Hydrangea is a bushy plant that grows in partial shade or in a sunny place. Responds well to fertile and drainage soil, abundant watering, frost protection. It belongs to the order of decorative, although it has a two-meter height. It has oblong, oval leaves with pointed ends, each side of which has its own color: the bottom is light green, the top is dark green. Inflorescences are abundant, large - up to 35 cm in length, resembling pyramids in shape. The color is white-yellow, later a light red color appears. The garden hydrangea shows its flowers very beautifully. She collects them in inflorescences in the form of an umbrella with a maximum diameter of 35 cm. In the south of Ukraine and the Caucasus, the cultivation of hydrangeas in open ground is very common.
Methods of reproduction
Cultivation of hydrangea is produced in several ways. The most common are carried out in the spring by scattering seeds in unheated greenhouses or prepared boxes with shelter. The earth is not sprinkled on top. In order to avoid washing off the seeds during irrigation, a sprayer is used. Shoots dive into the greenhouse on the prepared bed for the nextyear.
Layers
Growing hydrangeas in this way involves the use of young and strong shoots. The branch is bent to the ground, from above for the load they are pressed with a pebble or earth. The top of the shoot is tied to a stake. The following year, the rooted branch is cut off from the main bush.
Shanks
Cuttings are used to grow hydrangeas as houseplants. Root cuttings with two pairs of leaves in a mixture of peat and sand. But before that, they are treated with a stimulant for the formation of roots. Rooting takes a couple of weeks, the first inflorescences appear in the second year. In order for the garden hydrangea to bloom in the first year, cultivation is carried out using a specially developed breeding technology.
Replanting a houseplant
After rooting the cuttings, hydrangea cultivation moves on to the next stage. Seedlings are transplanted into small pots. For soil use peat, sand, leafy soil in equal proportions. As the bushes grow, a secondary transplant is carried out in a large container. You can add dolomite flour to the soil - this is an excellent top dressing.
Care
The most important thing for this bush is abundant and timely watering, as well as a landing site. Many varieties of hydrangeas love dark places, they practically stop growing in sunny places, the flowers become small. This bush does not tolerate compacted earth, so it is necessary to loosen the soil around it - at least three times per season. Butgrowing hydrangeas is not complete without the use of dressings. Slurry as top dressing is combined with watering. And the timely application of fertilizers will contribute to the overall development of the bush. In the spring, when the buds are at rest, frozen and weak branches are pruned. One-year-old shoots are cut into three or four buds. Such pruning will increase the frost resistance of the bush and its splendor during flowering. Old roots are removed at the very base.
