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What is this pink hydrangea with large, round flower heads?
The large pink balls and toothed leaves make this plant fairly easy to recognise. Here is its name, along with the brief care advice that usually determines how long it stays attractive indoors.
Reader: @Granotall · · 2 min read
Your plant is a hydrangea, commonly called a mophead hydrangea. Its botanical name is Hydrangea macrophylla. The photographs show the characteristic large, rounded flower clusters and broad, toothed leaves that fit this group very well.
What makes it recognisable
The pink heads consist of many larger sterile flowers gathered into dense balls. The leaves are dark green, fairly glossy and distinctly toothed at the edges. This is a familiar appearance in hydrangeas sold as flowering indoor pot plants.
Brief care advice for your indoor plant
- Give it a bright position, preferably away from strong, scorching midday sun through glass.
- Keep the compost evenly moist. Hydrangeas droop quickly if they dry out.
- Empty water from the outer pot or saucer so that the roots do not stay wet for long.
- It prefers cool conditions to warmth, so usually lasts longer away from a radiator.
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