Picture of the Day: Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas look particularly pretty this year

In Vancouver, people's lawns may be yellow, but their flowers are blooming in their prime, in particular hydrangeas.

These giant colourful floral pom poms are flowering beautifully in particular this year and it's because of the hot weather we've been having these few weeks. 

These big floral pom poms are fun to see

Apparently across Canada all the hydrangeas are doing very well. They can come in white, cream, pink, blue, and violet.

Unlike roses, hydrangeas bloom for several weeks and are so pretty to look at!

Interesting to note hydrangeas are native to Asia, in particular China, Korea and Japan. 

The word hydrangea comes from the Greek word "water vessel", referring to the shape of the seed capsules.