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hydrangea Definition

hy·dran·gea (hī drān′jə, -dran′-; --jē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Hydrangea) of shrubs or vines of the saxifrage family, with opposite leaves and large, showy clusters of white, blue, or pink flowers, often sterile

Etymology: ModL < hydr- + Gr angeion, vessel

hydrangea Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • climb: The front of the house has a climbing hydrangea and there are lantern lights and sensor lights.
  • have: Just happened to have some hydrangeas here. /p p strong GP: They make great gifts because they last really well.
  • grow: In a pot, it will be much easier to control the requirements for growing pink hydrangeas.

Preposition: in

garden: This new edition includes: fresh images, fully revised chapters on the genus, hydrangeas in the gardens, cultivation and propagation.

Adjective modifier

  • blue: Beyond the handsome port is an equally beautiful island, with windmills, a varied coastline and hedges of blue hydrangeas.
  • pink: In a pot, it will be much easier to control the requirements for growing pink hydrangeas.
  • big: Big leaf hydrangeas ( Hydrangea macrophylla ) are very popular for their large colorful flowers but unfortunately they are the least hardy.
  • first: The first hydrangea in Europe was Hydrangea arborescens, imported into England in 1739.

Modifies a noun

  • macrophylla: Hydrangea macrophylla ' All Summer Beauty ' A medium growing plant which is best in some shade.
  • paniculata: Hydrangea paniculata ' Unique ' AGM has flowers in large conical panicles that are white, aging to purplish-pink.
  • petiolaris: If you want to add interest to a shady wall, plant hydrangea petiolaris as it's a rampant climber.
  • colorant: Adding a hydrangea colorant will tend to lower the pH of the soil.
  • serrata: Hydrangea serrata 'Blue Deckle ' ( Haworth-Booth ) Best grown as blue, this is a lovely dwarf shrub with a long flowering period.
  • flower: Price: £ 1.80 A cream rose contrasted against blue hydrangea flowers.

Noun used with modifier

  • lacecap: Flowers are borne in terminal or axillary panicles, clusters or cymes which are spherical, domed or flattened like a lacecap hydrangea.
  • leaf: Big leaf hydrangeas ( Hydrangea macrophylla ) are very popular for their large colorful flowers but unfortunately they are the least hardy.
  • panicle: The difference is that panicle hydrangea flower buds are formed in late spring.