Hydrangeas: New to my garden, 1 by sterhill

sterhill wrote:
Heronswood shows both and they are different looking flowers:

Heronswood Izu No Hana - http://tinyurl.com/75l6cns

Heronswood Izu No Hanabi - http://www.heronswood.com/shop/05741/

I think a lot of things do get strange labels - I bought one called Harlequin which is a pink and white striped mophead and I got what I think is a Miyama Yae-murasaki

http://www.joycreek.com/Hydrangea-serrata-Miyama-Yae-murasak...
and here is mine - I was so pleased when it bloomed... I bought it as a tiny plant so did not get to see the bloom. Always better to buy it in bloom when you can.

I have a Izu No Hana and it was very expensive and has not bloomed since I bought it in 2008. I did buy it in bloom and was in love with the metallic colors! wow! I've put in in a big pot and am moving it around to see what it wants. It burns with the least bit too much sun. It is in a nice filtered sun spot and putting out a lot of new growth so I am hopeful.