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Hydrangea or Hortensia

hydrangea sp.

Photo by LarryGraziano
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

I have the name of this on the tip of my tongue. They grow everywhere as ornamentals in higher altitudes. This ball of flowers is about 16" round!

Habitat:

900 meter elevation

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Apple
They will change color based on the acidity of the soil. They can be pink as well.
Jeannette
You can also call them Hortensia :)

Spotted for Missions

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Flowers of South America
Mission
The Color Blue
Photographed
PublishedMarch 15, 2012

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