Panicle hydrangea is a herbaceous perennial flower of southern origin. Over a long flowering period (from May to September), hydrangea flowers are able to change color three times . Panicled varieties are very different: spreading, straight, with caps-inflorescences in the form of beautiful balls or pyramids with a diameter of up to 15 cm. They learned to protect it from winter frosts, and now it decorates the courtyards and front gardens of houses in central Russia.
How color changes in herbaceous perennial hydrangea
Panicle varieties of it are green-red, blue, blue and pink, but most often we find white. The color depends on the land on which the flower grows. Acidic soil gives a blue-blue tint, slightly alkaline affects this plant in such a way that the flowers turn pink. If in autumn a forest soil mixture of coniferous needles and peat (with a bucket) is poured under a bush, blue flowers will appear on the inflorescences. In the spring, the bush will acquire a reddish color from fertilizer from dung humus with a glass of lime and two glasses of ash. Now they make special fertilizers for various shades.
Panicled Hydrangea. A photo
Sulfur panicles of limelight.
Beautiful pink beauty on a background of blue spruce.
The wide leaves of hydrangea "mini-pennies" emphasize the brightness of purple and blue.
Perfect autumn bouquet with girl's grass.
Panicle hydrangea "vanilla"
Vanilla fraise - the so-called new cult type of hydrangea. Panicled varieties of this species differ only in the size of the base of the inflorescence pyramid. There are panicles large up to 30 cm tall (giants), smaller clusters are no less popular. The color of creamy snow-white vanilla at the beginning of summer gradually changes to pale pink. By the end of summer, the base of the brush turns into a “red strawberry”, aromatic and mouth-watering. “The horn of red strawberry ice cream” - this is what the flower growers call it, other lovers of the beautiful add - “with cream”. Under the weight of impressive inflorescences, an upright bush takes the form of a ball.
Cultivation and care
They dig up the land for planting with the addition of organic fertilizers if the soil is heavy, clay or loamy. Landing does not begin immediately when the earth rests for several days. The bush is planted in a moist hole 40 cm deep. The ground around the bush is immediately mulched with peat or sawdust. During the summer, the plant is carefully cared for. Mandatory watering, loosening, top dressing, treatment with pesticides. A sunny place perfectly suits hydrangeas. Panicled varieties of it also adapt well in the shade, just have to be watered less. The wind does not like such a delicate flower . In the first winter it is necessary to shelter it from frost, in the following - if necessary. In early spring, to form a beautiful crown and stimulate flowering, the tree is well cut, about 60% of the total volume.
A charming single beauty can decorate any site. It’s breathtaking if you look at a group of snow-white, rose bushes.