Hydrangea macrophylla

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. Engl.: french hydrangea, lace cap hydrangea, bigleaf hydrangea, garden hydrangea. Deu.: Japan-Hortensie, Garten-Hortensie. Sven.: hortensia, blåhortensia. Bot. syn.: Hydrangea hortensia Sieb., Hydrangea opuloides (Lam.) Savi, Hydrangea thunbergii Sieb.

Photo: Hydrangea macrophylla.

Photo: Hydrangea macrophylla. var. thunbergii. Flowering plant, nicely blue flowers. Tokyo bot.g., Japan. Planted. 2008-06-10.

Photo: Hydrangea macrophylla 1.

Photo: Hydrangea macrophylla 1. Flowers, nice and blue. Tokyo bot.g., Japan. Planted. 2008-06-10.

Hydrangea thurnbergii.

Classic texts: Sturtevant 1919.