12K views · 215 reactions | I wondered how this lovely Lace Cap...

💐Hydrangeas are not easy to print with… but I thought a lace cap may be easier but it wasn’t, some plants become a constant quest to make a good print and some just surprise me with their amazing detail first go. I have pressed the flower for about a week and it worked much better but I do love some of the individual flowers on this one. In floriography hydrangeas were associated with heartfelt emotion, gratitude, and a deeper understanding between two people. They were also considered as a sym

3.1K views · 141 reactions | This fall, Mt. Cuba is completing a five-year trial of native hydrangeas. One early finding is that bees LOVE lace cap varieties like this Hydrangea arborescens ‘Haas’ Halo.’ Native mophead varieties, not so much. If you are planting to support pollinators, choose wisely.  Jeff Downing | Mt. Cuba Center | Facebook