The Hydrangea is a flowering plant which holds its origin to Southern and Eastern Asia as well as North America and South America. It has a genus of about 70-75 species of which most are shrubs that are 1-3 meters tall, but some are small trees and others are some sort of vine which reaches up to 30 m as they can climb up trees. The Hydrangea   plant can either be deciduous or evergreen, though the widely cultivated species are all deciduous. The Hydrangea can be easily recognized as they have large clusters of white, blue or pink flowers which bloom during summers but they also come in attractive colors like purple, red and other varieties nowadays. The Hydrangea look very pretty if kept as a hedge in a home garden or in large containers or as solo specimen.

The flowers of the Hydrangea plant which are very attractive are not able to produce any seeds. The flowers which are sterile have four petals and are flat and about an inch or so across. Among the Hydrangea plant some have clusters of flowers which are sterile, but there are other Hydrangea plants that have fertile flowers also which are tiny like a star and are usually in the middle of the bunch of flowers. The colors in which the Big Leafed Hydrangea flowers are available are pink, blue and white. These varieties are many times made bloom earlier by the florists so that they can be sold as a house plant.

The Hydrangea plants can have flowers when they are just about a foot tall, but most garden plants grow from 3feet to as high as 6 feet tall. All the species of Hydrangeas are very useful as a border for the home garden and near houses. Depending on the acidity of the soil the colors of the flowers may range from pink to blue. There are several varieties of Hydrangea plant of which some are Hills of Snow, Peegee, Oak leafed, and Big leafed. The pruning season of the Hill of Snow and Peegee is during the early spring and Big Leafed and Oak Leafed are pruned after the flowering season is over.

In order for the Hydrangeas to grow they require full light or very light shade. Light colored flowers are generally chosen to brighten up the areas that are shady. For improvising on the retention of moisture by the plant and making the texture of the soil better, it should be covered with leaf molds and compost before the plant is planted. For the Big leafed Hydrangeas plant acidic soil is required. The pH level should be from 5.0 to 5.5 the blue flowered hydrangea and 6.0 to 6.5 for the pink flowered hydrangea. The Big-leafed Hydrangeas are the best plant to be grown along the sea side garden and for the home garden hedges made of Hills of Snow Hydrangeas should be planted at a space of about 2-3 feet apart.

The softwood cuttings of the young Hydrangea plant can be propagated during late spring or early summer. In order to propagate semi hardwood cuttings which are much more mature, mid or late summer is the right time and for hardwood cuttings winter is the best time. The  Oak-leafed and Hill of Snow Hydrangeas can be  propagated by digging  the land and  planting again the  underground branches  which are known as suckers  and  through ground layering  forcing a branch to grow roots..