(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
On my recent trip to Longwood Gardens, I got a great dose of summer when I spotted several beds of Big Leaf Hydrangeas (hydrangea macrophylla regula) in the East Conservatory.
Unlike the hydrangeas that I photographed last summer which were large bushes, the big leaf hydrangeas at Longwood were small compact plants with blossoms very close to the ground. In the four beds of Big Leaf Hydrangeas, there was an incredible variety of blossom colors. Here are a few of the colors I saw.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
I hope you’ve enjoyed this brief dose of summer. Remember only a few more months until hydrangeas will be blooming outdoors again!
Nice!
As I found out a few years ago when hunting some down, blues are challenging to keep in nature. Soil must be correctly adjust to keep those hues.