Hydrangea hirsuta

Appearance features: its leaves are oval, oblong or oval, with a length of about 3 to 9 cm and a width of 1 to 3.5 cm. The flowers are very large, five to eleven centimeters in diameter. Sepals are oval or oblong, with a length of 2.5 cm to 5.5 cm and a width of 1.5 cm to 3.5 cm. It blooms from April to July and bears fruit from July to August

Distribution: this species is concentrated in areas with an altitude of 2550-3800m in Tibet, 1700-4000m in Sichuan, and about 1400m in Henan Province

Evening Hydrangea

Appearance: its leaves are generally wide, oval or oval, and the edges of the leaves have very large serrations. This kind of flower is slightly smaller than the first one, with a diameter of 4 cm to 8 cm. Its flowering period is slightly shorter, mainly from June to August

Distribution area: it is mainly in the western region of Yunnan Province and Sichuan Province. Its main distribution altitude is 2400-3600 meters. It is easy to find it in the bushes or forests on the hillside

Hydrangea microphylla

Appearance features: the leaves of this species are relatively small, oval or oval, with a length of 1 to 3 cm and a width of 0.5 to 2 cm. Its leaf edges will also have some shallow serrations, which are dense. Compared with the first two, its flowers are also relatively small, with a diameter of only two to four centimeters. Its flowering period is from April to June, and its fruiting period is from August to September

Distribution area: it is mainly distributed in the north of Yunnan Province and the southwest of Sichuan Province. The main altitude range is 2400 to 3000 meters