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Hydrangea hirta
is a deciduous shrub found in bright forests or edges in hilly or
mountainous districts, whose stems branch on lower parts; the
branches extend sideways and grow to 1-2m tall. Leaves, with 1.2-4
cm long petioles, are of opposite phyllotaxis, 5-8cm long, 5-6cm
wide, oval to oblong, with sharp tips, bases circular or broadly
cuneate, and regularly, significantly triangular serrations on
margins. Stem tips bear about 5 cm in diameter corymbs; without
ornamental flowers, all the flowers are bisexual, about 4mm across;
corolla tubes are bell-shaped and about 1cm long; petals are white
to light blue, five in number, and oblong. Bloom time: June-July. |