Annabelle hydrangeas at their summer best!
The blooms have turned from a bright white to a light apple-green in color. In habit, they lean over with the weight of the maturing blooms in the summer - rain and wind also cause them to dip lower than they do in the spring, when they are quite straight and proud.
The blooms have turned from a bright white to a light apple-green in color. In habit, they lean over with the weight of the maturing blooms in the summer - rain and wind also cause them to dip lower than they do in the spring, when they are quite straight and proud.
The spring white blooms are fresh and soft to the touch, and have a slight fragrance, while these late summer ones are more stiff and papery - they have dried right on the bush. Some of the blooms are getting tired of the dry summer season and start show brown spots. You can see one very late new bloom, white in the background, for contrast.
Do you see the parallels between our lives and this, my favorite bush?
Now, finally, all four seasons of an Annabelle Hydrangea bush have been displayed on this blog - click the "annabelles" thread to see all the other moods of this bush throughout a growing season.
Tired as it may be, my favorite stage is definately when the blooms take on that lovely green cast. Gorgeous!
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