scientific name; hydrangea macrophylla
origin; east asia
cultivation purpose; ornament, medicine
edibility; greens (tea)
spiritual meaning; vanity (victorian era); purity, nature (asia)
can you tell i love colorful flowers? this mf comes in SO many... and the fun part is that their color ranges because of their natural pH indicators; sporting blue flowers when the soil is acidic and pink ones when the soil is alkaline!!!! i love it when flowers do cool shit because of SCIENCE. now for the color meanings: pink hydrangeas symbolize heartfelt emotion; blue hydrangeas symbolize frigidity and apology; white hydrangeas symbolize boasting or bragging; purple hydrangeas (my fav) symbolize a desire to deeply understand someone. if i EVER get married, im having purple ones at my wedding. period. i forgot to mention the name (hydrangea) is originally greek (water vessel)