10.26.08
Green Thumb Sunday: Hydrangea
Hydrangea have always been a favorite plant of mine. Growing up on the East Coast we had an Hydrangea plant that, if I remember correctly, was grown from a cutting of my paternal grandmother’s plant. Our yard was very shady, so I don’t remember a lot of blooms, but it was always a fantastic, elegant plant.
It wouldn’t have been easy to grow Hydrangea in Arizona, and it wouldn’t have made sense to grow it there anyway with so many great desert plants. No, Hydrangea would have to wait until I moved to a more temperate climate. Now that I am in Northern Virginia, I see Hydrangea of all kinds serving as landscape plants. Oh happy day!
Just before meeting friends at a local outdoor mall on Thursday, I happened upon what I believe to be a type of Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia). I think this is my new favorite plant!
(Please forgive the somewhat blurry photos. All I had with me that day was my cell phone camera.)
For more information on Hydrangea, check out the American Hydrangea Society and a site by an AHS member.
Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday, visit As the Garden Grows for more information.
Kate said,
October 27, 2008 at 7:51 am
OMG, I think I am in love. Wonder what the flowers look like?