Hydrangea (/ha?'dre?nd?i?/;common names hydrangea or hortensia) is a genus of 70-75 species of flowering crops native to southern and eastern Asia (China, Japan, Korea, the Himalayas, and Indonesia) and the Americas. Undoubtedly the greatest varieties diversity is in eastern Asia, china notably, Japan, and Korea. The majority are shrubs 1 to 3 meters tall, but some are small trees, as well as others lianas getting up to 30 m (98 foot) by climbing up trees. They could be either deciduous or evergreen, though the widely cultivated temperate types are all deciduous.Having been introduced to the Azores, H. macrophylla is very common now, particularly on Faial, which is known as the "blue island" due to the multitude of hydrangeas present on the island.Life cycleHydrangea blossoms are created from planting season to late fall; they expand in flowerheads (corymbs or panicles) frequently at the ends of the stems.
Usually the flowerheads contain two types of flowers: small non-showy blossoms in the center or interior of the flowerhead, and large, showy blooms with large brilliant sepals (tepals). These showy plants tend to be extended in a ring, or to the exterior of the small flowers. Crops in outdoors populations routinely have few to none of the showy plants, while cultivated hydrangeas have been bred and preferred to have more of the larger type flowers.There are two flower arrangements in hydrangeas with Corymb style inflorescens, which includes the commonly grown "bigleaf hydrangea"--Hydrangea macrophylla. Mophead plants are large rounded flowerheads resembling pom-poms or, as the name indicates, the comparative head of the mop. On the other hand, 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 flowers of some rhododendrons and viburnums can seem, at first glance, very much like those of some hydrangeas.Earth and colors acidityIn most species the blooms are white, but in some varieties (notably H. macrophylla), can be blue, red, green, light purple, or dark purple. In these types the color is damaged by the occurrence of aluminum ions which can be found or tied up depending after 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 supply aluminum ions and typically produce flowers that are blue to purple, 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 blossom pigments in the existence of aluminium ions which may be adopted into hyperaccumulating plants.[6] Cutting down the pH of potting soils or mixes usually will not change the blossom color to blue, because these soils haven't any aluminum ions. The ability to blue or pink a hydrangea is influenced 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 affected by aluminum and can't be changed or shifted. Hydrangeas likewise have a nickname called 'Change Rose'.
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