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Pictures of Flowers Hydrangea Pictures and Hydrangea Kind

Hydrangea is a genus of 70 species of flowering plants native to China, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, the Himalayas and other parts of southern and eastern Asia and North and South America. Hydrangea flowers are extremely popular and common in the Azores Islands of Portugal particularly on Faial Island, which is popularly known as Blue Island due to large number of blue hydrangeas present on the island. China, Korea and Japan has the greatest diversity of hydrangeas.

Most of the hydrangeas are shrubs about 1-3 meters tall while few are small trees. Some of the hydrangeas are Liana that reaches up to 30 meter high by climbing up the trees. Hydrangeas can be deciduous or evergreens; however, the widely cultivated species are deciduous. Flowers grow in large flowerheads at the end of the stems from early spring to late autumn. Flowers in most of the species are white while blue, red, pink, light purple or dark purple flowers can also be found in some of the species. Difference in colors is normally observed in soils with different pH values. Acidic soil produce blue flowers, neutral soils produce pale cream and alkaline soil result in pink or purple flowers. Hydrangeas are popular ornamental plants.

Pictures of Flowers Hydrangea Pictures and Hydrangea Kind

Pictures of Flowers Hydrangea Pictures and Hydrangea Kind

Pictures of Flowers Hydrangea Pictures and Hydrangea Kind

Pictures of Flowers Hydrangea Pictures and Hydrangea Kind

Pictures of Flowers Hydrangea Pictures and Hydrangea Kind

Pictures of Flowers Hydrangea Pictures and Hydrangea Kind

Pictures of Flowers Hydrangea Pictures and Hydrangea Kind

Pictures of Flowers Hydrangea Pictures and Hydrangea Kind

Pictures of Flowers Hydrangea Pictures and Hydrangea Kind