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What are the latest common varieties of hydrangea?

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The Xiuxian flower is native to China and Japan, introduced to the UK in 1736, and in Europe, cultivation is relatively common in the Netherlands, Germany and France; in flower shops you can see hydrangea varieties in colors such as red, blue and purple. Common hydrangea varieties include Alpenglühen, Red Hat, Enziandom,

The Xiuxian flower is native to China and Japan, introduced to the UK in 1736, and in Europe, cultivation is relatively common in the Netherlands, Germany and France; in flower shops you can see hydrangea varieties in colors such as red, blue and purple. Common hydrangea varieties include Alpenglühen, Red Hat, Enziandom, Flamboyant and Snowball, among others.

Alpenglühen: flowers deep red or rose red.

Red Hat: small leaves, dark green, flowers light rose red to magenta.

Enziandom: dark green leaves, bright red flowers; if the soil pH is below 5, the flowers turn deep blue.

Flamboyant: small leaves, large magenta flowers, flower diameter 5 cm.

Snowball: small, serrated leaves; normally the flowers are rose red and can turn blue. Treatment with aluminum sulfate can turn them sky blue with a beige flower center.

French hydrangea: flowers magenta or rose red, can change to blue or light purple.

Otaksa: an old variety with a history of more than 100 years, a dwarf variety bred in Japan, flowers pink or blue.

Regula: small, compact leaves, flowers light greenish white, a variety selected and bred in Germany.

Pink Beauty: large inflorescence, magenta or rose red, flower diameter 20-25 cm.

Stratford hydrangea: small, dark green leaves, rose red flowers.

German hydrangea: pink flowers, can turn purple when treated with aluminum sulfate.

Big-leaf hydrangea: one of the varieties of hydrangea, leaves large, up to 7-4 cm, all sterile flowers, initially white, later turning light blue or pink.

Purple-stem hydrangea: stems dark purple, leaves oval, flowers rose-colored.

Serrated-petal hydrangea: flowers white or rose red, petal edges with teeth.

Blue-edge hydrangea: flowers deep blue, the marginal flowers blue or white.

Silver-edge hydrangea: leaf margins white.

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