Kingdom Plantae Family Hydrangeaceae Scientific name Hydrangea bretschneideri Rank Species | Order Cornales Genus Hydrangea Higher classification Hydrangea | |
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Similar Hydrangea, Hydrangea heteromalla, Hydrangea cinerea, Hydrangea radiata, Hydrangea scandens | ||
Hydrangea bretschneideri is a flowering plant of the Hydrangea genus, native to most of China.
Discovered in the mountains around Beijing, China by Dr. Bretschneider in 1882. The Hydrangea bretschneideri is a sturdy, bushy, deciduous scrub with peeling chestnut-brown bark. In the summer its blooms consist of ten or more large white flowers that turn pinkish with age.
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