Hydrangea opuloides var. acuminata

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Read about Hydrangea opuloides var. acuminata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hydrangea opuloides Var. acuminata, Dipp. (H. acuminata, Sieb. & Zucc. H. Buergeri, Sieb. & Zucc.). Lvs. ovate-lanceolate,' acuminate, sparingly appresscd-pubescent: sterile fls. with elliptic entire sepals, usually blue. S.Z. 56, 57. Var. azisai, Dipp. (H. azisai, Sieb.). Lvs. elliptic- ovate, glabrous: sterile fls. with obovate sepals, long- pedicelled, overtopping the fertile ones. S.Z. 51. Var belzonii, Schneid. (H. belzonii, Sieb. & Zucc. H. japonica var. caerulea, Hook. H. japonica var. candescens, Regel). Of dwarfer and stouter habit: lvs. ovate or obovate, short-acuminate, glabrous, somewhat thick: sterile fls. whitish, pinkish, or bluish, with rhombic, usually entire sepals. S.Z. 55. B.M. 4253. Here belongs also Var. imperatrice eugenie with pink fls. R.H. 1868:471. Var. japonica, Schneid. (H.japonica, Sieb.). Lvs. ovate to elliptic, acuminate, glabrous: sepals broadly ovate, toothed, pink. S.Z. 53. B.R. 30:61. R.H. 1874:90 (as H. acuminata). Var. macrosepala, Dipp. Differs from the former only by ite larger sepals. Gt. 15:520. Var. mariesi, Hort., seems also not much different, but has somewhat broader lvs., and the pink sterile fls. are very large. Gn. 54: 390. G.C. III. 23, suppl. May 28. G. 26:409. G.M. 41:347; 46:577, 578. G.W. 6, p. 557; 9, pp. 413, 414. Var. veitchii, Hort. Similar to the preceding variety, but sterile fls. pure white, 3-3 ½ in. across. G. 26:175. Var. lindleyana, Rehd. (H. rosalba, Van Houtte. H. hortensis Var. lindleyana, Nichols.). Lvs. ovate or elliptic-ovate, acuminate, sparingly hairy: sepals dentate, ovate or broadly ovate, "hite and pink, or white changing to pink. F.S. 16:1649, 1650. R.H. 1866:430. Gn. 46:466. Var. serrata, Rehd. (H. serrata, DC. H. thunbergii, Sieb. & Zucc. H. cyanea, Hort.). Lvs. elliptic or ovate, narrowed at both ends, serrate, sparingly appressed-hairy, 1 ½ -3 in. long: cymes small, 3-4 in. broad; fls. pinkish or bluish; sepals roundish, obtuse or emarginate. S.Z. 58. G.C. 1870:1699. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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