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hydrangeaAny of a group of flowering shrubs belonging to the saxifrage family, native to Japan. Cultivated varieties of H. macrophylla normally produce round heads of pink flowers, but these may be blue if there are certain chemicals in the soil, such as alum or iron. The name comes from the Greek for ‘water vessel’, after the cuplike seed capsules. (Genus Hydrangea, family Hydrangeaceae.) |
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In the middle stood a little frame containing relics; at the corners were two little orange-trees, and all along the edge were silver candlesticks, porcelain vases containing sun-flowers, lilies, peonies, and tufts of hydrangeas. He did not want to hear about hydrangeas, why they change their colour at the seaside. A spiky green plant filled each pot, and below the verandah ran a wide border of blue hydrangeas edged with more red geraniums. |
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