in trait comes from environmental factors – aluminum ions present in the soil. This specific type of Hydrangea macrophylla is also part of the Endless Summer collection. This collection was inspired by an adaptation of a new variety of hydrangea found in Minnesota in the 1980’s. The plant had adapted to survive the harsh winters and was able to rebloom. This was a rare trait that has been cultivated and tested to create a hardy plant that can bloom on old and new wood. This plant, like all others, is autotrophic and a primary producer. This means it can create its own carbon compounds from inorganic compounds. The process these plants use is called photosynthesis.
Pink Hydrangea
by Rainer Maria Rilke
( translation: Walter Arndt )
Who thought such pink could be? Who knew it there
Accumulating in each blushing cluster?
Like gilded things which by and by unluster
They gently grow unred as if from wear.
That one should give such rosiness out free!
Does it stay theirs still, smiling where it went?
Are angels there to take it tenderly like a scent?
Or, it may be, they only let it go
That it might never learn of overblowing.
Beneath this pink there lurked a greenness, though,
Which listened and now fades away, all knowing.
Hydrangea macrophylla subsp. macrophylla (Hydrangea)
Flowers at Kula Botanical Garden, Maui, Hawaii.
March 07, 2011
One of my favorite flowers is a hydrangea. I fell in love with them when I was 19 and saw them in a catalog. They don't grow too well in the desert of S. CA. I babied 3 plants when moving to the Birmingham, AL area...but sadly I had to leave them behind. What a blessing to find a few bushes growing in my yard at Ft. Benning. The hydrangea is awesome, but hydrangea bokeh really rocks!
My internet is down and I just had to see if I could add a picture through my phone. I took this with my E-30,processed it in Lightroom and CS3 then transferred it to my phone via USB then uploaded it from there. Technology just keeps getting better and better!