''Hydrangea macrophylla'' is a species of ''Hydrangea'' native to Japan. Common names include Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Lacecap Hydrangea, Mophead Hydrangea and Hortensia. It is a deciduous shrub, growing 1-3 m tall. The leaf are opposite, simple ovoid-acute, 7-20 cm long, with a coarsely toothed margin. Its flowers blossom in pink or blue, depending on soil pH. In acid soils the flowers will be blue, in alkaline soils the flowers will be pink [http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC1067.htm]. ===Cultivation and uses=== ''Hydrangea macrophylla'' has been cultivated for many hundreds of years as an ornamental plant in Japan, and in the last 150 years, also extensively in other areas of the world with a temperate climate. Over 600 cultivars have been selected for garden use, varying in flower colour
image:Hydrangea macrophylla - Bigleaf hydrangea2.jpg|Bigleaf hydrangea
image:Hydrangea macrophylla - Hortensia hydrangea.jpg|Bigleaf hydrangea
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* http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC1067.htm
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''Hydrangea macrophylla'' is a species of ''Hydrangea'' native to Japan. Common names include Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Lacecap Hydrangea, Mophead Hydrangea and Hortensia. It is a deciduous shrub, growing 1-3 m tall. The leaf are opposite, simple ovoid-acute, 7-20 cm long, with a coarsely toothed margin. Its flowers blossom in pink or blue, depending on soil pH. In acid soils the flowers will be blue, in alkaline soils the flowers will be pink [http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC1067.htm]. ===Cultivation and uses=== ''Hydrangea macrophylla'' has been cultivated for many hundreds of years as an ornamental plant in Japan, and in the last 150 years, also extensively in other areas of the world with a temperate climate. Over 600 cultivars have been selected for garden use, varying in flower colour
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