Posted August 19, 2014 by Jonelle Patrick2 Comments Just...Beautiful

Gorgeous Japanese Hydrangeas = Summertime!

Remember those big white snowball-y bushes that bloomed next to Grandma’s porch all summer long? Believe it or not, those everyday flowers were where they started hybridizing to get these fancypants. Some temples in Japan have whole hillsides covered with so many varieties of hydrangea, you can’t count them. Here are a few:

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Writing mystery books set in Tokyo is mostly what I do, but I also blog about the odd stuff I see every day in Japan. I'm a graduate of Stanford University and the Sendagaya Japanese Institute in Tokyo, and a member of the International Thriller Writers, the Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters In Crime. When I'm not in Tokyo, I live in San Francisco. I also host a travel site called The Tokyo Guide I Wish I'd Had, so if you're headed to Japan and want to check out the places I take my friends when they're in town, take a look!

2 thoughts on “Gorgeous Japanese Hydrangeas = Summertime!” ›

Thanks, Jonelle for the beautiful pictures. The Japanese are such fabulous gardeners! Phoebe

Jonelle Patrick says:

August 20, 2014 at 1:59 pm

Thanks, Phoebe! They really are good, aren’t they? And the hybrids! I don’t know how they make such gorgeous varieties – so many that I’ve never seen anywhere else.

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