Speckled Hydrangea with White Spider, 2015, 110cm x 110cm
Speckled Hydrangea with White Spider, 2015, detail
Speckled Hydrangea with White Spider, 2015, detail
Crimson Spotted Hydrangea, 2015, 95cm x 95cm
Crimson Spotted Hydrangea, 2015, 95cm x 95cm
Red Hydrangea with Seed Pods, 2014
Red Hydrangea with Seed Pods, 2014, detail
Red Hydrangea with Seed Pods, 2014, detail
Variegated Hydrangea, 2015, 100cm x 100cm
Variegated Hydrangea, 2015, detail
Hydrangea 4 (tiny buds), 2015
Hydrangea 4 (tiny buds), 2015
Hydrangea 5 (Purple Yellow), 2015
Hydrangea 5 (Purple Yellow) detail
Oriental Hydrangea 1, 2015, 95cm x 95cm
Oriental Hydrangea 1, 2015, detail
Hydrangea 1 (Blue Under), 2013
Hydrangea 1 (Blue Under), 2013, detail
Four Oriental Hydrangeas, 2015, 130cm x 92cm
Four Oriental Hydrangeas, 2015, detail
Hydrangea with Bees (Violet), 2015
Hydrangea with Bees (Violet) detail
Hydrangea 2 (Blue Magenta), 2013
Hydrangea 2 (Blue Magenta), 2013, detail
Blue Green Hydrangea, 2015, 80cm x 95cm
Blue Green Hydrangea, 2015, detail
Beautiful Invaders
Originally native to eastern Asia and to the Americas, the Hydrangea was introduced to Aotearoa by early European settlers. As an immigrant species they have been relatively innocuous, quietly assimilating to New Zealand without endangering indigenous flora and fauna. These plants change according to their surroundings, the colour of their flowers affected by the acidic or alkaline character of the soil in which they grow. The Hydrangeas used in this work are from the banks of the Whanganui River and its surrounds.
