Plant Identification

[OverWyreGrower]

No pictures, sorry!

Large bush type plant
Green, fairly large leaves, normal 'oval' type leaf shape

Flowers - are the shape of how an elderflower flowers are - large heads of flowers, but these are purple

Around the flower heads there are what look like larger 3 or 4 petalled white flowers, but on closer inspection, they look like leaves masquerading as flowers

Any guess?

[Capsid]

Hydrangea?

[OverWyreGrower]

Nope, the flowers on the heads are teeny, like elderflower size (but purple)

Might try and get a pic tomorrow - have seen 2 in 2 days and am in love with them!

[Jeanied]

The only colour combo I can think of like that is Clematis Sieboldii, OWG.

[OverWyreGrower]

Nope, not a clematis either - it's a large bush/shrub

Will bring my camera to work tomorrow and take a photo!

[Jeanied]

Not a lacecap hydrangea then?

[Alison]

Not a lacecap hydrangea then?

Can't be, she said it was nice

[OverWyreGrower]

YAY! It's a lacecap hydrangea!

I knew a Grape would be able to help out! When I googled hydrangea, I got tons of pics of 'normal' ones, didn't know about this kind....

[Alison]

Now you see I always think they look horribly twee - think it was cos when I was a kid an old (and somewhat smelly) old lady had them in her front garden and I always associate them with the smell of wee!

[OverWyreGrower]

Now you see I always think they look horribly twee - think it was cos when I was a kid an old (and somewhat smelly) old lady had them in her front garden and I always associate them with the smell of wee!

They have some planted on campus that I've never seen before - is surrounding by large grasses and looks stunning!

[Capsid]

of course, I meant a lacecap hydrangea "cough"