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Hydrangea Macrophylla

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Field Notes

Description:

Hydrangea macrophylla is a species of Hydrangea native to Japan. 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.

Hydrangea macrophylla blossoms can be either pink, blue, or purple shades, depending on a pH-dependent mobilization and uptake of soil aluminium into the plants.[1]

Habitat:

Cool, moist soil in full to partial shade.

Notes:

Bloom from July through August.

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Comments (2)

Oh your right, thanks. I've got a long way to go before I can be confident in my knowledge of flowers.
I think this is Hydrangea. Snowball bush is similar but the flower heads are actually more ball shaped and the ones I have are snow white.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2011

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