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Genus: Hydrangea Life
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About 70-75 species, native to China, Korea, Japan, the
Himalayas, Indonesia, North and South America. Seven species are cultivated in
southern Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Hydrangea anomala
Native from Sakhalin (island north of Japan) to Taiwan. |
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Hydrangea arborescens
Native to eastern USA. |
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Hydrangea macrophylla
(Hortensia, Lacecap)
Native to Japan. |
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Hydrangea paniculata
Native to China and Japan. |
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Hydrangea quercifolia
(Oak-leaved hydrangea)
Native to southeastern USA. |
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Hydrangea sargentiana
Native to China. |
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Hydrangea serrata
Native to Japan and Korea. |
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