Hydrangea flower is a semi-shrub, perennial plant with ovoid large serrated leaves arranged oppositely. It has large spherical inflorescences, reaching a diameter of 30 cm. Inflorescences of various varieties can be racemose, thyroid or umbellate, consisting of flowers that have many sepals of blue, white, lilac, pink or red shades instead of petals. The fruits formed after the flowering of the hydrangea are a multi-seeded box.
The hydrangea flower begins to bloom at the end of February. At the end of March, this process becomes massive. The plant can delight with its flowering from one and a half to two months. At this time, it should be protected from the bright rays of the sun, as it is considered shade-tolerant. Most of the time the flower prefers to be outdoors (open veranda, balcony, loggia, garden). With the onset of autumn, the hydrangea should be moved to a cool place in the house, and with the advent of winter frosts - to a warm place.
The hydrangea flower is a plant that has been cultivated well both in the garden and in the house for many years. And the name was given to him in honor of Hortense Lepot - the woman who made the journeyaround the globe, survived the shipwreck and later became a famous astronomer. Japan, China are considered the birthplace of the plant.
Features
Hydrangea houseplants love cool, well-lit spaces, but without the scorching rays of the sun. On the leaflets touching the window glass, even burns appear. To speed up flowering, the plant needs additional lighting from 17 to 22 hours at 300 watts. Day lamps accelerate flowering by 20 days, mirror - by 30.
A hydrangea flower at the end of winter is transferred to a bright room with a temperature of up to + 15 degrees and is regularly watered.
For planting a plant, it is more correct to buy a ready-made substrate in the store ("Senopolia", "Azalea", "Begonia"). But you can take a mixture of leaf and sod land, adding sand and peat there. Suitable hydrangeas and peat slightly acidic substrate. These flowers love moisture, so they should be sprayed and watered regularly. Water should be well-settled and soft. But this is during the hot months. In winter, the plant should be watered only twice, that is, once every one and a half months. In the summer months, every two weeks you need to feed it with mineral fertilizers. For a bucket of water - potassium sulfate 30 g, ammonium nitrate 30 g, superphosphate 40 g. Abundant watering and top dressing are carried out until mid-August, after which top dressing is stopped altogether, and watering is done to a minimum in order to stop vegetative growth and promote the formation of flower buds. Weak shoots and root shoots are simply removed.
Mid-September - transplant time. outdoor flowertransplanted into pots and cleaned in the basement or in greenhouses. The autumn-winter period for this plant is hibernation time at a temperature of 3-6 degrees. In mid-December, it is placed in greenhouses and the temperature is up to +12 degrees for up to two weeks, then gradually increasing to +20.
Hydrangea flower - photo
And let the beauty of this flower bring you joy and aesthetic pleasure!
