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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 → hydrangea
  • hydrangaea → hydrangea
  • hydranga → hydrangea
  • hydrandea → hydrangea

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