Hydrangea arrangements consistently make the list of FLOWER magazine’s most popular floral features. Their lush, blues, violets, pinks, whites, and even greens never fail to please the senses. Since each flowerhead is practically a bouquet, they stand alone in a vessel beautifully, and fill arrangements out quickly. We’ve gathered dozens of our all-time favorite hydrangeas from the pages of FLOWER.
![houck-hydrangea-place-setting-square Single place setting with a disparate grouping of china and glassware, topped with a small arrangement of hydrangea blossoms in a glass tumbler.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/houck-hydrangea-place-setting-square.jpg)
Photo by Erik Kvalsvik & Stacy Zarin Goldberg | Flowers by Ursula Gunther of fleursDC
Each place setting on a table set by designer Andrea Houck and homeowner Bridget Boustany had an individual arrangement of hydrangea blossoms in a ti-lined glass tumbler, to complement the centerpiece designed by Ursula Gunther. See more from this DC garden party.
![hydrangeas-and-magnifying-glasses Christina Springfield arrangement of hydrangeas, orchids, flax, hellebores, and pieris atop a Modern Man base.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy35.jpg)
Photo by Paul Johnson Photography
Inspector Poirot would be proud to display this edgy creation of hydrangeas and other summer floral fare (with magnifying glasses) perched on top of a Modern Man base. FLOWER LIST: cymbidium orchids, echeveria succulents, flax leaves, hellebores, hydrangeas, pieris. Design by Christina Springfield of Nouveau Flowers.
![Tria Giovan Photography Amber glass vase of green and white Annabelle hydrangeas.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hydrangeas-brodsky-poolhouse.jpg)
Photo by Tria Giovan Photography
Annabelle hydrangeas straight from the garden are corralled in an amber glass leech bowl designed by Kate Rheinstein Brodsky and hand-blown by local artisans exclusively for her shop, KRB. See more from Kate’s home and garden.
![hy20 Crystal vase of blue and white, bi-color "Peppermint" hydrangeas.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy20.jpg)
Photo by Claire McCormack
At Avant Garden, the Todd Fiscus–owned flower boutique in Dallas, blooms like these bi-color “Peppermint” hydrangeas can be purchased by the stem or in arrangements that vary from simple to extravagant.
![Bee Cottage-Garden-Room-Flowers_250 A vase of hydrangeas, dahlias, and salvia in Frances Shultz's Bee Cottage.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/BeeCottage-Garden-Room-Flowers_250.jpg)
Photo by Tria Giovan
A cluster of hydrangeas, dahlias, and salvia befits the verdant garden room. “I like arrangements that look as if they came from the garden with a bit of random scavenged woodsy greenery woven in,” says Frances Schultz. “Flowers that look intentional but not ‘done.'” See more from Frances Schultz’s Bee Cottage.
![PottingShedEndFlowers Arrangement of white hydrangeas and snapdragons, lotus, Belles of Ireland, and curly willow branches.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/PottingShedEndFlowers.jpg)
A jug of white hydrangeas stands in front of a green and white arrangement of hydrangeas, snap dragons, belles of Ireland, lotus, and curly willow. These join old baskets, terra-cotta pots, and a silver bucket of Champagne bottles in the potting shed at Judy and Jack Powell’s St. Simons Island home. See more from this midsummer’s eve celebration from Susan Sully’s book, Southern Hospitality at Home: The Art of Gracious Living.
![huff_dewberry_dining_room A chinoiserie wallpaper with a soft turquoise background envelope a bright dining room.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/220926_206.jpg)
In Heather Dewberry Stoller’s dining room, Jimmie Henslee arranged three jars of hydrangeas, clematis, dusty miller and other flowers. They dress the dining table along with white ceramic birds and dolphins. See more from Heather’s home.
![Tammy Connor MasterBed6_hero tammy connor interior design](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SU678_150CPS_MasterBed6_hero.jpg)
Photo by Simon Upton
In a Tammy Connor-designed bedroom in New York’s iconic Hampshire House, an arrangement of oakleaf hydrangeas complements draperies in a Bennison floral—’Chinese Pheasant’ in blue-green on oyster linen. See more Tammy Connor designs.
![Hydranges in Eye Vase Ombre of blue hydrangeas in a Baccarat vase](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Hydranges-in-Eye-Vase.jpg)
Photo courtesy of Baccarat
An ombre of blue and violet-hued hydrangeas from palest sky to a deep violet fills a clear Baccarat Eye Vase.
![20161013_Flowers_242 New Orleans floral designer Margaret Ludwig of Giverny Design creates a monochromatic green arrangement in the French style.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161013_Flowers_242.jpg)
Photo by Eugenia Uhl
New Orleans floral designer Margaret Ludwig of Giverny Design creates a monochromatic arrangement in the French style. FLOWER LIST: Trailing ivy, ‘Moonstone’ roses, ‘Lemonade’ roses, ‘Super Green’ roses, parrot tulips, mature hydrangeas, ‘Green Mist’ Queen Anne’s lace, hypericum berries, stars of Bethlehem, amaranthus, hellebores, gardenia buds, bells of Ireland, salal, magnolia leaves, bupleurum, young hydrangeas. Learn how to make this arrangement with step-by-step instructions from Ludwig.
![joy hydrangeas A centerpiece of hydrangeas in shades of pink completes Countess Joy de Rohan Chabot's exuberant dining room table set with her hand-painted glassware.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/joy-hydrangeas.jpg)
Photo by Marie Hennechart
A centerpiece of hydrangeas in shades of pink completes Countess Joy de Rohan Chabot’s exuberant dining room table set with her hand-painted glassware.
![houck-hydrangea-centerpiece Centerpiece flower arrangement of pink, blue and cream hydrangeas, bicolor anemones, petunias, and ivy designed by Ursula Gunther of fleursDC.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/houck-hydrangea-centerpiece.jpg)
Photography by Erik Kvalsvik & Stacy Zarin Goldberg
A centerpiece of pink, blue and cream hydrangeas, bicolor anemones, petunias, and ivy designed by Ursula Gunther of fleursDC. See more from this Andrea Houck designed townhouse and garden in Washington, DC.
![hydrangeas A weathered, blue-patinated watering can holds a blue hydrangea arrangement.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy1.jpg)
Photo by Liesa Cole
A weathered watering can holds a bunch of pale blue hydrangeas and reminds us just how much these blossoms love a drink. Three floral designers share their tips for making thirsty hydrangea blossoms last in “Keeping Hydrangea Flowers Hydrated.”
![hydrangea-rosinweek-red-berries Arrangement of white hydrangea blossoms with yellow rosinweed (Silphium) flowers, and red berries.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy40.jpg)
Photo by Sara Dorio
Sunny-colored rosinweed appear to sprout from a cushion of white hydrangeas in this arrangement from Chris Condon and Bonnie Garrison of Pollen in Atlanta. FLOWER LIST: ‘Hortmabrid’ hydrangeas, cup-plant rosinweed, coralberries, and arrow grass.
![grim hydrangea mantle Carved wooden mantle topped with stems of purple hydrangeas in green glass bud vases.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/grim-hydrangea-mantle.jpg)
Photo by Tria Giovan
Michael Grim placed individual stems of purple hydrangeas in green glass vases for a simple, graphic display on a carved wooden mantel. Design by The Bridgehampton Florist.
![pink green summer centerpiece Pink and green summer centerpiece flower arrangement with roses, hydrangeas, zinnias, and veronica.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/pink-green-summery-arrangement.jpg)
Photo by Jessica Cohen
For Flower magazine’s 10th Anniversary party, we turned to our own Jessica Cohen to create arrangements for the dining tables. Jessica shows how to make this summer centerpiece in pink and green, with hydrangeas, roses, and zinnas.
![hy2 Footed metal urn filled with pale blue hydrangeas, ligustrum berries, viburnum, autumn fern, and foliage.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy2.jpg)
Photo by Taylor Mathis
A large hydrangea is front and center in this loose gathering of flowers, berries, and greenery in a footed Grecian urn. FLOWER LIST: blue hydrangeas, ligustrum berries, viburnum, autumn fern, euphorbia foliage, magnolia foliage, sarcococca foliage. Designed by Jay Lugbihl of In Bloom.
![Southampton-Entry2-074533-743x1000 Arrangement of sunflowers, delphinium, and hydrangeas designed by Michael Grim](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Southampton-Entry2-074533-743x1000-e1499564781446.jpg)
Photo by Tria Giovan
A towering arrangement of sunflowers, lavender ‘Monte Casino’ asters, delphinium, and hydrangeas welcomes guests passing through this entryway. Arrangement by Michael Grim. See more of “A Day in the Hamptons with Michael Grim.”
![FlowerBlueAndWhiteTableSetting25507 Hydrangea flowers arranged on a blue and white table](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/FlowerBlueAndWhiteTableSetting25507.jpg)
Photo by David Hillegas | Styling by Heather Chadduck Hillegas
Heather Chadduck Hillegas filled blue and white jars with hydrangeas, Queen Anne’s lace, and delphiniums to complement the blue and white table setting for an alfresco dinner. See more of Heather’s blue and white decor.
![hy3 An autumn arrangement of crab apple, burning bush, roses, hydrangeas, kale, celosia, and ‘Persian Carpet’ zinnias greets guests as they enter Gramercy Tavern's dining room. Designed by Roberta Bendavid.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy3.jpg)
Photo by Michael Mundy
An autumn arrangement of crab apple, burning bush, roses, hydrangeas, kale, celosia, and ‘Persian Carpet’ zinnias greets guests as they enter Gramercy Tavern’s dining room. Designed by Roberta Bendavid.
![hy38 Purple washed hydrangeas and redbud leaves star in this casual summer arrangement.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy38.jpg)
Photo by Sarah Dorio
Purple washed hydrangeas and redbud leaves star in this casual summer arrangement. FLOWER LIST: ‘Harlequin’ hydrangeas, glorybower, hyacinth beans, and redbud leaves. Designers Chris Condon and Bonnie Garrison of Pollen in Atlanta.
![hy24 For a summer buffet, Cornelia Guest arranged big, lacy, white hydrangeas in a simple vase.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy24.jpg)
Photo by Michael Mundy | Styling by Mary Claire Inglish
Heather Chadduck Hillegas filled blue and white jars with hydrangeas, Queen Anne’s lace, and delphiniums to complement the blue and white table setting for an alfresco dinner. See more of Heather’s blue and white decor.
![hy8 Arrangement of yellow peonies and garden roses pop against nautical-blue hydrangeas and violet anemones, designed by Lewis Miller.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy8.jpg)
Photo © Don Freeman
Yellow peonies and garden roses pop against nautical-blue hydrangeas and violet anemones. See Lewis Miller’s Flower Flashes, for moments of floral beauty on the streets of New York.
![hy11 Ted Kennedy Watson set this outdoor table with a mix of cobalt china and glassware, and used single hydrangea blooms in simple glasses.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy11.jpg)
Photo by Claire Takacs
Ted Kennedy Watson set the table with a mix of cobalt china and glassware, and used single hydrangea blooms in simple glasses. See more of Watson’s floral style and his rustic Vashon Island getaway in Westward Bound.
![houck-hydrangeas-green-tray Arrangement of blue and white hydrangeas in a galvanized container next to a pitcher of white sangria on a chartreuse tray.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/houck-hydrangeas-green-tray.jpg)
Photo by Erik Kvalsvik & Stacy Zarin Goldberg
Ursula Gunther of fleursDC placed this simple arrangement of blue and white hydrangeas in a galvanized container next to a pitcher of white sangria for an alfresco party on Capitol Hill. See more from the party and Charles and Bridget Boustany’s townhouse and garden designed by Andrea Houck.
![hy30 A cork container holds an arrangement of hydrangeas, ‘Cool Water’ and ‘Super Green’ roses, ‘Green Trick’ dianthus, white stock, cymbidium orchids, and turnips at Cachepot in Knoxville, Tennessee.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy30.jpg)
Photo by Caitie Cunic
A cork container holds hydrangeas, ‘Cool Water’ and ‘Super Green’ roses, ‘Green Trick’ dianthus, white stock, cymbidium orchids, and turnips at Cachepot in Knoxville, Tennessee.
![hy9 copy For a storybook London wedding, heather, moss, and hydrangeas were nestled upon the stone church steps.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/hy9-copy.jpg)
Photo by Charlotte Bromley Davenport
For a storybook London wedding, Robbie Honey nestled heather, moss, and hydrangeas were upon the stone church steps.
![hy15 wreath A wreath made of dried purple hydrangeas, pyracantha, sumac, and beauty berries hangs on Ryan Gainey's cottage door.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy15.jpg)
Photo by Sarah Dorio
A wreath made of dried purple hydrangeas, pyracantha, sumac, and beauty berries hangs on a cottage door in Georgia.
![hy37 Arrangement of blue and purple hydrangeas with trumpet vines and clematis foliage.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy37.jpg)
Photo by Sarah Dorio
Designers Chris Condon and Bonnie Garrison of Pollen in Atlanta created this arrangement that is the epitome of southern summers. FLOWER LIST: ‘Nikko Blue’ hydrangeas, trumpet vines, and evergreen clematis foliage.
![chessie-mothers-day-table The luncheon table, set with a mix of Haviland’s Vieux Paris Green and salad plates inherited from a great-grandmother, awaits in the dining room.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/chessie-mothers-day-table.jpg)
Photo by Brooke Slezak
Pink hydrangeas, roses, and veronica fill a smattering of vases and engraved baby cups on Chesie Breen’s Mother’s Day table. See more of Breen’s celebration (and hydrangeas) in “Setting Tradition.”
![hy39 greens A green arrangement of hydrangeas, wildflowers and berries combine for a fresh cottage-style arrangement.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy39.jpg)
Photo by Sarah Dorio
A viridescent bunch of hydrangeas, wildflowers and berries combine for a fresh cottage-style arrangement. FLOWER LIST: ‘Emerald Classic’ hydrangeas, Queen Anne’s lace, pokeweed berries, buckeye pods, wild strawberry leaves. Designers Chris Condon and Bonnie Garrison of Pollen in Atlanta.
![hy32 Party table decorated with hydrangeas and dinosaurs and animal figurines.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy32.jpg)
Photo by Tria Giovan
For a 10-year-old’s pool party, Michael Grim of The Bridgehampton Florist decorated the table with hydrangeas and dinosaurs and animal figurines, playing to the guests’ passions.
![tulipina green and pink Old world flower arrangement in pink and green, with limelight hydrangeas.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tulipina-green-and-pink.jpg)
Photo by Nathan Underwood
In an excerpt from her book, Color Me Floral, Kiana Underwood of Tulipina Design shares her inspiration and step-by-step instructions for a gorgeous, old-world style arrangement of limelight hydrangeas, spray roses, and other summertime foraged stems. See Kiana’s step-by-step instructions for this arrangement.
![hy31 Summery arrangement of pink, purple, and blue hydrangeas with impatiens and a balloon flowers.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy31.jpg)
Photo by Joseph de Sciose
Wendy White’s Birmingham garden serves as her own backyard resource for floral centerpieces like this arrangement of pink, purple, and blue hydrangeas with impatiens and a balloon flowers.
![allen hydrangea arrangement Hydrangea arborescens, or smooth hydrangeas, grows best in morning sun and afternoon shade. P. Allen Smith loves that the large white flowers age to a limey-green and make a beautiful cut flower.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/allen-hydrangea-arrangement.jpg)
Photo courtesy of P. Allen Smith
Hydrangea arborescens, or smooth hydrangeas, grows best in morning sun and afternoon shade. P. Allen Smith loves that the large white flowers age to a limey-green and make a beautiful cut flower.
See Allen’s favorite hydrangea varieties.
![hy13 Antique copper watering cans overflow with bridesmaids bouquets of white roses and hydrangeas.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy13.jpg)
Photo by Marissa Lambert
Antique copper watering cans overflow with bridesmaids bouquets of white roses and hydrangeas. Design by Ashley Bateman of Nola Flora. See more wedding flower arrangements from the pages of Flower.
![hy34 A symphony of blue flowers, complete with batons, is set in a bower of palms and breezy white linen.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy34.jpg)
Photo by Paul Johnson Photography
A symphony of blues, complete with batons, is set in a bower of palms and breezy white linen. FLOWER LIST: clematis, echeveria succulents, grape root vine, hydrangeas, pieris, yucca poles. Design by Christina Springfield of Nouveau Flowers.
![hy41 Red hydrangea blossoms blend beautifully with ruddy leaves and russet seed pods in an autumnal arrangement.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy41.jpg)
Photo by Sarah Dorio
Red hydrangea blossoms come as a surprise, but blend beautifully with ruddy leaves and russet seed pods in an autumnal arrangement. FLOWER LIST: ‘Terracotta’ hydrangeas, Chinese flame tree pods, copper beech leaves, and inland sea oats. Designers Chris Condon and Bonnie Garrison of Pollen in Atlanta.
![hy26 A beautiful basket of hydrangeas hangs on the garden gate, welcoming visitors to Charleston's William Elliott House (circa 1739).](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hy26.jpg)
Photo by Julia Lynn
A beautiful basket of hydrangeas hangs on the garden gate, welcoming visitors to Charleston’s William Elliott House (circa 1739). See more of Flower magazine’s favorite Historic Charleston Gardens.
![blue green white hydrangeas Large, blue, green and white hydrangea arrangement on low table in foyer.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/blue-green-white-hydrangeas.jpg)
Photo by Kip Dawkins
A large ceramic jar of French blue, white, and green hydrangea blossoms sits atop the cocktail table in a Janie Molster designed room. See more of Janie Molster’s spaces.
![hy14 copy Designer Rebecca Louise Law dramatically raised 6,200 indigo hydrangeas over guests dining inside the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/hy14-copy.jpg)
Photo by Violin Le Hardÿ & Arnaud Ostrowski
Designer Rebecca Louise Law dramatically raised 6,200 indigo hydrangeas over guests dining inside the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. Find more of London artist Rebecca Louise Law’s artful still lifes and fanciful, vertigo-inducing floral installations, in “Suspended in Air.”
![Pineapples Palms Details_RennyReed_BlueHydrangeas_05 A white ceramic vase with deep blue hydrangeas arranged by Renny & Reed.](https://flowermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Pineapples-Palms-Details_RennyReed_BlueHydrangeas_05.jpg)
Photo by Carmel Brantley
Renny & Reed filled a white ceramic vase with deep blue hydrangeas for a photo shoot in Jupiter, Florida’s Pineapples, Palms, Etc. design shop. See more vignettes from Pineapples, Palms, Etc.
By Jason Burnett and FLOWER magazine Editors