Hydrangea, commonly named the hortensia, is a genus of more
than 70 species of flowering plants native to Asia and the Americas. By
far the greatest species diversity is in eastern Asia, notably China,
Korea, and Japan. Most are shrubs 1–3 m tall, but some are small trees,
and others lianas reaching up to 30 m by climbing up trees. They can be
either deciduous or evergreen, though the widely cultivated temperate
species are all deciduous. The flowers of many hydrangea act as natural
pH indicators, sporting blue flowers when the soil is acidic and pink
when the soil is alkaline.
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