I have come across some flowering bushes called Hydrangea. Are they related to lilacs and crepe myrtles?

The hydrangea comes in a round and a conicular shape as do the lilac and the crepe myrtle and look similar. The crepe is found from the carolinas to Fl. I see the hydrangea all over, but in Maine and New Hampshire I have seen huge ones in both shapes. What is the relationship if any.

I have come across some flowering bushes called Hydrangea. Are they related to lilacs and crepe myrtles?
There is no relationship between these plants at all, they are all differant species.





Plants are classed into class, order, species by examining the flower under a magnified device.
Reply:Hydrangeas are hardy in Maine, and so are lilacs. Crape myrtles aren%26#039;t. Even though some nurseries sell crape myrtles they claim to be hardy to zone 5, they really aren%26#039;t, unless they%26#039;re really sheltered from your NW winds in the winter. There are some great new varieties of hydrangea that bloom continuously all summer long, or at least put on new bloom through the season. If you are in Maine or NH, you are out of luck for crape myrtle, but lilacs will be fine.
Reply:Hydrangeas (Hydrangea sp) are in the Hydrangeaceae.





Crepe Myrtles (Lagerstromia indica) are in the Lythraceae.





Lilacs are in the (Syringa sp) Oleaceae.





Three different plants, three different families, genera and species! All beautiful plants, though!





No relationship
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