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.

Shooting in 29-3 Park

In early morning golden light.

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.

The spent flower of the hydrangea.

My wife's Hydrangeas.

Hydrangea

Question: Why are the hydrangeas in England multi-coloured on one bush whilst in Australia, depending where you live you get either blue or pink?

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Another shot of the hydrangea I bought yesterday, seems a shame to only use one image.

Texture thanks to Les Brumes

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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[7DOS] - Anything goes - Focus Friday

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

In the garden.

Hydrangea flower part. Focus stacked using zerene

Sony A7r : 80-205mm Super Ozeck Auto Zoom MC f/4.5

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

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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.

Hydrangea macrophylla - hortênsia

Hydrangea macrophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to China and 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.[1] 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. It is not to be confused with H. aspera 'Macrophylla'.

Hydrangea's last days

I like the feel of this shot. Strange that it gets so little reaction ________

Hydrangea M. 'Shamrock'

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

Origami paper flowers

(think I need to get out more!)