For many hobby gardeners, hydrangea appears as a bush. However, since Of the Far East to residents European countries came the petioled hydrangea. Planting and caring for her is not particularly difficult. The plant tolerates the cold season well, because in wildlife grows in the forests of southern Sakhalin, the Kuriles and Japan. It combines the beauty of green foliage, which is replaced by gold in autumn, the scent of many small flowers, the mystery of branchy shoots that are exposed in winter time.
Description
Stalked hydrangea is a perennial deciduous liana that has a beautiful flowering. She is able to climb a support to a height of 25 meters using aerial roots and suction cups. If there is no support, the plant will creep along the surface of the ground.
It was recognized as a cultivated flower in 1865. Since it is found less and less in its natural habitat, it was included in the Red Book.
Plant appearance:
- Leaves are ovoid, large, shiny. The color depends on the species, but more often it is dark green. Attached to the stem with petioles, the length of which reaches eight centimeters. With the onset of cold weather, the leaves turn yellow. Fall at the end of October.
- Inflorescences - the diameter of each inflorescence is about 20 centimeters. They consist of many small flowers. Their color comes in three varieties: milky white, pink-white, light purple. Cover the entire length of the vines. The flowers have a light aroma and therefore attract bees. Insects use pollen to make honey.
An adult plant can withstand even a frosty, snowless winter. It recovers easily while continuing to develop. How do you get such a frost-resistant decoration for your garden?
Stalked hydrangea should be purchased from trusted distributors. The fact is that the plant is very similar to the schizophragm. This culture also belongs to hydrangea, but does not have an important quality for our continent. She is afraid of frost.
The specialist will be able to tell the difference by looking at the inflorescences. But usually not flowering young seedlings are sold.
Landing
Due to the fact that the plant feels great in the shade, planting of petiolate hydrangea can be done in any area. But it will bloom profusely only on the sunny side.
It is better to pick up acidic soil. It should be moist, rich in humus. Soil with an alkaline reaction can lead to a lack of iron in the plant. This will become the cause of his illness. To retain moisture in the soil, you will need to cover it with a large layer of mulch. It is better to use acidifying rough organic matter for this. For example, bark, shavings, leaf humus.
The seedling should be planted immediately in a permanent place. After a couple of years, it will be impossible to tear it off the support without harming the shoots. The selected location should not be blown by the north wind.
A pit is prepared for disembarkation, 40 by 40 centimeters in size. The depth is 50 centimeters. A 10-centimeter drainage layer is poured into the bottom of the pit. The pit is covered with a mixture consisting of two parts of humus and earth, one part of peat and sand. The root collar should be flush with the ground.
If several seedlings are planted in a row, the distance between them should be 80-100 centimeters. The seedlings are susceptible to weather conditions. In dry times, they must be systematically watered and sprayed. warm water... In cold weather, it is important for them to make easy shelter. Shelter is no longer needed for three-year-old plants. Don't worry if the plant doesn't bloom in the early years. He needs time to develop.
Top dressing
Any plant for good development and abundant flowering, fertilizing with mineral and organic fertilizers... For the first time, they are brought directly into the pit before planting. Then the plant is fed during the period of intensive growth. This usually takes place in late May and early August. Two weeks should pass between feeds.
You can use a mixture of chicken manure, which is diluted with water 1 to 10. Supplement with a complex mineral fertilizer is allowed, which includes 20 grams of superphosphate, 20 grams of urea, 10 grams of potassium sulfur.
Immediately after planting, the plant will develop a root system, so you should not expect a significant increase in shoots. In an adult hydrangea, shoots grow 50 centimeters per year.
The plant is not able to independently seek support. He needs help by directing her with the help of a ladder. But don't tie it with ropes. A solid wall, durable wood can serve as a support. It looks gorgeous on arches and gazebos. Can create a hedge on the balcony. Old hedges and stone sculptures shrouded in vines will look mysterious.
If the plant spreads on the ground, it will develop into a dense blooming carpet. This option is suitable for large areas open areas that there is no time to plant different crops.
Pruning
In order for the curly petiolate hydrangea to beautifully and evenly cover a given area, for example, a gazebo, it needs to cut off the shoots. This is done in early spring... The shoot is cut over the fifth or sixth bud. New branches need to be given the direction of growth. Intensive pruning is unnecessary if the plant is on the ground. If necessary, sanitary pruning should be carried out, which involves the removal of dry branches.
Reproduction
Petiolate hydrangea vines attract many gardeners. If desired, it can be propagated independently by cuttings or layering. The method of grafting gives 90% survival rate.
Cuttings are cut in the spring. They are placed in sand or a mixture of sand and peat. Before that, they can be processed. Cuttings should be covered with foil. Further care assumes regular ventilation and humidification. After a while, roots will appear.
Reproduction by layering is possible. To do this, in spring or summer, the shoot is bent to the ground and buried in. The soil should be dug up, mixed with sand and peat. Don't forget about drainage. From the part of the shoot that will be underground, it is necessary to remove foliage and other twigs. The digging depth is only 10-15 centimeters.
By autumn, the young plant can be separated from the mother. But it is too early to transplant it. Young hydrangeas should be kept in their old place for another three weeks. So she will adapt to an independent life. After that, you need to cut off the top of the new seedling for the development of the root system. It is ready to be planted in its permanent location.
A young seedling purchased in the fall is best planted in a pot. In it, he will spend the winter, being in the basement. The plant must be watered regularly and planted in a permanent place in the spring.
Pests
Petiolate hydrangea can be attacked by slugs and snails. They can be easily spotted by the eaten leaves and the remnants of dried mucus that they leave behind. You can get rid of pests by sprinkling the soil under the plant with a layer river sand... For these purposes, special granules are sold in stores.
Other pests include spider mites, thrips, aphids. You can fight them with insecticides. But during the flowering period, it is better to refrain from procedures so as not to kill bees and others. beneficial insects... For prevention, you can process special means plant at the beginning of the season.
Hydrangea can lose beautiful view due to a large number humus and lime in the ground. Do not get carried away and nitrogen fertilizers so that the plant is not damaged by gray mold or powdery mildew. In general, hydrangea is not susceptible to disease. Much depends on proper care.
Subspecies
Stalked hydrangea (climbing liana) is not very common in gardens. It is a liana-like shrub that can stretch upward along a support or creep along the ground.
Over the years, several subspecies of this original plant... The most popular are two of them.
Cordifolia
A variety of petiolate hydrangea called Cordifolia differs small size... The plant reaches a maximum height of one and a half meters. It grows slowly. For a year, the shoots are stretched only 10 centimeters.
The leaves are rounded, about six to eight centimeters long. From above, the sheet plate is painted in green color, and below - in a light green or white tone. Fruiting flowers are creamy. It is from them that the aroma of honey comes. Sterile inflorescences - white tone... This variety is hardy and disease resistant.
Miranda
According to some reviews, petiolate hydrangea attracts with its lush flowering, according to others - with bright yellow leaves in autumn days. For fans of the original color, the Miranda variety is ideal.
The leaves of this plant are jagged. The interior is painted in green, and the border has a cream or yellow tint. An adult plant reaches a length of five to six meters. The diameter of the flower is two centimeters. Flowering occurs in late June - early August. White flowers have a light pleasant aroma.
An adult liana hibernates without shelter. In case of severe frosts, only the tips of the shoots may suffer.
Petiolate hydrangea(Latin Hydrangea petiolaris) is a perennial beautifully flowering deciduous, which, with the help of aerial roots and suckers, is able to climb to a height of 25 meters. In the absence of support, it can travel along the ground. Its natural range: Japan, Sakhalin, Korea. Grows on the ocean coast or in sparse deciduous and coniferous forests. Introduced into culture in 1865. V natural conditions this type of hydrangea is extremely rare, therefore it is listed in the Red Book.
The leaves of the petiolate hydrangea are large, broadly ovate with a pointed base, shiny, dark green in color. Attached to the stem with long (up to 8 cm) petioles. With an autumn cold snap, the leaves acquire yellow, fall off at the end of October.
Hydrangea flowers milky white, white-pink or light purple in color, collected in loose corymbose inflorescences up to 20 cm in diameter. Inflorescences abundantly cover the entire length of the vines. Slightly fragrant flowers attract bees, the plant is a good honey plant. Flowering begins in mid-June and lasts over two months. White sterile flowers in the center of the scutellum turn pink towards the end of flowering.
Stalked hydrangea is a winter-hardy plant that can withstand even harsh winters without damage. Only young seedlings should be removed from the support for 2-3 years and make a light shelter in case of a frosty, snowless winter. An adult plant, even if it freezes slightly, easily recovers and continues to develop and bloom in the same way.
When buying a petiolate hydrangea, you should be very careful, because sometimes there are plants that are very similar to it and are often passed off as it. For example, schizophragm, or opened wall(Latin Schizophragma). This is a genus of plants of the Hortense family, but the schizophragma does not belong to frost-resistant plants and does not winter in Central Russia. A distinctive feature from hydrangea is that only one sepal is enlarged in sterile flowers. But this, as a rule, we cannot detect immediately, since young, non-flowering specimens are usually sold in stores.
Location and planting of petiolate hydrangea.
Petiolate hydrangea, unlike other species, can develop well in the shade. But it will delight you with abundant flowering, being on sunny place.Soil for growing hydrangeas should be moist, acidic (pH 6.5 - 4.5), rich in humus, with good water permeability. If the soil is alkaline, the hydrangea suffers from iron deficiency and becomes sick. To preserve moisture in the soil, it is covered with a thick layer of mulch made of acidifying coarse organic matter: shavings, bark, needles or leaf humus.
It is better to plant the seedling immediately in a permanent place, because after a few years it will already be difficult to tear it off painlessly from the support, sometimes it is almost impossible. And this place must be protected from the north wind. Hydrangea is planted in prepared planting pits 40 * 40 * 50 cm in size. Drainage is poured onto the bottom of the pit with a layer of 10 cm. A mixture of earth, humus, peat and sand is poured on top in a ratio of 2: 2: 1: 1. The root collar is positioned at soil level. When planting several plants in a row, the distance between them should be observed. It is 0.8-1 m. In dry weather, seedlings require not only systematic watering, but also spraying with warm water.
Feeding hydrangeas.
In order for the hydrangea to develop well and bloom profusely, it needs feeding with organic and mineral fertilizers. They are introduced directly into the planting pit before planting and during intensive growth: from late May - early June to early August at intervals of 2 weeks. For feeding, you can use a solution of chicken manure (1 liter per 10 liters of water) or slurry and complex mineral fertilizer (superphosphate 20 gr., Urea 20 gr., Potassium nitrate 10 gr.).
At first, the growth of shoots will be insignificant, since the plant directs all its forces to the development of the root system. When root system will become powerful, the growth of shoots will increase to 50 cm per year. An adult durable tree can serve as a support for the liana, wooden post, stone or Brick wall the buildings. Hydrangea petiolaris does not know how to independently find support, as other vines do, she needs to "set the direction." To do this, you can make a stand in the form of a ladder, but in no case should you tie the shoots to a rope. If the plant is allowed to spread on the ground, it will form very dense flowering carpets.
Pruning hydrangeas.
When growing petiolate hydrangea, the main goal is to achieve the maximum coverage of the area (walls, arches, gazebos) by its vegetative mass. Pruning of the shoots is necessary to ensure balanced vertical and lateral growth of the vine and to stimulate stronger tillering. Prune the vine in early spring over 5-6 buds. Shoots growing from the axils of each bud must be given direction.
If the hydrangea petiolaris is used as a ground cover plant, then such intensive pruning is not carried out for it.
But sanitary pruning (removal of dry branches and shoots) is required for any growing method.
Reproduction.
Hydrangea is multiplying petiolate seeds, layering and cuttings. When grafting, there is a 100% survival rate. If you purchased a petioled hydrangea seedling in the fall, then it is better to plant it in a pot and put it in the basement for the winter, remembering to water it constantly so that the earthy ball does not dry out, and in the spring, plant it in a permanent place. Seedlings planted in the garden autumn period do not have time to build up the root system and may die in winter. To keep the shoots from frostbites and rodents, in the fall they should be spud to a height of 30-40 cm (for 2-3 buds). More detailed information about the methods of propagation of hydrangeas can be obtained in the article "Hydrangea: species, planting, care and reproduction".
Varieties of petiolate hydrangea.
Hydrangea stalked "Miranda" (Hydrangea petiolaris "MIRANDA")
- a very original variety, distinctive feature which is broadly oval serrated foliage with a wide cream or yellow border. The height of an adult specimen reaches 5-6 meters. Sterile flowers white 2 cm in diameter. Flowering: end of June - first half of August. The abundance of flowers is accompanied by a light pleasant aroma. Adult plants hibernate without shelter. In severe winters, only the tips of the shoots can freeze slightly.
Stalked hydrangea "Cordifolia"- undersized variety, adult plant reaches a height of 1-1.5 meters. It grows slowly, the annual growth of the length of the shoots is about 10 cm. The leaves are rounded, 6-8 cm long. The upper side of the leaf blade is green and shiny, the lower side is lighter, sometimes almost white. Fertile (fruiting) flowers of a creamy shade, emitting a honey aroma. Sterile white flowers. The inflorescence is pyramidal-paniculate. The variety is frost-resistant, disease-resistant.
Pests.
Among the pests of hydrangea, snails and small slugs are most often found. Their presence on the plant can be recognized by the mucus left on the eaten leaves. To get rid of slugs will help sprinkle the soil at the foot of the hydrangea with special granules, which are sold in stores or a layer of river sand.
Stalked hydrangea in garden design.
Stalked hydrangea retains its decorative effect at any time of the year: lush greenery in spring, profuse flowering in summer, yellowness of the autumn crown and red-brown stems on the background white snow... You should not plant another vine next to the hydrangea that cannot stand the competition. Perfect neighbors can be shade-loving plants planted at the foot of a hydrangea directed along a support. They will cover empty spaces on the ground, thereby helping to keep the soil moist. For this purpose, fit hosts, geraniums, cuff, heart-leaved tiarella, variegated runny, and others. Also, nearby you can place other types of hydrangea... This will enhance the beauty and sophistication of the inflorescences. of various shapes and shades.
Petiolate hydrangea (Hydrangea petiolaris). Quite beautiful, woody, deciduous liana, capable of climbing a support to a height of 25 meters. Natural habitat: China, Kareya, Japan, Sakhalin, Kurile Islands, where it can be found on the ocean coast, on mountain slopes, as well as in deciduous and coniferous forests.
Hydrangea (Hydrangea): one of the most popular plants in gardeners around the world. The genus has about 35 species, most often it is a variety of decorative, abundant flowering shrubs, but there are also small trees.
Petiolate hydrangea one of the few species of the entire genus, these plants are woody liana, also called it - "climbing hydrangea". The rest of the species of woody lianas, the genus of hydrangeas, are not found in our country, since they are more thermophilic.
Hydrangea petiolate decoration of the walls of the building.
In gardening and parks it is used in vertical gardening, for decorating walls, fences, gazebos, pillars, old trees. It can also do without support, be used as a ground cover plant, to strengthen and decorate the slopes and banks of reservoirs. It fixes well enough on the soil, with the help of the emerging adventitious roots.
Description of the species.
Shoots are reddish-brown, naked, covered with suckers and air roots, with the help of which the vine is attached to the support (trees, stones, or garden pergolas).
Leaves are shiny, smooth, dark green, with a finely toothed margin, broadly ovate or broadly elliptical, up to 10 cm long, pointed at the apex or elongated-pointed. The base is rounded or heart-shaped, the petioles are up to 8 cm long. On the reverse side of the leaf there are warts in the corners of the main veins. In autumn, the leaf turns intense yellow, leaf fall begins at the end of October.
Stalked hydrangea - leaf.
Stalked hydrangea is a plant in autumn.
Petiolate hydrangea - insect pollinated plant - honey plant. Blooms in the first half of summer (June - July). Flowers - not large, fragrant, pale pink or white in corymbose rather loose inflorescences up to 25 cm in diameter. Fruiting flowers are small, have rapidly falling petals, accrete at the apex, sterile flowers are larger, about 3 cm in diameter, but few in number. Fruits are small, inconspicuous, ripening - September-October.
Stalked hydrangea - inflorescence.
Quite winter-hardy plant, withstands a climate of medium and even northern regions... In young plants, in severe winters, the tips of the shoots can freeze slightly, so they need light shelter for the winter.
Young seedlings grow slowly during the first 2 - 3 years, only after a while and gaining strength they become powerful plants capable of covering large areas on walls, gazebos and a variety of garden supports.
Stalked hydrangea.
The most original variety of petiolate hydrangea.
Stalked hydrangea "MIRANDA" ( Hydrangea petiolaris "MIRANDA").
One of the new varieties of petiolate hydrangea, with its appearance, began to enjoy great popularity, it differs from the main form in more decorative foliage with an uneven yellow-cream or yellow-green border along the edge of the leaf. It blooms less than the species hydrangea, the bloom is white in the second half of summer. Climbing the support, it reaches a height of 8 - 10 m, the annual growth is about 0.5 m.
Stalked hydrangea "MIRANDA" (Hydrangea petiolaris "MIRANDA").
Hydrangea stalked "MIRANDA" feels best in light partial shade, on fertile soil. Young leaves of this vine can burn in the sun. In dense shade, the plant develops normally, but with more small leaves and without flowering.
As well as the main type, it can be used in a ground cover form, and in vertical gardening.
Planting and leaving.
Soil: this vine is demanding on soil fertility and drainage, grows well on acidic, light, humus-rich soils, feels good on loams, brown soils with the necessary lime content, on red earth and alluvial soils. It does not tolerate poor sandy soils, but calcareous soils cannot.
Stalked hydrangea - a fence.
Planting: Hydrangea is planted in the ground in a permanent place, in early spring or autumn, with 2-3-year-old seedlings, with a distance of 1 meter between plants. The size of the planting pit (40x40x50 cm), but depending on the soil should vary: on light cultivated soils, the dimensions may be smaller, but heavy clay soils require large sizes.
For planting hydrangeas, it is better to use a soil mixture: humus, fertile soil, peat, sand (2: 2: 1: 1). Since the plant is demanding on drainage, the bottom of the pit is lined with gravel, or broken brick a layer of 10 cm. Pour the prepared soil mixture 10-15 cm thick on top.
The roots of the seedling are straightened at the bottom of the pit, the root collar is placed at the level of the soil, after planting it is watered abundantly (about 20 liters of water for each plant). Trunk circles mulch, add mulch after digging. In dry times, besides watering, seedlings require spraying 3-4 times a week. At the end of May, at the beginning of June, plants are fed with a solution of slurry in a ratio of 1:10 and a full range of mineral fertilizers.
Stalked hydrangea - hedge,
Hydrangea petiole care with further cultivation, it mainly consists in providing the plant with moisture and rich nutrition. These vines are moisture-loving, in dry weather they require at least 20 liters of water for each plant once a week, in case of precipitation, once a month is enough.
It responds perfectly to all dressings that are required 3-4 times during the growing season (full mineral fertilizers- nitrophos, amonitrophos, superphosphate, vegetable mixture, etc.)
In the fall, they bring into the soil wood ash at the rate of 100-200 g per 1 m 2. Given the tendency of hydrangeas to soil fertility, the introduction of large amounts of nitrogen fertilizers should be avoided.
There are two ways to artificially transform hydrangea flowers from white to blue: 1 - aluminum sulfate is poured around the roots; 2 - watering is carried out with a special bluing agent (available for sale in gardening stores).
Artificially transformed, hydrangea flower from white to blue.
Reproduction.
Petiolate hydrangea can be propagated by seeds, which are sown in boxes in autumn and lightly covered with earth. But, as for all woody vines, the vegetative method of propagation is more acceptable for this plant: - by rooting green and lignified cuttings, and at home it can be propagated without much difficulty by layering and offspring.
Stalked hydrangea - pruning.
Pruning is done to ensure balanced vertical and lateral growth for plants used in vertical gardening. This is usually accomplished by intensive pruning. To ensure maximum coverage of the support (walls, fences, gazebos or arches), pruning of strong growths is necessary.
Stalked hydrangea - young, fast-growing shoots.
In order to cover the wall area as much as possible and get inflorescences of larger sizes, in early spring the vine is cut off strongly, leaving part of the branches with only 2-6 buds. In this case, it is required, by directing, to tie up the stems and cut off the shoots growing from them, this stimulates the formation of lateral shoots, which in turn makes the crown thicker. Also, during the growing season, sanitary pruning is required (removal of dry and diseased branches and shoots).
When using this vine as a groundcover, pruning is usually not done except for sanitary pruning.
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Stalked hydrangea in nature.
Curly hydrangea is currently very popular. The plant is quite wind-resistant and is an excellent vertical gardener with fragrant inflorescences. In the autumn, the leaves have a pale yellow tint.
In natural conditions, it grows on Sakhalin and Japan. It is a deciduous vine with aerial roots and suckers, capable of climbing trees and rocks, and on open flat surfaces - creeping along the surface. Shoots can be up to 25 meters long.
Manifold
There are many decorative forms this plant, abundantly flowering and variegated, as well as frost-resistant.
Known species:
- "Miranda" - has foliage with an uneven yellow border;
- "Take a Chance" - has a white border or white - marbled foliage.
These species are quite resistant to natural conditions middle lane Russia.
Pick-up location
Before planting a climbing hydrangea in your garden, you need to worry about the presence of a support nearby, for example, a wall or an arch. The site chosen for planting should be well lit.
It must be remembered that hydrangea loves moisture very much. Therefore, it is better to avoid the presence of other neighboring plants next to it.
When growing, it is worth considering the nuances that will help avoid rotting or drying out of the plant.
This flowering vine can also become a groundcover that strengthens the slopes.
Planting soil
Hydrangea prefers light, well-drained, fertile soil with an acidic reaction. Acidification ensures the introduction of peat or humus.
Landing
The most the right time for planting hydrangeas in open ground is the beginning of spring or the beginning of autumn. The planting hole should be deep enough to allow the free position of the root system. Its dimensions should be at least 40 x 50 cm. To ensure good drainage, pebbles or expanded clay should be laid at the very bottom.
A soil mixture is placed on top with a layer of 10-15 cm, the root system is carefully placed on it and the soil is poured. At the end, it is well sealed. The root collar should be at ground level, not deeper. The planted plant is watered abundantly, and the surface of the soil is sprinkled with crushed bark to maintain moisture for a long time.
For group plantings, the distance between seedlings should be at least 1 meter.
Care
Plants should be watered with soft water, which is why the most the best option is an rainwater... The water from the well must certainly be warmed up. To acidify it, you can add lemon juice or a small amount of vinegar. In summer, hydrangea should be watered abundantly. In addition to watering, the plant also needs daily spraying. The plant should be fed with complex mineral fertilizers - once a month, organic compounds can also be used. Educated long, powerful shoots of hydrangea should be regularly pruned to stimulate further growth and formation of the vine. The main shoots are tied up and properly guided.
June - July is the most blooming season for hydrangeas. It is at this moment that she will delight you with her amazing colors and serve great decoration on your site.
The color of the inflorescences directly depends on the acidity of the earth. For example, white inflorescences in neutral soil take on a bluish tint in an acidic substrate. Flowers can be tinted blue with a special potting dye available from the store.
Reproduction
Curly hydrangea can reproduce:
- Seeds;
- Layers;
- Cuttings.
The seed method is rarely used due to the fact that hydrangea seeds quickly lose their germination.
Reproduction by layering as in. At the very beginning of May or at the end of summer, bend the lower branch to the ground, cut it a little in the middle and fix it. Then they are buried in this place. The very top of the plant is fixed to the support. The next spring, when the buried part forms the root system, the daughter plant can be separated from the mother and planted separately.
Propagation by cuttings. In June, cuttings up to 10-15 centimeters long are cut from the shoots. The lower, cut parts are treated with a rooting stimulator.
Then, the cuttings are planted in a nutritious soil and covered with foil. Rooting takes place within 30 days.
Diseases and pests
Hydrangea is quite disease resistant. The most common ones are:
- Chlorosis - occurs when the soil is oversaturated with humus; characterized by the appearance of light yellow foliage;
- False powdery mildew- appears at a temperature of 18-20 degrees and high humidity; characterized by the appearance of dark oily spots on the leaves and stems;
- Gray rot - develops in high humidity.
In the fight against diseases, help:
- Solutions of potassium nitrate and ferrous sulfate with chlorosis;
- Copper-soap solutions for downy mildew;
- Fungicides for gray rot.
In cases where the air humidity is low enough, then there is a high probability of being affected by aphids and spider mites. They are removed soap solutions or systemic insecticides.
For the prevention of diseases, weeds should be got rid of in time.
Wintering
An adult climbing hydrangea does not need shelter for the winter, and young plants must be bent to the ground and covered with spruce branches.
Thus, the cultivation of a variegated, fragrant beauty as a garden crop is not very difficult. And for the care and optimally created conditions, the hydrangea is responsible for lush growth and lush flowering.
Petiolate hydrangea is a unique variety garden hydrangea, which is fundamentally different from the tree or panicle hydrangea... It does not have a trunk and does not need careful maintenance, the only thing that the owner of this plant must provide is conscientious watering and a space, preferably free from weeds. Otherwise, instead of a chic carpet, the gardener will receive a carpet path with many holes and scraps of unsightly weeds sticking out from everywhere.
Description of petiolate hydrangea
Stalked hydrangea is a type of garden hydrangea that does not have a solid trunk, and its structure resembles not a bush, but a liana.
Hydrangea of this type is capable of reaching the height of a four-story building.
Is this species frost-resistant? Yes, but young plants still need to be covered with spruce branches, because during the cold season, immature sprouts can freeze.
Photo of varieties of petiolate hydrangea
The most common varieties petiole hydrangea the following options are considered:
- hydrangea petiolate miranda. This plant variety is capable of rising to a height of up to ten meters. The flower has wide, pointed leaves of a dark green color with pale white veins in the center. This variety has an incredibly sweet aroma. Habitat Belarus;
- hydrangea petiolate curly liana. A flower with white umbrella-shaped inflorescences, with the help of special dyes, you can give the flowers the shade you want;
- hydrangea petiolate cordifolia. The flowers of this plant literally smell like honey, and the inflorescences are small panicles with small flowers along the edges of which there are larger white flowers;
- petiolaris hydrangea. Highest grade. It reaches a height of 25 meters. It can creep along the ground with a green carpet, or it can climb trees. This variety is preferred by landscape designers.
All these varieties enable the gardener to create on his own. garden plot given great opportunity feel like an artist, show your individuality and let go of fantasy. - high-moor peat,
- sand,
- soil that was removed along with the sprout
Hydrangea petiolate, planting care
If the hydrangea was kept in a container before planting, then a planting hole should be dug twice the size of the container.
The most suitable soil composition is considered to be a mixture of:
in a ratio of 1: 1: 1.
If you add mineral fertilizers, then the root system of the plant will develop at maximum speed.
The basis of care is watering and feeding. The first year, it is necessary to thoroughly fill the soil, because the root system is not able to absorb enough moisture from the ground. Read about and how best to propagate this type of hydrangea.
The soil should be fertilized four times a year, this is also due to the inability of the petiole hydrangea to self-feed. The plant is incredibly susceptible to damage. of various kinds pests, therefore, it should be processed every season.