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Hydrangea 01 Hydrangea is derived from Greek and means ‘water vessel’ (from ὕδωρ húdōr “water” + ἄγγος ángos or ἀγγεῖον angeîon “vessel”),[8][9][10] in reference to the shape of its seed capsules.[11] The earlier name, Hortensia, is a Latinised version of the French given name Hortense, honoring French astronomer and mathematician Nicole-Reine Hortense Lepaute.[12] Philibert Commerson attempted to name the flower Lepautia or Peautia after Lepaute. However, the flower’s accepted name later became Hortensia. This led to […]
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