#hydranga

purple hydrangeas @ Emmetts NT Kent by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Hydrangeas bloom come in a wide range of colors, most famous for their blue varieties or white hydrangeas with fluffy cloud-like flowers. But like many other flowering shrubs, they also come in many different shades of purple. They will range in color from very pale to very deep plum shades.

Hydrangeas @ Emmetts NT Kent by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: These popular garden shrubs thrive in the summer and while many species are white, here at Emmetts they mostly flower in vivid blue and pink shades that bring an explosion of colour to the pathways

Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Zorro @Nymans by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Hydrangeas There is a long association of hydrangeas with Nymans because they are so suited to the soil type. Many varieties date back to the 1960’s when the Messel family was well known for showing blooms at both the Chelsea Flower Show and at RHS shows. The romantic setting of the house and ruins lends itself to large groups of mop-head and lace-cap varieties which can be seen on the main lawn. As the Hydrangeas enter the autumn phase many of the leaves change to give vibrant autumn colours. The flower heads provide structural interest throughout the winter and can be picked and dried for decoration..

Purple hydrangea Sussex by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Hydrangea macrophylla Deep Purple Dance = 'Schrolla02' (PBR) (Music Collection) (H)..Hydrangea can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, or self-clinging climbers, with flowers in clusters usually comprising both small fertile and more showy sterile flowers; often good autumn colour.