Hydrangea
アジサイ ・ Hydrangea macrophylla
The traditional meaning of Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla, Hydrangeaceae) is “Patient affection, family bonds.”
Flower meaning
Patient affection, family bonds
Acidic soil turns the flowers blue, alkaline soil red. That shifting has also long given it the opposite reading of “fickleness.”
Botanical facts
- Botanical name
- Hydrangea macrophylla
- Family
- Hydrangeaceae
- Typical color
- Blue-violet
- Season
- Early summer (rainy season)
About flower meanings
There is no official standard for flower meanings — they differ by country, era and source. We list only widely shared readings, and note in the text where sources disagree. Botanical names and families follow standard plant taxonomy. About our data
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