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Hydrangea

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Hydrangea
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8 June 2024

Hydrangea macrophylla

98% certain

Family
Hydrangeaceae
Origin
Japan
Bloom season
Summer
Colors
blue, pink, white, purple
Habitat
Part-shade gardens with moist, rich soil
Symbolism
Gratitude, heartfelt emotion, and abundance

A shrub whose mophead or lacecap blooms can shift from pink to blue depending on the soil's aluminum and pH.

Care. Water deeply in heat, mulch the roots, and prune according to whether the variety blooms on old wood.

A note. Gardeners can coax bluer hydrangeas by acidifying soil so the plant can take up more aluminum.

Or perhaps

  • Primrose — 2%
  • Hollyhock — 1%

Notes on the photograph

Copied from the marks left by the camera.

Captured
Jun 8, 2024, 2:07 PM
Camera
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Lens
iPhone 14 Pro Max back triple camera 9mm f/2.8
Focal length
9mm
Aperture
f/2.8
Shutter
1/356s
ISO
32
Dimensions
4032 × 3024

Where it was found

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40.7337° N, 74.0106° W

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