Hortense "Grandiflora" is a lushly flowering shrub for your garden

Hortensia is a beautiful deciduous, large-leaf shrub, actively used in decorating flower beds, terraces, flower beds, decoration of partitions, walls and arched openings. Thanks to its numerous flowers collected in large bright inflorescences, it can play the role of a background in group plantings, emphasizing the beauty of conifers and other shrubs, or it can act as a single solitary plant. Hortensia is so loved by many plant growers for its beauty, splendor and duration of flowering, and also for the excellent adaptive possibilities to the climatic conditions of the central Russian belt. It tolerates severe temperature drops down to -25 ° C and does not require shelter for the winter. In this article we will talk about one of the most famous varieties of plants. Hydrangea "Grandiflora" (panicle) is considered the most famous representative of this perennial. It can reach 2 m in height, has hard, from below fleecy leaves and blooms with "whiskers" cream-white color.

Hortensia "Grandiflora": soil and lighting

This fine winter hardy variety grows well on weakly acidic and neutral soils. It is desirable that the land is fertile, and most importantly - not sandy. It is interesting that the color of the hydrangea becomes more acrido when the bush grows on acidic soil. If your land is not sufficiently acidic, planting the plant should be supplemented with spruce semi-pereprevlivshy otpad, peat and sawdust. Any deoxidants (lime, ash, chalk, etc.) are contraindicated for the plant hydrangea "Grandiflora". Planting and caring for the bush is to select the right weakly acid soil and timely moisturizing. Perennial loves water, so it should be watered often enough that the land is always wet. As for lighting, the hydrangea prefers open solar areas: in the shade, it will wither and cease to develop. When planting hydrangea in weakly acid soil in a light warm place and with regular watering, it will be abundant and long bloom from year to year.

Hydrangea "Grandiflora": care and planting

For planting on a permanent place take seedlings of four years. For them, prepare a bright area with fertile soil. Dig a pit with dimensions of 50 x 70 cm or a meter strip, if it is planned to form a hedge from a bush . Between the pits, a distance of about 1 m is maintained, and a few years later the planting is thinned out so that between adults the gap is 2-2.5 m. Planting of the hydrangea plant "Grandiflora" is carried out in the spring (in the warm climate autumn planting is also possible). The seedlings are placed in a pit, covered with a soil mixture and mulched with peat and compost.

Hydrangea "Grandiflora" in your garden. We fertilize and care for the plant

This perennial responds well to frequent fertilizing, as it requires a large amount of nutrients for abundant flowering and active growth. The main thing to remember is that the application of fertilizers is carried out after watering the plant to avoid burning the roots. During the growing season, a fertilizer is introduced from the young nettle, once every two weeks, an infusion of fermented mullein (3 liters of water per bucket of manure). During the flowering period, a complex mineral fertilizer is used, introducing it every 14 days. In addition to watering, fertilizing and creating favorable conditions, the hydrangea of Grandiflora needs annual pruning. This procedure contributes to a long and lush flowering perennial. In early spring (March or April), weak and diseased shoots are removed, the frozen ones are cut off, leaving healthy parts. Without cropping, the plant will become neglected and will bloom poorly.