Grandiflora Hydrangea

Don't you love hydrangeas? Some of my fondest girlhood memories are of standing and gazing in awe at Aunt Idell's hydrangea bush with its giant gorgeous blooms. She had placed it on the north side of the house because she said it needed to be in the shade, and she had fertilized it so that it had blue and pink blooms on the same bush.

Here's a pretty one.

"The Grandiflora Hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata, is a common American garden plant and highly valued for its vigor and bloom dependability. Sterile flowers appear in August and remain on the plant until the first hard frost.The large conical shaped white flower heads turn to pink in the fall with gray-green leaves. Sent to America from Japan in 1861, this continues to be one of the best loved varieties. The blooms can easily be used for drying. 6+ foot height at maturity."

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