Selma, Ala. Daily Photo: Blue Hydrangea

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Blue Hydrangea

Does anyone know what kind of hydrangea this is?

Rather than the petals forming round balls, they grow in flat clusters.

Thanks to guest photographer Christine Weerts for sending this picture!

12 comments:

Mary Stebbins Taitt said...: It's very lovely, nice close capture! :-D; June 2, 2010 at 3:39 PM
Joy said...: They are so quietly beautiful.

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Tracy said...: Hmm...don't know the answer but I love Hydrangas. That's an interesting one.; June 2, 2010 at 4:47 PM
Chattahoochee Valley Daily said...: Very interesting flower/shot. I have never seen one like that.; June 2, 2010 at 7:04 PM
Anonymous said...: Its call a lacecap.; June 2, 2010 at 8:52 PM
Louis la Vache said...: hee hee...
«Louis» sent the link for this to Lily Hydrangea.; June 2, 2010 at 10:29 PM
Janet said...: Thanks, Carol. We believe we have the official name, a blue wave lace cap hydrangea.; June 3, 2010 at 7:18 AM
Janet said...: Thanks for the link, Louis.; June 3, 2010 at 7:18 AM
dianasfaria.com said...: I have one of these in my backyard, except mine is white. This one is lovely!; June 3, 2010 at 10:42 AM
Janet said...: Thanks, Lily.; June 3, 2010 at 10:44 AM
Kathleen McQueen Wright said...: How Beautiful!!!; June 3, 2010 at 11:59 AM
Unknown said...: Lacecap Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla; June 10, 2014 at 9:49 PM

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Selma is among the oldest cities in Alabama and has the largest contiguous historic district. It is known for its Civil War and Civil Rights history. The Battle of Selma was one of the last fought in the War Between the States, and the town was a center for the Voting Rights Movement in the 1960s. Today, with a population of about 20,000, Selma is the largest town in the western Black Belt region. The Black Belt, named for the color of its soil, stretches across Central Alabama from Mississippi to Georgia.