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How do you spell hydrangea?
Hydrangea is spelled H-Y-D-R-A-N-G-E-A. The final three letters are g, e, a in that order; hydrangia is the usual mistake.
Letter by letter
H-Y-D-R-A-N-G-E-A
Spelling note
The ending is -gea, not -gia. It comes from the Greek for water vessel, describing the seed capsule.
What it means for flower stock photos
A hydrangea is a shrub bearing large rounded or flat flower heads, famous for changing colour with soil acidity.
Common misspellings
hydrangia→ hydrangeahydrangaea→ hydrangeahydranga→ hydrangeahydrandea→ hydrangea