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When I walk to my library I pass this lovely hydrangea bush that I always admire. It is located outside someone's fence so I decided it was legal to help myself to the flowers in the fall when they started to turn. I was still nervous about being "caught", so I went there after dark and snapped off a few branches! I am pleased that they have dried very nicely!
[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.
As you can know the hydrangea is one of my favorit flowers. Around our home we have them in pots and in the ground. From both you see some examples.
See the whole serie from today.
Have a very nice weekend.
blossoms after the rain - and as much as I love living on the west coast, I miss these flowers in the spring...
Late November and there is just one flower in the garden this week, these beautiful Hydrangea flowers giving a soft touch of colour to the borders.
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Looks great on black (press L)
pee gee hydrangea...in their Fall condition...
textures applied: kim klassen artjoy texture {two layers, both multi. one at 52% and the 2nd at 40%}
using my new canon 50mm 1.8 lense. very new to photography but enjoying the huge amounts to be learned...
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.
Hydrangea with common green shieldbug (5th instar nymph).
This is a stereogram, to be viewed in crossview technique.
Separate images have been taken subsequently (the bug cooperated very well!).
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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Hydrangea, blooms, red, leaves, flowers, Nature, studio, "conceptual art", colour, black-background, square, "Magda indigo", NikonD7000
Foreground: Hydrangea Quercifolia 'Harmony'
Background, left: Hydrangea Petiolaris
Background, right: Hydrangea Arborescens 'Annabelle'
Too busy yesterday to go and look for something to photograph beyond the back garden. Been painting our dining room and chauffeuring KP and friends from a Birthday Party.
i took a day off from the office, and bought a pair of rain boots. then i went to shoot hydrangeas. i feel refreshed :)
Brussels.
Sunday morning flower market.
Hydrangea macrophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to Japan. It is a deciduous shrub growing to 2 m (7 ft) tall by 2.5 m (8 ft) broad with large heads of pink or blue flowers in summer and autumn. Common names include bigleaf hydrangea, French hydrangea, lacecap hydrangea, mophead hydrangea, penny mac and hortensia. It is widely cultivated in many parts of the world in many climates