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Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser.

hydrangea (Hydrangeaceae)

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Many cultivars have many sterile flowers and few fertile ones; they vary in colour from red to white to blue.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-06-24

 hydrangea / Hydrangea macrophylla: Many cultivars have many sterile flowers and few fertile ones; they vary in colour from red to white to blue.

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