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Hydrangea (/ha?'dre?nd?i?/;common titles hydrangea or hortensia) is a genus of 70-75 species of flowering plants local to southern and eastern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, the Himalayas, and Indonesia) and the Americas. Certainly the greatest species diversity is at eastern Asia, china notably, Japan, and Korea. Most are shrubs 1 to 3 meters tall, however, many are small trees, and more lianas achieving up to 30 m (98 foot) by climbing up trees. They could be either deciduous or evergreen, though the cultivated temperate kinds are all deciduous greatly.Having been introduced to the Azores, H. macrophylla is quite typical now, on Faial particularly, which is recognized as the "blue island" because of the multitude of hydrangeas present on the island.Life cycleHydrangea blossoms are created from planting season to late autumn; they increase in flowerheads (corymbs or panicles) frequently at the ends of the stems.

Typically the flowerheads contain two types of flowers: small non-showy plants in the guts or interior of the flowerhead, and large, showy plants with large colorful sepals (tepals). These showy bouquets are extended in a wedding ring often, or to the surface of the tiny flowers. Plant life in outrageous populations routinely have few to none of them of the showy flowers, while cultivated hydrangeas have been bred and chosen to have more of the bigger type blossoms.There are two flower arrangements in hydrangeas with Corymb style inflorescens, which include the commonly grown "bigleaf hydrangea"--Hydrangea macrophylla. Mophead flowers are large circular flowerheads resembling pom-poms or, as the name means, the head of a mop. In contrast, lacecap flowers bear round, flat flowerheads with a center core of subdued, small flowers surrounded by outer rings of larger flowers having showy sepals or tepals.

The blooms of some rhododendrons and viburnums can show up, at first glance, similar to those of some hydrangeas.Ground and colors acidityIn most species the bouquets are white, however in some types (notably H. macrophylla), can be blue, red, pink, light purple, or dark purple. In these species the color is influenced by the occurrence of aluminium ions which are available or tied up depending upon the earth pH. For H. macrophylla and H. serrata cultivars, the flower color can be dependant on the relative acidity of the soil: an acidic soil (pH below 7), will have available aluminum ions and produce flowers that are blue to purple typically, whereas an alkaline soil (pH above 7) will tie up aluminum ions and result in pink or red flowers.

This is caused by a color change of the rose pigments in the occurrence of aluminium ions which may be taken up into hyperaccumulating crops.[6] Minimizing the pH of potting soils or mixes usually will not change the rose color to blue, because these soils have no aluminum ions. The ability to blue or green a hydrangea is affected by the cultivar also. Some plants are selected for their ability to be blued, while others are bred and selected to be red, white or pink. The flower color of all other Hydrangea species is not influenced by aluminum and can't be changed or shifted. Hydrangeas likewise have a nickname called 'Change Rose'.