How to Use hydrangea in a Sentence

hydrangea

noun
Definition of hydrangeanext
  • All the hydrangeas in the living room are from the yard.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2020
  • If the daylily is not your flower, how about the hydrangea?
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2019
  • The month of June is also a time when hydrangeas start to bloom.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 3 June 2023
  • Want to learn more about when to plant hydrangeas for the best flowers?
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Our hydrangea in our yard hasn’t died yet, which is good.
    — Christine Lennon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2023
  • Mix in springs of white hydrangea and spray roses to cover the foam and base.
    — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The rest of it is made up of cottages clad in gray shingles and framed by hydrangeas.
    — Kate Storey, Town & Country, 13 June 2023
  • Here, blue hydrangeas echo the door's hue, and pink dahlias offer a bit of bright contrast to draw the eye.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The trees were covered in climbing hydrangeas and there are so many good plants to try.
    — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 25 June 2023
  • Bake up a two-tired cake or cupcakes iced to look like hydrangeas! Don't have a lot of time?
    — Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Keep the planting site acidic to maintain a blue hydrangea.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Mar. 2021
  • The hydrangea plants that Eli and Marlena used to race between no longer stood in the backyard.
    — Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Bigleaf hydrangea blooms on old wood, which refers to growth produced the prior year.
    — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Our hydrangeas have bloomed well, but their leaves are covered with black spots.
    — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • French hydrangeas require acidic soil to turn blooms blue.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Are crape myrtles like hydrangeas, where adding acid to the soil will change the flower color?
    — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 2 Aug. 2019
  • As far as the hydrangeas go, re-shaping should be done in the fall after it is done blooming.
    — oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The temperature is balmy, the produce fresh, the hydrangeas in full bloom.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 15 July 2019
  • In the autumn months, this hydrangea's foliage turns to a showy deep red color.
    — Southern Living, 12 May 2021
  • Question: My hydrangeas have new growth along their stems.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Oct. 2019
  • All sat for 3-course lunch in a back barn dressed with two long tables with live hydrangea blooms as runners.
    — Vogue, 5 July 2023
  • For my birthday, the scent is hydrangea, peony, and jasmine.
    — Nena Farrell, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2023
  • So, the leafless appearance of your hydrangea is not alarming for this time of year.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Red roses, Tardis blue hydrangea and Vanda orchids were just a few of the flowers that added a unique touch to the nuptials.
    — People Staff, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The Pottery Barn find features a twig wreath base, golden-hued quince, and sprays of hydrangeas, berries, and boxwood.
    — Jessica Cherner, housebeautiful.com, 6 June 2023
  • First, the hydrangea secretes still more acid into the soil — in the form of citric acid, which binds to the aluminum to form aluminum citrate.
    — Tom Avril, Philly.com, 26 June 2018
  • Tan-brick houses crowd the train tracks; unruly grapevines curl over fences where roses and hydrangeas once bloomed.
    — Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Here, a simple black tray lets the contents (including fluffy hydrangeas) steal the show.
    — Grace Gallagher, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Around the same time, Stems Fleur in Cleveland Heights had roses, hydrangeas, and some tulips and springy snapdragons.
    — Mary Kilpatrick, cleveland, 9 Apr. 2020
  • Back on the East Coast, there was also an obscure form of smooth hydrangea with the tiniest touch of pink in the non-showy, fertile flowers.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2018

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