Hydrangea (hydrangea) is a surprisingly beautiful flower grown both in indoor and garden conditions on open ground. There are more than 70 species of this plant, and there are 5 times more varieties. Hydrangea blooms are colorful and plentiful, depending mainly on the varietal and species characteristics of the flower.
Types and varieties of flowering hydrangea
In the middle latitudes close to Russian, the same subspecies are regularly grown. They have excellent resistance to existing climatic conditions, and also have high immunity to the appearance of diseases, especially caused by fungal infections. The most popular types of hydrangea are:
- Paniculate, or hydrangea of a paniculata (Paniculata). The bush has large inflorescences in the form of panicles, which reach a diameter of 30 cm. It grows up to 5 meters, at home it does not exceed 3 meters.
- Dubolistny. Spreading shrub with abundant flowering and large flowers. The name received due to the shape of the plates, which resemble oak leaves. Dublarium hydrangea is a frost-resistant plant that can withstand temperatures as low as -30 ℃.
- Serrated. A low flower, not exceeding a height of 2 m. The subspecies was named because of the shape of the leaf plates, in which the serrated edges reach a length of 8-10 cm. It has a bright blue color of flowers.
Most often, hydrangeas are grown in the garden on the open ground.
- Petiole. It grows in the form of creeping vine, the shoots of which can reach 20 m in length. Refers to the deciduous group of ornamental plants. Has a palette of colors and shapes of buds.
- Large-leaf garden. The shrub grows to 1.5 meters and has elongated oval-shaped leaves. Large flowers are collected in inflorescences in the shape of a ball and exude a strong spicy aroma. Most often, the buds have a pink hue, but there are varieties with a different color of petals.
- Tree-like. It is characterized by abundant flowering and snow-white large inflorescences. The height of the bush is 1.5-2 meters. The leaves are slightly elongated, have an oval shape with a slight sharpening at the ends.
Among the most beautiful varieties distinguish:
- Anabel is a tree-like hydrangea with large and lush white inflorescences, which are almost 30 cm in diameter;
- Bobo - refers to a panicled species, a low shrub 70 cm high with huge cone-shaped creamy-white inflorescences;
- Vanilla Freyz is a panicled cultivar with cone-shaped inflorescences, which at the base (closer to the peduncles) are colored bright pink, and closer to the edges they are white in color;
- Limelight - hydrangea of panicled subspecies, characterized by large spherical inflorescences of pale green color, eventually acquiring a pinkish tint;
- Fant or Phantom - panicled variety has cone-shaped apricot-peach flowers that overshadow glossy plates of bright green color.
- Grandiflora is a bush with wide inflorescences of a triangular shape with a creamy snow-white-pink hue, whose diameter is 40 cm.
What year does the shrub bloom after planting?
When hydrangea blooms depends on the species and variety. An important factor is the growing region. The shrub is planted in the spring and in the summer receive the first flowering. Achieve high-quality and abundant flowering only by providing hydrangeas with proper and proper care.
Flowering hydrangea
What year does hydrangea bloom in harsh climates? In the northern regions, the process may be delayed. How much does hydrangea bloom? Flowers will begin to bloom towards the end of spring next year.
Flowering in the first and second year will not be plentiful and magnificent. During this period, the bush adapts to environmental conditions and is gaining growth of deciduous mass. True bright and dense flowering will occur only 3 years after planting hydrangea in the open ground.
Flowering features
Hydrangea flowering is long, but its abundance is of great value. An additional plus is the pleasant spicy honey smell that comes from the flowers.
Types of flowers
Small flowers do not grow separately, but are collected in large inflorescences. Each of them, depending on the variety, can have from 40 to 150 flowers.
Note! Inflorescences consist of two types of flowers, smaller ones are inside it, and the edges are framed by large buds.
Flower shapes
Hydrangea flowers are small (no more than 5 cm in diameter). They have 5 petals in the form of blades.
Shades of flowers
The shade of hydrangea flowers is influenced not only by varietal characteristics, but also by the quality and composition of the soil on which the plant grows. On soil with neutral acidity, the buds will acquire delicate cream shades, and on alkaline soil, the plant will bloom with bright raspberry and lilac flowers.
In addition to white, pink, lilac, violet and blue shades, hydrangea can have a lime-green bud color. Flowers can be completely painted in one color. Their color can smoothly change from one color to another.
Hydrangea watering
When and for how long does hydrangea bloom
About when hydrangea blooms, says the species, the age of the bush and the place of cultivation. Climatic conditions strongly affect the flowering time. Sometimes an emerging disease or pest damage can completely stop the budding process.
Garden
Hydrangea planted in the garden in the Urals and in Western Russia blooms in late June. The process usually continues until the end of summer, and stops with the onset of cold weather. As a rule, frost-tolerant deciduous varieties are grown in the middle latitudes, which lose their foliage with the advent of cold weather.
Room
The flowering period of indoor hydrangeas is identical to that of the garden variety, but they can begin to dissolve the buds earlier. With an increase in daylight hours (already in early May), the bush in the pot begins to move away from the dormant period and form flowers. Fully indoor hydrangeas fade in early September.
Flowering time of different types of hydrangea
Petiole hydrangea blooms in the garden with the advent of summer - in June. If the bush has a lot of old shoots, buds are formed on them only at the end of July. Flowering continues until early September. The month when panicled hydrangea blooms is the same as that of the large-leaved species. Varieties bloom in June and stop at the end of August. Treelike hydrangeas form buds from May to October.
Changes in flowering care
During the flowering period, it is important to change the composition of fertilizers for feeding. Soil is ceased to be fed with nitrogen fertilizers, which are useful only to the green mass of the bush. The content of potassium and phosphorus, on the contrary, increase.
If the bush does not bloom, identify the cause and eliminate it.
Watering is carried out carefully, avoiding bays. Involve clean and settled water at room temperature. Due to the cold chlorinated liquid, root rot and other diseases can begin.
Why hydrangea may not bloom and how to stimulate the appearance of buds
The reasons for the short flowering of hydrangeas can be the following:
- A short rest period at the indoor flower. After flowering, the plant is prepared for a dormant period so that it can gain strength. Gradually reduce watering, top dressing, reduce the temperature and place the pot in a shaded place.
- Lack of watering or excessive wetting with poor quality water. You should strictly adhere to the irrigation regime and use water without impurities.
- The appearance of disease. Infectious diseases cannot be started, it is important to immediately begin their treatment with fungicides.
- Pest damage. The plant is visually inspected and exterminated by insecticides using insecticide chemicals.
- Inadequate lighting. Hydrangeas are light-loving plants, so in the garden they pick up open lighted areas, and put a pot on the windowsills on the southern and eastern windows.
- Hypothermia of the bush. It happens in indoor flowers with a sharp drop in temperature, and in garden flowers due to the use of cold water for irrigation.
- Dry air. In this case, you need to spray the bush from the spray gun.
On a note! You can not sharply increase the temperature, otherwise the plant will get stress.
Hydrangea care after flowering
Hydrangeas will bloom well if they are carefully looked after. Planting a bush in the ground is a small fraction of the care, but it is also important to carry out this procedure correctly. After sowing, the regime of watering and fertilizing is adjusted. Moisturize the soil twice a week, during dry periods, the frequency of watering is increased. To feed the plant, use complex mineral fertilizers.
Additional Information! The first and last feeding is carried out by means of organic additives. After planting, seedlings mulch the soil so that it retains moisture.
Mineral fertilizers are applied in liquid form for greater efficiency. Regardless of the variety and species, caring for a plant is simple, the main thing is to adhere to certain rules.
