Lacecap Hydrangea

Yet another unusual flower from my friends garden, I seem to find new one every time I go down there, fortunately I haven't been told to buzz off yet and I'm greeted with a nice cup of Earl Grey tea.

This is called a Lacecap Hydrangea, and grows like any other Hydrangea until it suddenly grow these large flowers around the edge. I assume the name comes from olden time when ladies wore caps that had white lace around the rims.

[Lin]

Beautiful! The colors of the blooms are lovely against that green!

[John]

Very beautiful, Heather. This is a favorite hydrangea of mine. They delight us in our garden each spring. Fav

[Lyn Berriman]

FAVFAVFABFAVFORME!!! :) This is my favourite flower!! I have bought 3 plants at different times in my life but never had much luck with them for some reason, so I have to envy my neighbours!!!

[Hazel]

Lovely detail in all those little flowers!

[carol white]

Very pretty shot,a lovely flower:-) FAV!!

[Lynn]

That`s lovely - great capture.

[Debi 🐩]

Nice shot of a lovely flower

[virtualbrownie]

They are beautiful flowers and a nice change from the usual mop heads

[Phil Cameron]

nice angle Heather

[Julia]

So beautiful! Fav.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

So pretty!

[Diana Moss]

A lovely macro shot

[Helen]

Your friends garden must look amazing with all these different plants..... nicely captured

[gabriel]

lovely

[Mickey Anderson]

Love this shot and plant! really has a great pop to it!! fav

[Denise Wood]

These are beautiful hydrangeas! I'm hoping some of the cuttings I brought with me are these ones :) Fav

[Kathie]

How interesting and unique. Another lovely shot, Heather. Love the vibrant greens. Fav

[Khawbecker]

Beautiful detail and color! The composition is just right. Fav!

[Denise Wood]

Done deal :)