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common names Hydrangea and Hortensia) is a genus of about 70 to 75 species of flowering plants native to southern and eastern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, the Himalayas, and Indonesia) and North and South America. By far the greatest species diversity is in eastern Asia, notably China, Japan, and Korea. Most are shrubs 1 to 3 meters tall, but some are small trees, and others lianas reaching up to 30 metres 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 Islands of Portugal, they are now very common there, particularly on Faial, which is known as the "blue island" due to the vast number of hydrangeas present on the island, Terceira, named the "lilac island" for hydrangeas of that colour, on Flores Island ("Island of Flowers") and São Miguel, named the "green island" for its floral biodiversity.
Species in the related genus Schizophragma, also in Hydrangeaceae, are also often known as hydrangeas. Schizophragma hydrangeoides and Hydrangea petiolaris are both commonly known as climbing hydrangeas.
There are two flower arrangements in hydrangeas. Mophead flowers are large round flowerheads resembling pom-poms or, as the name implies, the head of a mop. In contrast, lacecap flowers bear round, flat flowerheads with a center core of subdued, fertile flowers surrounded by outer rings of showy, sterile flowers. The flowers of some rhododendrons can appear similar to those of some hydrangeas, but Rhododendron (including azalea) is in a different order.
The hydrangeas are now in bloom and the flowers are multi-colored. The water is from the rain that fell all day yesterday. But the hydrangeas look great!
=Japanese Art Craft=
A hydrangea is a flower which represents the Japanese early summer.
The back of the flower has a tiny bag. So in them you can put fragrance or jewelry etc...
The material is called Chirimen, a special crepe a little heavier than normal fabric used in making Kimono.
Hydrangea
7cm width x 7cm length x 5.5cm hight
Leaf
4cm width x 8cm length
This item is all hand sewn by me.
A flower come filled with lavender, If that's not your choice please contact me.
Hydrangea flowers are produced from early spring to late autumn; they grow in flowerheads (corymbs or panicles) at the ends of the stems. In many species, the flowerheads contain two types of flowers, small fertile flowers in the middle of the flowerhead, and large, sterile bract-like flowers in a ring around the edge of each flowerhead.
I love hydrangeas... they're so beautiful and fussy. These are Lace Cap hydrangeas, not always my favorites, but they were so pretty here.
One of the largest I've ever seen--the flower heads, that is. I cannot give here a sense of scale. About the size of a dinner plate (and those have been growing larger over recent decades)!
I absolutely love hydrangeas. They're beautiful. I think I want them at my wedding one day.
I don't know what to do about my 365 project. I've been feeling really uninspired lately. It's come to a complete stop. Should I continue the self portrait project? Or should I start the regular 365 project? WHAT TO DO?!
I especially loved this hydrangea, partly because it looked like a pansy, not a traditional hydrangea. And partly because it had a lovely shape and colouring.