Q: There are a lot of hydrangeas blooming now in Japan. Do you have hydrangeas in your area?
A;Yes. Hydrangeas grow really well in my state, and we see them in many people’s yards. Older homes in the area sometimes have massive hydrangea bushes!
They grow in several different colors here, depending on the soil in the area, but I think blue is the most common. We can also find them in pink and lavender.
A few years ago, I bought “winter hydrangeas”, which bloomed late into the fall. Those flowers were a faded wine color. I was really surprised, as I’d never seen that color before!
This year, I bought a “reblooming” hydrangea for my container garden, which is supposed to produce flowers for many months. However, this plant is very young, so it will probably not bloom this year.
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えぇ、アジサイは私の州では綺麗に咲いて、たくさんの家の庭で見かけるわね。古いお宅で大きなアジサイの茂みがあるところもあるわ！
ここではその場所の土によって数種類の色になるんだけれど、青が最も一般的ね。ピンクやラベンダー色もあるわ。何年か冬紫陽花という秋にかけて咲くのを買ったの。褪せたワイン色なの。そんな色を見たことなかったからとても驚いたわ。
何年か前に冬アジサイという秋にかけて遅く咲くのを買ったんだけど、褪せたワインレッド色で、そんな色のを見たことがなかったからすごく驚いたわ！
今年は何ヶ月か花をつける二度咲きのアジサイを家のコンテナガーデンに買ったわ。だけど、まだ若いからたぶん今年は咲かないわね。
