Hydrangea Diamond Rungs paniculate: planting and care, breeding, reviews

For many gardeners and owners of household plots, a hydrangea panicle became a favorite plant that creates a special atmosphere that transforms any territory beyond recognition.

This is a shrub (or tree) from the family of rock-hematids originating from the Far East. There are many varieties and varieties of hydrangea panicle, but the breeders do not stop there - every year new, better varieties and varieties appear that perfectly tolerate the vagaries of the weather, delightful flower growers with delightful colors of various sizes, shapes and most incredible shades.

The height of the hydrangea bush of this species varies from one and a half to two meters (depending on the variety). From other types of hydrangeas this variety is distinguished by a special form of inflorescence. Small, delicate flowers are collected in a pyramidal shape of panicle. Inflorescences may exceed thirty in length and twenty centimeters wide.

The plant blossoms abundantly, forming a magnificent crown, from June to October. Bushes begin to bloom three to four years after planting. Today we want to introduce a new variety of hydrangeas - Diamond Rouge, which is considered to be one of the most beautiful in its family. With the observance of simple rules of care, the bushes will delight you for a long time with a magnificent bloom.

Hydrangea paniculate Diamond Rouge: description of the plant

This is one of the most compact panicle hydrangeas. She admires the rich red color and magnificent fluffy inflorescences up to forty centimeters in length, which consist of sterile flowers. Inflorescences have a pyramidal shape.

Hydrangea Diamond Rouge (reviews of owners confirm this) is a true innovation - it is the most beautiful variety of the now existing types of panic hydrangea. In early July, flowers with large sepals reveal absolutely white flowers, which become pink after a few days, and after three weeks they acquire a rich red color. By August it becomes even more intense, purplish red. Flowering lasts for several weeks.

Hydrangea Diamond Rouge, the description of which can be found today in many editions on floriculture, blooms abundantly and continuously. The color shades can vary depending on the type of soil and weather conditions. The bush in height, as a rule, does not exceed one and a half meters, with many strong and strong shoots, each of which is crowned with a luxurious inflorescence.

Leaves

Hydrangea paniculate Diamond Rouge has decorative foliage - in the spring the latter is colored in a bright green color, in the autumn it changes shades from purple to orange. The leaves have an oblong shape and a velvety surface. They are located opposite.

Roots

Hydrangea Diamond Runge has a superficial root system that extends widely beyond the crown and, like most Far Eastern plants, prefers coolness. This explains the need for an annual spring mulching of the stump circle. Mulch retains moisture in the soil and maintains its fertility, which, undoubtedly, has a beneficial effect on the flowering of the plant.

Hydrangea paniculate Diamond Rouge: planting and care

This light-loving plant, but it also develops well in the penumbra. Hydrangea paniculate Diamond Rouge is usually planted in open ground in autumn or early spring. It is hard to tolerate arid seasons, and in moist soils the plant feels fine. That is why you need to carefully monitor the quality of watering.

The landing pit should be made quite wide - no less than seventy centimeters in diameter. This is necessary for the roots to be distributed evenly. It is filled with a portion of organic and mineral fertilizers and well moisturized. It is important to know that when planting the seedlings, do not bury the root collar. Covered with soil and a well-tamped pit, it is necessary to water abundantly.

Hydrangea Diamond Rouge can be planted in open ground and in autumn, but only in southern regions. Before planting the seedlings, you must choose the right place. And in this case there are several factors.

Illumination

This kind of hydrangea does not tolerate direct sunlight, therefore half-shadowed areas are most suitable for it. In the sun, the hydrangea grows poorly, its inflorescence grows smaller.

The soil

Hydrangea Diamond Rouge, planting and caring for which is not too difficult even for a beginner in floriculture, prefers clay or loamy fertile soil. In the sandy soil it practically does not develop. For this variety, a loose, organically rich, fertile, moderately moist soil with a neutral or acidic medium is most suitable. On such soil, flowers become more saturated shade.

An acidic nutrient medium for this luxurious plant can be created using ordinary milk whey. If it gets into the soil, its bacteria will create a plant-friendly environment. In addition, it is possible to acidify the soil by adding sawdust, semi-dished pine needles, and brown peat to it.

Humidity

Hydrangea Diamond Rouge is a plant that is hygrophilous, so it does not tolerate the neighborhood with the same plants, lovers of moisture. It is more expedient to plant ground cover flowers under the crown, for example, saxifrage.

Caring for the bush after planting

Hydrangea Diamond Rouge is responsive to care. Compliance with simple rules will help to achieve abundant bright flowering in a healthy powerful bush.

Watering

It should be abundant and regular (during the dry season at least twice a week). After watering, the soil should be loosened to prevent cracking of the top layer. Will help you in this mulching peat or needles.

Feeding

At the beginning of the growth of the bush is useful infusion of nettle (divorced). Mineral fertilizing should be done carefully, but regularly (every ten days). For this, water-soluble fertilizers, which are added to water for irrigation, are suitable. A dilute bird droppings and slurry come from organic material. In addition, for the treatment of plants suitable iron chelate. The fertilizer application interval should not exceed fifteen days. Otherwise, the flowers will be small and faded.

Trimming

Hydrangea Diamond Rouge needs annual pruning. Thanks to this procedure, the plant will long remain attractive and bloom for a long time, pleasing the gardener. In autumn, from the bush, it is necessary to cut off all the remaining inflorescences, weak and old branches growing inside the bush. For the winter it is recommended to leave no more than twelve strong shoots.

Spring pruning is carried out before buds bud. The shoots of an adult plant are cut into two or three kidneys, the young one by three to five. This will allow the bush over the summer period to gain strength. Flowering becomes more intense and lush. Spring pruning, as a rule, is combined with top dressing.

The old hydrangea bushes require rejuvenation. For this, shoots must be cut to the stump. For two years the bush will fully recover.

Pruning after flowering

Often, many people think that dry inflorescences look very impressive and decorative in winter, covered with hoarfrost or snow, so it is better to cut them in the spring. However, experienced flower growers are sure that the inflorescence is better cut off in autumn, especially for shrubs with thin stems. During a heavy snow or icy rain, branches may break off. This risk increases many times in those cases when the bush was formed into one trunk and more like a stump tree.

If you neglect pruning, over time the bark on the old trunks cracked, the weak messy shoots thickened the crown, the bottom of the bush bare, the inflorescences remain only on the top. In addition, the intensity of flowering decreases.

Shelter for the winter

In northern regions, where winters are severe enough, young seedlings, like, indeed, adult plants, need winter shelter with lapnik or any other covering material.

Reproduction of hydrangea

Hydrangea Diamond Rouge breeds in the following ways:

• Cuttings;
• Layering;
• Seeds.

Reproduction of this plant by seeds is impractical. The fact is that the seeds of this plant are very small, they give weak unfriendly shoots, and a full bush that pleases with flowering can be obtained only after four years.

Propagation by propagation is the most common. Cuttings cut from annual shoots. As a rule, their maturation occurs in June, when the bush is covered with buds. It is necessary to know that cuttings, cut in autumn and spring, take root much worse.

How to properly prepare cuttings?

A cut piece of shoot should have at least three pairs of kidneys, the lower cut must be at a distance of two centimeters. The upper cut is at a distance of five centimeters. Lower leaves should be removed, leaving no more than two. The remaining leaves are cut off halfway.

Sliced shoots are soaked in water for several days. And then they are treated with a growth stimulant. Root cuttings in a container with a peat-sand mixture (2: 1). The planting material is buried two-thirds. Above, the soil mixture is covered with sand. Saplings must be covered with cans and put them in the shade. In containers it is necessary to maintain moisture, otherwise the cuttings will not take root. Watering and sprinkling are carried out daily. The first roots will appear in three weeks. After this period, the cans can be removed and continue to water the plants regularly.

For the winter, containers with cuttings are placed in a cool (but non-freezing) place. At this time, it is necessary to monitor the condition of the seedlings in order to prevent the appearance of the fungus. In the open ground young seedlings can be planted in August, next year. By this time they will have young shoots. If flower buds appear in this period, it is better to cut them off, so that the plant quickly gain strength.

Reproduction by layers

This method is quite simple: in the excavated groove depth of 25 cm, bend mature one-year shoots, first making shallow incisions on them. In the flute groove, you should pin or fix it with a stone. The upper part of the layer must be above the top layer of the soil in an upright position. The groove is covered with earth and moistened. Already next spring on the layers there will be a young growth.

You should not hurry with their separation from the uterine bush. Usually it is done in a year, when a young plant will grow strong enough. It is noteworthy that in this case all the varietal properties of the mother's bush are preserved.

Use in landscape design

This hydrangea is organically looked and planted in groups, and as a tapeworm. Bright colors of the inflorescences stand out against the background of woody forms, harmoniously combined with variegated plants.

Reviews of gardeners

Almost all regions of our country today grow hydrangea Diamond Rouge panicle. Reviews about this luxurious plant can be found in almost all publications on floriculture. Exquisite flowering of huge inflorescences, fairly simple care, a perfect combination in landscape design with other plants, high winter hardiness - these are the qualities for which gardeners value the Diamond Rouge (hydrangea). Disadvantages of this plant is insignificant - the need for winter shelter in the northern regions and a great need for moisture, which does not allow you to leave the plant for a long time (for example, when you go on vacation).