What are the common varieties of hydrangea?

The fairy flower originated in China and Japan and was introduced to the United Kingdom in 1736. It is widely cultivated in Europe, the Netherlands, Germany and France. Red, blue and purple varieties can be seen in florists. The common varieties of hydrangea are Alpengluxin, Red Hat, Enziandome, Flamboant and Snowball.

Alpengluxin: crimson or rose red flowers.

Red hat: the leaves are small and dark green, and the flowers are light rose to magenta.

Enziandome: the leaves are dark green and the flowers are bright red. If the soil is below pH5, the flowers turn dark blue.

Flamboant: the leaves are small, the flowers are large and magenta, and the flower diameter is 5 cm.

Snowball: leaves small, jagged, normal flowers rose red, can turn blue. Treated with aluminum sulfate, it can turn into sky blue and beige flower hearts.

French hydrangea: magenta or rose red flowers can be changed to blue or lavender.

Otaksa: the old variety, with a history of more than 100 years, is a dwarf variety cultivated in Japan, pollen red or blue.

Regula: the leaves are small and compact, and the flowers are light green and white. it is a variety selected by Germany.

Pink beauty: inflorescence large, magenta or rose red, flower diameter 20-25 cm.

Stratford hydrangea: small leaves, dark green, rose flowers.

German eight Immortals: pollen red, can be turned purple when treated with aluminum sulfate.

Big eight Immortals: is one of the varieties of the eight Immortals, the leaves are large, up to 7-4cm, all sterile flowers, initially white, and then become light blue or pink.

Purple stem eight immortal flowers: dark purple stems, oval leaves, flowers Qiang Wei color.

Petal eight Immortals: flowers white or rose-red, petal margin dentate.

Blue-edged eight Immortals: the flowers are dark blue and the marginal flowers are blue or white.

Silver-edged Immortals: the leaf margin is white.