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'Lace-cap flowers with dark stems, ...'

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0The name lace-caps is a little vague, but it may be hydrangeas:02br 02br 00Hydrangeas (01i 00Hydrangea macrophylla02i 00) 02br 00are large shrubs from three to six feet tall and three to five feet wide. They produce clusters of white, pink or blue flowers, their color depending on the acidic level of the soil. 02br 02br 02br 01i 00Hydrangea macrophylla02i 00 fall into two groups: mop heads with big round, dense ***** of showy, sterile flowers and flat 01b 00lace caps02b 00 with an outer circle of showy, sterile flowers surrounding a center of tight, bud-like flowers.

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  • 0The name lace-caps is a little vague, but it may be hydrangeas:02br 02br 00Hydrangeas (01i 00Hydrangea macrophylla02i 00) 02br 00are large shrubs from three to six feet tall and three to five feet wide.
  • They produce clusters of white, pink or blue flowers, their color depending on the acidic level of the soil.
  • 02br 02br 02br 01i 00Hydrangea macrophylla02i 00 fall into two groups: mop heads with big round, dense ***** of showy, sterile flowers and flat 01b 00lace caps02b 00 with an outer circle of showy, sterile flowers surrounding a center of tight, bud-like flowers.
  • 01b 00Lace caps02b 00 are more subtle than blatant mop heads, but both have their uses.
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0The name lace-caps is a little vague, but it may be hydrangeas:02br
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00Hydrangeas (01i00Hydrangea macrophylla02i00) 02br
00are large shrubs from three to six feet tall and three to five feet wide. They produce clusters of white, pink or blue flowers, their color depending on the acidic level of the soil. 02br
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