Hydrangea
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Hydrangea macrophylla | |
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Hydrangea, common name Hortensia, is a genus of 70-80 species of flowers. The earliest kinds of hydrangea came from southern and eastern Asia.
The colour of the flowers can tell you how much acid is in the soil the plant is growing in.
For example alkaline ones produce pink colored flowers.
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Wikispecies has information on: Hydrangea.
- Flora of China at efloras.org