Hydrangea - beautiful plant with volume ""hats"" from small flowers. The color gamma of this garden ornament strikes with the variety. There are more than 50 grades of hydrangea.
Instruction
1. In leaving the hydrangea is unpretentious, but belongs to single landings better. Because of beauty and volume blossoming many gardeners plant several bushes of this plant at once to receive original color composition. Because of the shortage of the place the hydrangea can slow down the growth substantially.
2. In the spring at hydrangea it is necessary to cut off not only dry escapes, but also to shorten the main branches. It is desirable to delete the one third part of each branch. After such procedures the plant will be more magnificent and bushy. As fertilizing after winter it is possible to use the sodium sulfate divorced in water.
3. The hydrangea loves very humidified soil therefore it is necessary to water it as often as possible. However you should not allow stagnation of moisture in soil at the same time. Besides, it is recommended to acidify the soil in which the hydrangea grows. As peculiar fertilizer it is possible to use the fallen-down coniferous needles.
4. Make multiple copies hydrangea shanks or layers. It is better to do such procedures in the spring. Layers are recommended to be dug out in year after sewing in the soil.
5. Inflorescences of hydrangea differ in quite large size. Branches not always maintain them. For strengthening the plant should be watered with weak solution of potassium permanganate periodically. In need of branch tie up to special support.
6. The hydrangea transfers the winter period even without additional protection of root system. However for prevention it is better to powder slightly the soil at the plant basis with dry foliage or branches of trees.