Hydrangea rough macrophylla Hydrangea aspera Macrophylla. Plum details. Cultivation, useful properties and variety selection Varieties of large-leaved hydrangea

Hydrangea species and varieties of which are ubiquitous - heat-loving flowering plant originally from Japan. It came to the European continent at the beginning of the 18th century, it was originally grown as a room plant. But thanks hard work breeders have the opportunity to grow hydrangeas in a garden plot in a temperate climate. The origin of the name is associated with the name of the sister of one of the Roman military leaders. In Japan, the plant is known under the name "Ajisai".

The shape of the plant is bushy, the flowers appear on woody stems, up to 1.2 meters high, collected in dense large inflorescences. The first inflorescences appear in early May, flowering continues until the cold weather. The color is different, there are plants of white, blue, pink and lilac shades. There are at least 100 species and varieties of hydrangea. However, plants belonging to different types may look almost the same, but have varying degrees resistance to pests, flowering diseases, increase and decrease in temperature. Before buying a plant, it is extremely important to study the characteristics of the selected variety. Otherwise delicate flower may die without having time to please the owner with the first independent flowering.

Types and varieties of hydrangeas

Climatic features Russian region do not fully correspond to the conditions to which such a fastidious foreign guest is accustomed. And yet, in the garden plots of Russians, they can not do without hydrangeas. Some species of this plant have adapted to difficult weather conditions and delight incredibly beautiful flowering most of the summer and autumn season.

The following types of hydrangeas discussed below can be considered the most unpretentious in terms of heat, sunlight and resistance to pests.

Hydrangea paniculata

A large tree-like plant, up to 10 meters high. It grows in China and Japan. Unlike most varieties, Hydrangea paniculata is not thermophilic; it is found in Russia even on Sakhalin. Survives at air temperatures below 20-25 degrees.
There are not only cultivated, but also wild varieties of this plant growing on the outskirts of deciduous forests. The shape of the leaves is elliptical, the upper part is slightly pubescent, the pubescence is more pronounced in the lower part. The length of the leaves is from 10 to 12 centimeters. Flowers are collected in large panicles, which actually gave the name to this species.

During the flowering period (June-October), it exudes a pleasant aroma that attracts bees. Prefers shade. Direct sunlight has a negative effect on the inflorescences, they turn pale and fade. Dislikes drafts and strong wind, the tree is quite fragile. In anticipation of a strong thunderstorm, it is better to overlay it with boards or sandbags, thereby preventing the trunk from breaking.

Hydrangea paniculata is best not to be left unattended. The tree grows rapidly, runs wild, it is difficult to fight with its thickets. Propagated by cuttings, the period of planting in the ground depends on the region. It is better to plant in the spring, in regions where there are no such severe winters, autumn planting is practiced.

Varieties

The best varieties of panicle hydrangea are considered to be:

Grandiflora. Bushy plant with large, mostly white, pyramidal flowers. A feature is the change in the color of the inflorescences. At the beginning of flowering, the flowers are cream, in the middle of summer they become snow-white, closer to autumn - greenish-brown. Similar indicators are observed in the "bombshell hydrangea" variety.

The plant is sterile.

Brussels Lace. tender plant with lots of white flowers. Unfortunately, only a fairly experienced gardener can grow this variety from seeds. Kyushu. Adult kyushu plants are distinguished by good winter hardiness, but newly planted ones may die, therefore hydrangea transplantation is carried out exclusively in spring. The flowers are white with a pleasant smell and aroma. About a quarter of them are sterile, the rest are fruit-bearing. Blooms from mid-July to October. The form is bushy, the height of the shoots does not exceed 2 meters.

Limelight. The height of the plant does not exceed 2 meters, the inflorescences are large, white. In the early stages of flowering - green. It has the form of a shrub with straight stems and velvet leaves. The length of the inflorescences collected in panicles can reach 30 centimeters. Blooms from mid-July to mid-August. Unpretentious in care, does not need abundant watering, does not like shade. A bush growing in the shade will never please with white flowers, the inflorescences will remain green even by the end of flowering.

Candlelight (candelight). Shrub up to 2 meters high. Used for decorative purposes. Candlelight has creamy, conical buds that gradually turn pink. The leaves are jagged, dark green in color. Needs top dressing and abundant watering.

The variety is characterized by high frost resistance.

Magical fire (fire).

The popular variety Fair is distinguished by a diverse color of inflorescences.

The name of the fire variety is also associated with the presence of bright red inflorescences in some individual plants.

Polar bear (bear).

The polar bir variety has good winter hardiness.

The flowers of plants known as the polar bear are snow-white, collected in large inflorescences.

Mathilda. Shrub with an unusual color of inflorescences, depending on the stage of flowering. The first buds formed are pleasing to the eye with creamy flowers. As the bush blooms, the flowers turn white, after a few days a pink, and then a red tint appears. Closer to the end of flowering, the inflorescences are red-green, sometimes such plants are called chameleons.

Perennial plant, white inflorescences, have a conical shape, appear in June, the plant blooms in August.

At the end of October, when flowering ends, the flowers acquire a bright pink color.

Bush with cream, and then pink and red flowers. Inflorescences can be sterile and fruitful.

Diamantino hydrangea is grown everywhere, is not afraid of frost, and is resistant to pests.

Diamant rouge (rouge).

Bush with straight stems, large inflorescences, up to 0.4 meters long.

At the beginning of flowering, the color of the inflorescences is white, at the end - crimson, often purple coloring.

Floribunda. The main feature of the variety is abundant flowering. The inflorescences are white, cone-shaped, held on long stems. Similar characteristics are inherent in plants of the variety magical moonlight, magical amethyst, magical moonlight hydrangea and pink lady (pink hydrangea). Hydrangea medzhikal inflorescences are impressive in size and shape.

Magical sweet summer. Bush up to 2 meters high. The stems are straight, the shoots are reddish, strong, flowering begins in July and continues until September. At the beginning of flowering, the color of the inflorescences of the summer suites is greenish-white, at the end - pink. Pink hydrangea is not uncommon, so a change in color should not worry the gardener.

Vanilla Fries.

Vanille fraise hydrangea is a bush up to 2 meters high and inflorescences up to 30 centimeters in diameter. The color of the inflorescences is white or pink. Hydrangea vanilla fraze is successfully combined with large plants. Hydrangea of ​​the Vanilla Frazi variety can also be multi-colored.

Large-flowered hydrangea, up to 2 meters high.

Bushes need protection from wind and rain.

The color of the inflorescences is pink, white, sometimes blue.

Bush of medium size. Blooms from August to late October. Immune to most pests, grows rapidly, requires regular care.

The color of the inflorescences is white, by the end of flowering it is pink, which allows us to consider this variety as a chameleon.

Dart's Little Dot. Bush up to 0.5 meters high. Inflorescences are collected in panicles of a pinkish hue.

Little Lame. Little lime is a shrub with white pistachio and pink buds. Its characteristics are similar to the Limelight variety.

Hydrangea Bretschneider. Bush up to 4 meters high. It blooms profusely, the inflorescences are small, collected in corymbs, the color is white, purple at the end of flowering. Needs winter shelter. Grows on loose organic soils with a neutral or slightly acidic environment. Does not tolerate lime. Similar characteristics correspond to the hydrangea varieties of Mancini and Beauharnais.

The varieties and types of panicle hydrangea described above are widely used to create flower arrangements, and are sold in bouquets and pots.

Video Varieties of hydrangea paniculata

Hydrangea large-leaved (garden)

A perennial plant, grown for decorative purposes, is a shrub up to 2 meters high. Stems erect, inflorescences sterile. The size and color of the inflorescences depends on the quality of the soil layer, primarily on the degree of acidity.

Periodically increasing, or vice versa, lowering the acidity, you can get inflorescences of a rich blue, pink and lilac color. The initial color of the inflorescences is white. Leaf color is green.

hydrangea oak-leaved

Hydrangea quercifolia

Perennial up to 2 meters high. Shoots are straight, painted red. Inflorescences paniculate, white. The beginning of flowering is June, the end is September. The plant is fruitful. Needs chernozem soils, does not tolerate limestone. Young plants are afraid of cold weather, with age the shrub becomes more winter-hardy. Propagated by cuttings, division of the bush is possible. In autumn and spring, the bushes are pruned.

Hydrangea radiata

Perennial plant up to 2.5 meters high. The shape of the leaves is oval, lanceolate, the top of the sharp leaf is sharp. Inflorescences are white, sterile, collected in shields. Flowering is short, does not exceed 1 month.

Radiant hydrangea is propagated by cuttings. It is afraid of frosts, needs shelter for the winter. Hydrangea is used in landscape design.

Hydrangea serrate (serrated)

Shrub shaped like a tree, up to 1.5 meters high. The crown is spreading, the leaves are oval, green, sharp at the end. The plant is an annual, inflorescences are spherical, blue tint brightening at the edges. By the end of flowering, the color may change to pink. The intensity and color of the inflorescences depend on the acidity of the soil. Flowering begins in July, ends in September.

The plant is easy to transplant, it takes root well, in most cases propagated by cuttings. For the winter, this variety is covered, in the summer they provide abundant watering and a bright place to land. The plant is resistant to diseases and pests.

Hydrangea Sargent or Sargent

Shrub up to 3 meters high. Inflorescences are collected in umbrellas of lilac and purple shades. By the end of flowering, the color becomes blue or white. Counts frost-resistant species, but not without cover. Needs good watering. Flowering begins in August, ends in September. The beauty of this variety of hydrangea can only be conveyed by watercolors.

Hydrangea ash (grey)

The height of the bush does not exceed 2 meters. It blooms with small sterile flowers of a grayish hue. Blooms from mid-July to October.

Hydrangea Rough

Tree up to 3 meters high. The stems are straight, the leaves are dense, green, the shoots are covered with hairs. The inflorescences are flat, collected in corymbs, the flowers are small, pink or blue. Flowering begins in August, ends in September. The plant can withstand temperatures as low as 23 degrees. The most popular variety is the rough macrophylla.

Most of the described varieties and varieties are profusely flowering. The number of inflorescences is related to the frequency of pruning. Left unattended, the plant grows, grows wild, inflorescences become small, and flowering is rare. In addition, the listed plant species are most suitable for Russian gardens because they have good winter hardiness.

Both single and group cultivation of the plant is allowed, including with other perennials. Nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus fertilizers are used as top dressing. The best fertilizer manure infusion and superphosphate are considered. To preserve moisture, it is necessary to mulch the soil.

Luxurious hydrangea is considered the recognized queen of gardens in many countries of the world. Far from all varieties of hydrangeas are suitable for Russian conditions, but most of the species are successfully grown in the Central and southern regions countries, in the Urals, in Siberia and even in the northwestern territories of Russia. Plant breeding began in 1900. In the botanical gardens of Russia, 12 types of hydrangeas are cultivated.

The origin of the name hydrangea is associated with the French physician and naturalist Commerson, who discovered an unknown plant of extraordinary beauty in one of the Asian countries and named it in honor of his beloved Hortense Barreovet, who traveled with him, dressed in men's clothes, although there are other versions.

According to Buddhist legend, on the day when the Buddha was born, beautiful flowers and the sweet nectar "Amacha" poured down. Before today in Buddhist temples, glorifying the Buddha, they use tea from hydrangea leaves and consider it a magical ritual drink.

In the language of flowers, hydrangea symbolizes inflexibility, coldness and indifference.

plant description

The botanical name of the shrub is gindragea (Hydrangea), which means “a vessel with water”, in Japan it is called audzisai - “yearning for water”. There are more than 80 types of hydrangeas in the world.

Hydrangea is a perennial deciduous, ornamental shrub, reaching a height of 2-3 meters, with numerous flowers collected in large inflorescences. Can grow as small tree or creepers.

Hydrangea flowers are formed in the form of a ball (brush) or panicle. The natural color of the shrub flowers is white. Breeders brought hydrangea from different colors.

In the East, hydrangea is often called a "fashionista" for its ability to change color. Unfortunately, it does not have a rich aroma. For a long time grown only as a house plant.

Types and varieties of hydrangeas

Less common are prickly, ashen, radiant hydrangea; not all gardeners decide to breed them.

Hydrangea Care

For all hydrangeas, regardless of type, there is general rules cultivation.

1. Hydrangea loves well-lit places, but without exposure to direct sun rays especially in the middle of the day. In the bright sun, the inflorescences lose their elasticity, and in the shade they become smaller.
2. Soil - nutritious clay soil, possibly a close occurrence of groundwater.
3. The soil must be acidic, the hydrangea does not tolerate alkaline soils, otherwise chlorosis will develop.
4. Water the plant in the morning or evening warm water at the rate of 30-40 liters per bush.
5. Weeding and loosening to a depth of at least 5 cm is required.
6. Top dressing is carried out 2 times a year before and after flowering.
7. In spring and autumn, sanitary pruning of damaged and frozen branches is necessary.

Important! Large-leaved hydrangea cannot be cut off, because. it blooms at the tops of the shoots.

For the winter, the plant is wrapped with garden covering material.

Russia is a huge territory with different climatic conditions, soil composition, humidity and temperature regime. When choosing varieties, this must be taken into account.

• Central region, including Moscow region
• Siberia
• South Region
• Northwest and Leningrad region
• Far East

Central region and Moscow region

For this region, three varieties are the most common and bloom well. These are paniculate, tree-like and motley species. Large-leaved - only frost-resistant varieties.

Hydrangea paniculata

It grows in the form of a bush, can reach 3-5 meters (see photo). It blooms from August until frost, inflorescences are pyramidal, in the form of panicles. Prefers partial shade, without wind and drafts. Spring annual pruning is required. In the first two years, regular watering is needed. Winters without shelter, in autumn it is recommended to tie branches so that they are not broken by snow.

The best varieties:

Hydrangea

The shrub grows very quickly, by the age of 3 it is an already formed bush, from 1.5 to 3 meters high, it requires a garter. Inflorescences are formed in the form of balls (see photo). Winter-hardy, became the basis for breeding frost-resistant varieties. Requires heavy pruning from thickening.

The best varieties:

Invincibelle Spirit

Ural and Siberia

All varieties have winter hardiness, "keep" the temperature up to 25-30 degrees below zero, recover well after freezing, abundant flowering. Recommended varieties of tree and paniculate hydrangea. It is better to use seedlings grown in the area. These regions may be suitable dwarf varieties. The weakly popular Bretschneider variety is suitable for the conditions of these areas.

In the harsh climate of the Urals and Siberia, shrubs require special shelters in the form of frames.

The best varieties:

Dart's Little Dot

Southern regions of Russia

In the territories of the south of the country, all types of hydrangeas can grow and bloom beautifully, but due to high temperatures and dry winds, the plant requires planting either in the shade of trees or buildings. In addition, watering is carried out at the first sign of dryness of the soil.

large-leaved hydrangea

This is one of the most beautiful views plants. Blooms in large spherical inflorescences, different colors depending on the acidity of the soil. Demanding care, grows better in partial shade, freezes slightly, requires shelter, bred winter-hardy varieties. It is better to grow in containers to bring into the house for the winter.

The best varieties:

oak leaf hydrangea

The leaves are like oak leaves. Blooms with white spiky inflorescences. Valued for the color and shape of the leaves (see photo). Likes sunny areas, good at landscape design. It freezes in central Russia. Best varieties: Snow-white domes, Show Queen

Ash hydrangea

The second name is gray, in Russian conditions rarely grown. Looks good in hedges, suitable for making winter bouquets (see photo). Without pruning, it takes on a neglected look.

hydrangea rough

Prefers fertile soil, does not like the sun and winds. The variety (Macrophylla) won the greatest popularity.

serrate hydrangea

The plant has a beautiful color range and dependence on the composition of the soil. On alkaline soils it becomes pink, on acidic soils it becomes blue (see photo).

Sawtooth Hydrangea Preziosa

petiolate hydrangea

This variety is a creeper and grows up to 25 meters. With the help of aerial roots, it clings to supports and braids the walls of the house, arches and arbors. Flowers from white to lilac (see photo). Prefers shade. For the winter it is removed and covered with non-woven material. Listed in the Red Book.

Northwestern region and Leningrad region

One of the most best options, according to gardeners, panicle hydrangea is for these regions. Such varieties as Lime Light and Grandiflora bloom especially well and magnificently. The Polar Bear variety showed itself well. Varieties are unpretentious and winter-hardy.

Tree-like in these areas freezes slightly and ceases to bloom, therefore it requires shelter. Also with shelter can be planted serrated hydrangea. The large-leaved species requires a lot of strength, and then if the seedling is bought in a nursery. The advantage of this region is the acidic soil, which is very fond of hydrangea.

Best varieties: Grandiflora, Polar Bear, Far East

The Far East is the birthplace of hydrangea. The most common species in this region are paniculata and tree hydrangea. They do not require much attention and perfectly tolerate the climate of Primorye.

Hydrangea motley grows well in this region, which is found wild in forests. Far East. Climatic conditions are also suitable for petiolate hydrangea. Gardeners leave it in a permanent place for the winter, because. she doesn't freeze.

Recently, Russian gardeners have increased interest in growing hydrangeas, especially since many new varieties have appeared.

There is one beautiful and rather whimsical plant in the garden - rough macrophylla hydrangea. Just incredibly beautiful and super whimsical. It is famous for its beautiful blue flowers, but it does not tolerate frost very well. Although, in order to enjoy its unprecedented beauty during the flowering period, it is advisable to spend a lot of time every year, trying to take care of it with all your might.

As a rule, macrophylla begins to bloom from last year's shoots, and, precisely for this reason, it is incredibly important throughout the winter to ensure that it does not freeze and survive.

Hydrangea aspera care

Before you cover it for the winter, it is best to cut off all chaotic and weak shoots, as well as remove all crooked and thin branches.
Below we consider how a rough macrophylla is properly covered for the winter:

• in autumn, it is necessary to free the shoots from all leaves
• the bush needs to be divided into several bundles consisting of stems. True, you should be more careful, despite the fact that the shoots are flexible, they can still be accidentally broken.
• then it is necessary to tie the bundles together, tilt them, and, as it were, strengthen them near the ground
• when the shoots are pinned, they need to be covered with a non-woven covering material, such as, for example, agrotex
• after that, the plant should be well sprinkled with dry, fallen leaves
• on it, already on top of the leaves, you can put bags of sugar, well, or something similar, in order to protect the rough from excessive moisture
• at the end, you will need to put a small piece of an old carpet on an already wrapped hydrangea bush

Of course, you can fill the bush with some leaves from the very beginning, and only then cover it with additional materials described above. But, nevertheless, in order to make it easier in the spring to free the plant from everything that has accumulated on it, it is best to put covering material from the very beginning. Thus, the shelter will be easier to remove, and there will be no danger of damaging the plant, which will swell buds by spring.

By the way, do not be afraid to wrap too much this species hydrangeas, because she is not a rose, an extra layer of “insulation” will not be harmful to her.

Well, the rough aspera successfully overwintered. Sometimes in the spring, after you unravel it, you can notice a slight mold on the leaves. There is nothing terrible here, so do not be afraid. It can be washed off with a solution of potassium permanganate, or generally with clean water.
With the onset of spring, do not be in a hurry to unravel it. If suddenly frosts suddenly come to you, then all efforts to heat it in winter time years will be in vain!

By beauty flowering shrub hydrangeas can indeed be compared with the magnificent outfits of princesses. Just keep your eyes on the air spherical inflorescences in the most delicate pink, lilac and blue tones, which are scattered among the lush green foliage. In the article, we will consider how to plant and care for hydrangea.

European botanists named the culture Hydrangea (that is, a vessel filled with water), this name was given, firstly, for its moisture-loving nature, and secondly, because the seed pods resemble jugs in shape.

The Japanese, who especially revere hydrangea, call it "purple sunny flower"- adzisai. Wild hydrangea leaves in Japan are used to make the sacred Amacha tea, which is brewed and drunk on April 8 - the day when, according to legend, the Buddha was born.

Curious information about hydrangea

• Two types of flowers coexist in hydrangea inflorescences.
  1. The first type is small flowers, usually densely located in the core of the inflorescences, seed pods are formed in their place.
  2. In the form of a terry ruffle along the edges of the inflorescence there are more large flowers, which are actually overgrown petal-shaped sepals. They are sterile and do not set seeds. Nature created them to decorate and attract pollinating insects. In some varieties, sterile flowers are scattered over the entire surface of the inflorescence.
• The acidity of the soil affects the color of the flowers. If the soil has a weak alkaline reaction, the flowers turn pink, and with an acidic soil reaction, the inflorescences turn blue and blue. However, plants that bloom white are almost unchanged.

• From alkaline soil, the roots of the plant cannot absorb iron, which affects the color, therefore, on such soils, in order to obtain inflorescences in blue tones, the bushes are watered with solutions of iron salts. Blue color it will turn out juicier if rusty nails are dug in the trunk circle. It happens that on the same bush, blue flowers appear on one side, and pink flowers on the other. This circumstance can be used to create unique landscape designs.
• To change the color, metal salts are also used - alum, which are sold in the same place as fertilizers. High-moor peat is also used to oxidize the soil, which is mulched trunk circles or infusion of which plants are watered.

Varieties of garden hydrangea grown in Russia

Unfortunately, in cold Russia, this heat-loving plant, amazing in its beauty, can be grown in open ground mainly by gardeners in the middle lane, and even then there are few species: Sargent's hydrangea (Hydrangeasargentiana); treelike (Hydrangeaarborescens); large-leaved (Hydrangeamacrophylla); panicled (Hydrangeapaniculata); petiolate (Hydrangeapetiolaris); groundcover (Hydrangeaheteromalla).

Hydrangea Sargent

• The shrub attracts with its unusualness - it has dark red thick shoots, as if covered with felt, and beautiful velvety dark green leaves.
• It grows to a height of about one meter.
• Blooms from mid-July. Violet-lilac inflorescences have a shield-like shape - among densely arranged small flowers, large light sterile flowers are scattered like stars. Using this species, create spectacular hedges.
• The plant is thermophilic, loves well-lit areas.
• Of all the species, it is the most drought-resistant, but it still likes moist soil more.
• Due to the tendency of Sargent's hydrangea to freeze in the fall, the stems are pruned under the root and shelter. The next year the bushes are restored.
• Propagated mainly by root shoots or by dividing the bush, as the seeds do not have time to ripen well.

Hydrangea

• This species comes from North America, so it tolerates not too harsh winters. And even if it freezes a little, then when correct pruning and top dressing finds strength for a quick recovery.
• Grows fast. During the season, an upright bush with a rounded crown can reach a height of 2 meters.
• Its leaves are large spherical inflorescences white or cream color. Blooms in July. The varieties of this species Sterilis and Grandiflora are distinguished by the special beauty of massive caps of snow-white barren inflorescences.

large-leaved hydrangea

• Through the work of breeders around the world, many magnificent varieties of large-leaved hydrangea have been created, without which almost no European garden can do. Russian gardeners are forced to choose only varieties that can withstand cold winters. This is a deterrent to the spread of shrubs in regions with a harsh climate. However, in the middle lane it has been grown since ancient times, luxurious bushes served as decorations for landowners and noblemen's estates.
• The inflorescences of the large hydrangea are unusually beautiful. Countless large sterile flowers make them look like balls. It is delightful in single plantings or in the center of flower beds.
• New remontant winter-hardy varieties can bloom both on the shoots of the previous year and on newly grown ones. Therefore, they are guaranteed to bloom every year, even if last year's shoots freeze slightly.
• They winter well and bloom beautifully every year. popular varieties: EarlySensation, RedSensation (Red Sensation) with bright scarlet inflorescences and burgundy branches, Peppermint with pale pink inflorescences and white sterile flowers, Expression variety with double blooming pink or blue.

Hydrangea paniculata

• In the native forests of China and Japan, shrubs of this species can grow up to 10 meters in height. In the Far Eastern regions of Russia, you can also see these plants. The temperate climate of the middle zone allows the bushes to reach a height of two meters.
• The rounded crown consists of large oblong foliage, velvety to the touch.
• Elongated inflorescences have a pyramidal shape. In racemes-panicles there are both sterile white flowers and fruit-forming flowers of a delicate greenish hue.
• On pleasant aroma bees and bumblebees flock. Closer to autumn, the extreme white flowers change color to pink with a greenish tint. Ripening of seed boxes begins by the end of September. This species can grow in polluted city air, and prefers slightly shaded areas.
• The variety Floribunda (Floribunda), which has large pyramidal white-cream inflorescences, has gained great popularity. Such a bush strewn with flowers will look beautiful anywhere in the garden, for example, in the center of a flower garden, at the entrance to a house or a gazebo.
• Hydrangea Grandflora (Grandiflora) is widespread and loved by gardeners, originally blooming with light cream panicles, which then turn white, and by the end of the season - red with greenish hues.

petiolate hydrangea

• Fans of vertical gardening successfully use petiolate hydrangea (H.petiolaris), which is a woody deciduous liana. In natural natural conditions grows in China, Korea, Japan, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands. This species is widely distributed as an ornamental plant throughout the world.
• On the red-brown shoots of the creeper there are aerial roots with which it clings to the supports and creeps up or clings to the soil. Its dark green foliage is smooth and glossy with an elongated oval shape. In autumn, the leaves turn yellow and fall off.
• This honey plant is characterized by early flowering - from June to July. It blooms profusely with fragrant white or pale pink loose inflorescences.
• The plant has good winter hardiness, but severe frosts the stems freeze slightly, and therefore require the construction of shelters.
• Young, slow-growing seedlings need about two to three years to gain strength. Only then do they turn into a powerful plant that can cover a vast area with a green flowering carpet.
• Stem hydrangea decorate walls, arbors, pergolas, withered trees, fences. These creepers feel great on the ground as well. groundcover. They can decorate, for example, the shore of an artificial reservoir. Along the way, with their sucker roots, they will strengthen the soil.
• Not so long ago, the Miranda variety (H.petiolarisMiranda) has already gained popularity, as it has more decorative leaves and is growing rapidly.

ground cover hydrangea

• This species includes the Bretschneider hydrangea (N. Вretschneideri), which is a deciduous shrub with dark red hairy branches and a wide rounded crown. The foliage is wedge-shaped with denticles along the edges of a dark green color. The leaves are smooth above and hairy below.
• The sterile flowers of the umbellate inflorescences are white at first and turn purple towards the end of the season. Flowering is profuse and very decorative. It begins to bloom only in the fifth year.
• This shrub is the most winter-hardy and drought-resistant of all types of hydrangeas, and also tolerates shading well.
• Perfect for decorating green hedges, looks spectacular in group and single plantings.

Growing hydrangeas

Planting hydrangeas

• To plant this warm and light-loving shrub, you need to choose a place on the site that would be closed from the winds and well lit. Light partial shade is also suitable, and for some varieties it is even preferable.
• The soil is chosen fertile with an acidic reaction of at least pH 4.5, therefore, in its composition it should contain leafy soddy soil, high-moor peat, humus, and sand.
• Landing pits measuring 50 x 50 x 50 are prepared in advance so that the soil mixture in them settles well and all the components “make friends” with each other.
• Landings do in early spring. The plant is planted so that the root neck is not deepened, but is above the soil level. After watering a newly planted plant, the root zone is sprinkled with peat or crushed coniferous bark.

Hydrangea Care

• Hydrangea is very moisture-loving and requires regular watering. With a lack of moisture, it suffers greatly, loses color or does not bloom at all. In no case should the soil be allowed to dry out.
• At the first spring top dressing use potassium sulfate or ammonium sulfate. Then they are fed at the beginning and at the end of flowering with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. The shrub responds well to monthly watering with a slightly pink solution of potassium permanganate, which helps to strengthen the tissues.
• In spring and autumn, peat mulching of the soil in the near-stem circles is necessarily carried out in order to preserve moisture and acidify the soil. The thickness of the mulch layer should be at least 7 cm.

Formation of hydrangea bushes

• The formation of bushes begins in the third or fourth year after planting.
• Paniculata and tree hydrangea bloom on current shoots, so in the spring they are cut off, leaving 8-10 buds, weak and old branches are cut out.
• Of the panicled varieties, many form standard trees, for what biennial plant cut off all shoots except for one of the strongest. IN next year this shoot is cut by a third. Then, when a year later, young shoots grow out of it, two or three are left of them and shortened, and the rest are removed. And so on, for several years. The result is a branched, beautifully flowering tree.
• On petiolate and ground cover species, light spring pruning is done, cutting off the ends of long stems at the buds. As a result, the shrub will begin to branch out more and bloom more abundantly.
• Large-leaved hydrangea lays the buds of inflorescences on last year's branches. Therefore, spring pruning consists in removing old inflorescences, weak and damaged shoots.

Harmful insects and diseases

• The plant may be affected spider mite. At the same time, the leaves turn yellow and dry out, as the insect settles on the back of the leaf and sucks all the juices out of it. They fight this scourge by spraying the hydrangea with special chemicals especially on the underside of the foliage.
• If gradually yellowing and darkening oily spots appear on the leaves, this may be a sign downy mildew. In such cases, an aqueous solution is used blue vitriol(a teaspoon per bucket of water) with the addition of 150 grams of green soap. It is important not to start the disease, but to start treatment at the initial stages of its appearance.
• Plants can become diseased in alkaline soils chlorosis, this can also happen with an excess of humus in the soil. The leaves begin to lighten and thin, and their veins darken. In this case, the soil is shed with potassium nitrate (2 tablespoons per bucket of water), and after three to four days - iron sulfate in the same proportion.

Shelter for the winter

• Basically, all types of hydrangeas are thermophilic and need winter shelters. The construction of shelters does not require much work, but it greatly increases the chances of plants that they will survive the cold.

• The simplest thing is to mulch the tree trunks with a thick layer of peat, sawdust, straw, foliage or spruce branches at the onset of the first frost. In this way, tree-like and paniculate species are insulated.
• Rigid branches can be wrapped with covering material or heat-resistant paper.
• Flexible stems of large-leaved or petiole hydrangeas are carefully laid on boards or flat boxes, and then pinned to the ground through slots. Top cover with spruce branches or use any nonwoven fabric. A frost-resistant layer is laid on the material. polyethylene film and fix it with stones or other heavy objects.
• Around mid-April, as soon as the strong night frosts stop, the shelters are removed.

home garden

Home hydrangea can decorate the apartment with its magnificent flowering from May to the end of September.

• Although the plant is photophilous, you should not expose it to the burning action of direct sunlight. Otherwise, the leaves will begin to burn out. The optimum temperature is considered to be up to 20 ° C.
• In the fall, when the flower enters a dormant period, you will need to find a dark and cooler place for the pot with a temperature not higher than 8-10 ° C.
• In winter, keep the soil slightly moist by watering about once every 10 days. When leaves begin to appear in February, the pot is placed in a bright place and the frequency of watering is increased. At the beginning of budding, top dressing is carried out with a special complex fertilizer for hydrangeas.
• Since the plant loves water, it is often watered and sprayed in summer. With a lack of moisture in the soil or too dry air, the tips of the leaves will begin to dry out. For more lush flowering every 10 days make mineral top dressing.
• The plant should be transplanted annually after it has faded, cutting the stems in half. The soil must be acidic. You can purchase a ready-made soil mixture specifically for hydrangeas or rhododendrons. If the soil is not acidic enough, the leaves will begin to turn yellow.
• For propagation of hydrangeas, freshly cut cuttings are used, which are stuck in wet sand and covered. glass jar before the appearance of the first leaf. When transplanting into a permanent pot, the seedling is pinched.

Bouquets in summer and winter

• Hats of hydrangea flowers in bouquets look very nice. If, before placing in a vase, the tips of the branches are split and burned, and the foliage is removed, then the inflorescences will not lose their freshness for a long time.

• Another technique for long-term preservation of the bouquet is to preserve the branches, using a solution of glycerin in hot water in a ratio of 6:4. Freshly cut shoots are lowered into the solution to a depth of 5 cm, after updating the cut under water and splitting the ends. The stems should stand in this solution for about three weeks. Shoots and leaves after the procedure will become elastic and slightly change in color.
• You can not part with hydrangea all year round, as excellent dry bouquets are made from its inflorescences. Cut for a bouquet produced in mid-September. The branches are placed for drying in a ventilated dark room, hanging with inflorescences down and removing the foliage. You can add other dried herbs to the compositions, they will only benefit from this. For example, dry mother-of-pearl lunaria will perfectly complement the bouquet and make it more original.

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Hydrangea aspera sargentiana

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Synonyms:Hydrangea aspera sargentiana, Hydrangea aspera sargentiana (Rehder) E.M. McClint.

(Hydrangea sargentiana) - subspecies, according to some sources, a species of the genus Hydrangea from the family. Originally from Eastern China, where it grows in dense forests on valleys and slopes, at an altitude of 700-1800 m above sea level. Named after the American botanist Charles Sprague Sargent, the first director of the Arnold Arboretum ( Botanical Garden Harvard University, suburb of Boston, Massachusetts, USA). It was brought to the USA from China in 1908 by the Anglo-American botanist Ernesto Henry Wilson (1876-1930), on one of his trips to collect plants in the Arnold Arboretum.

It is a deciduous shrub 1-2 (3-6) m in height and width. It grows rapidly, annual growth is 20-25 cm. Plant grows from the end of April until frost. Shoots grow vertically, thick, slightly branched, rigid, covered with bristly, dense, almost spiky hairs. The bark is brown, exfoliating.

root system branched, shallow, forms root offspring and can grow strongly in width.

Leaves located opposite, very large, reach 30 cm in length and 6-16 cm in width, oblong-ovate or broadly ovate, with a sharp apex and heart-shaped base, margins are slightly dentate, on the petiole 5-11.5 cm in length. Upper side leaf blade green, slightly rough, covered with white sparse hairs, underside grey-green, velvety-rough, densely pubescent with white hairs. The petiole is densely pubescent with short brown hairs 2-4 mm long. They don't change color in autumn.

Blooms annually, from late July to mid-September. Flowers - flat umbellate or corymbose inflorescences, 15-20 cm in diameter, fertile flowers are light purple or light purple inside, sterile flowers are peripheral, white, 2-3 cm in diameter, consist of 4 obovate, almost rounded sepals with smooth, sometimes curved, non-serrated edges.

Fruit inconspicuous, small boxes, 3-4 mm in diameter, with a truncated top. They ripen in October in favorable years with a warm autumn. Seeds are winged, small, Brown and elliptical shape. Blossoms and fructifies from 13-14 years.

Frost resistance zone: 6-7 (-23°C). In a container culture, it needs good shelter. The rest of the varieties are fairly hardy. In the middle lane behaves like a perennial plant, in winter period loses all above-ground part and grows 80-100 cm annually. May suffer from late frosts, but grows back quickly.

Location: heat-loving, sun-loving, but the bright sun can burn the leaves. Needs a place protected from strong and cold winds. Drought tolerant, but prefers damp places.

The soil: Prefers neutral to slightly acidic soil. They do not tolerate lime, they suffer from chlorosis on alkaline soil (for protection, watering with a solution of salts containing iron is carried out once every 10 days). Optimal soil acidity pH=4.0-6.5. Most decorative on drained and moderately fertile soils.

Landing: the optimal age for planting is 2-3 years. Planting is best done in spring or autumn. Size landing pit on light cultivated soils - 40x40x50 cm, on loamy cultivated soils - 50x50x60 cm, on heavy clay soils- 60x60x70 cm. At the bottom of the pit, it is recommended to place drains in the form of gravel, broken brick with a layer of 5-10 cm. Fertile soil is poured over the drainage with a layer of 10-15 cm. The roots are spread over the entire area of ​​​​the pit, and the root neck is placed at soil level. Water consumption after planting per plant on sandy loamy soil 20-25 l, medium loamy 15-20 l, heavy loamy 10-15 l. In dry and windy weather, it is recommended to spray the plant immediately after planting.

Care: at least 2 times a year, it is recommended to loosen the soil around the bush to a depth of 5 cm. Watering must be carried out at least 5 times a season. To increase the strength of the shoots, a weak solution of potassium permanganate can be watered along the crown and under the root. manure or mineral fertilizers carried out at the beginning of growth, during the formation of buds, as well as 1-2 times in the summer. For the winter, it needs shelter with spruce branches or dry leaves.

Pruning: needs pruning for the winter.

reproduction: propagated mainly by dividing the bush and root shoots. The cuttings take root weakly.

Pests: aphids (pelargonium, greenhouse, bean), greenhouse tripe, slobbering pennitsa, spider mite, green tree bug, berry bug, meadow bug, brilliant fawn leaf beetle, nettle leaf weevil, scoops (caterpillars of night butterflies), golden bronze, hairy deer, marsh weevil mosquito, earwig, gall nematode.

Diseases: Tracheomycosis wilt, White sclerocial rot, Gray rot, Ordinary (European) cancer, Tubercular necrosis of the cortex, powdery mildew, Phyllostic, septoria, ring and ascochitous spotting, Chlorosis.

Usage: used to create beautifully flowering hedges, spectacular group and single landings. Looks beautiful in groups on the lawn, edging higher shrubs and trees. Good honey plant.