Beautiful purple flowers! You may call them hydrangea, ajisai, or mophead. Er…what?
These are such gorgeous flowers. They bloom all summer, but mainly around July. You probably know them as hydrangea, but I prefer the Japanese name ajisai. Easier to say. (AH-JEE-SEYE)
The ones I see in Japan are usually purple or blue, but you can find many other colors. They come in two types: The kind you see below, called mophead, and one that resembles a crown, called lacecap. I prefer the mophead type, but many prefer the other.
What do you think? Do you like hydrangea?
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