Hydrangeas are paniculate: new varieties. Hydrangeas are treelike and paniculate: reproduction and care

Exquisite and solemnly majestic hydrangeas occupying a leading position in the family of the same name are common in the wild nature of Asia, southern Europe and North America. On the Russian territory in the Far Eastern region there are two types of this ornamental plant. Cultivating hydrangeas are tree-like and paniculate. New varieties are especially popular with domestic gardeners. These magnificent plants are successfully grown in almost all, even the most climatically difficult areas of the country. In this article we present an overview of hydrangea varieties.

Type hydrangea paniculate

This plant is very attractive and has an excellent regenerating ability with partial damages caused by freezing. New varieties of hydrangea paniculate possess high frost resistance, allowing the plant to hibernate under minimal cover from spruce and spandbob or without it (in places protected from northern winds and with a sufficiently high layer of snow cover).

The name of the species that speaks for itself determines the shape of the inflorescence, which is a large, long-flowering broom. A distinctive feature of some varieties of this species is a rare ability to gradually change the color of flowers. Cut flowers are often used in winter compositions-bouquets. The panicle hydrangea is represented by numerous varieties, differing in the size and structure of the bush, the coloring of the inflorescence, and the duration of flowering. Popular varieties of hydrangea panicle, which we will talk about below, have long been recognized by gardeners.

Grandiflora

Light-loving decorative variety with classical large white cones of conical shape and predominance of sterile flowers that turn pink during flowering - so looks Grandiflora (hydrangea paniculate). Description of the popular varieties will begin with it. The bush, reaching a height of 2 meters, with the correct round shape of the crown differs not only in the beauty of flowers, but in the decorative nature of the leaves, oblong and velvety with a pointed tip, which dissolve quite late. Duration of flowering - from July to September. The degree of winter hardiness increases with age, young plants should be sheltered with the onset of winter.

Features of the variety

Resistant to gas contamination of space allows you to grow Grandiflora in the city. It is often used in the park interior, in group and single plantings. It rises superbly in well-lit places with loose fertile acid soils. Hortensia Grandiflora is very demanding for watering and fertilizing. The magnificent ornamentality of the bush is supported by annual spring pruning. Can be grown by forming a stem.

Hortensia Limelight

The late-barking variety with large dense broad-conical inflorescences, which have a distinct light green color at the beginning of flowering, passing to autumn in soft pink tones. Limelite enchants with the beauty of dense inflorescences from sterile flowers. The shrubbery is compact enough, reaches one and a half meters in height and has a neat rounded crown. Decorative not only inflorescences, velvety dark green oblong leaves with a pointed top emphasize the refinement of the plant. Flowering from the middle of summer to September, the hydrangea is light-loving, it develops well on light acidic soils and absolutely does not tolerate liming. Plant variety on the lighted areas.

Young plants are particularly vulnerable to severe snowless winters, therefore it will be necessary to cover them in the early years. Like other new varieties of hydrangea panicle, Limelight increases the level of winter hardiness with age. The plant needs a rational care: irrigation and feeding in the growing season are mandatory, as well as sanitary and shaping pruning, which must be carried out either before the beginning of the sap flow, or during the opening of the leaves. High ornamentality of the bush is used for planting it in single or group ensembles adorning the park and garden interior. Limelight and other most popular varieties of hydrangea in Mongolia are also valued by gardeners as the basis for floristic compositions and winter bouquets.

Hydrangea Vanilla Freize

Loved by many gardeners variety with exquisite and beautiful pink-and-white pyramidal inflorescences. The bush of a spreading form with a diameter of one and a half meters and a height of two meters refers to the late-tinted.

Inflorescences consisting of sterile snow-white flowers, blossoming at first, quickly turn pink and acquire a rich pink color. Such a change in shade is characterized by many hydrangea panicles. New varieties have a more pronounced change of shade and surprisingly long flowering. These include Vanilla Freese, used as an effective tapeworm, surrounded by bright perennials in lawn compositions. Shrub is frost-resistant, light-loving, prefers well-moistened fertile soils with acid reaction. Plant it in brightly lit areas, protected from winds. Periodic generous waterings and fertilizing are needed. Pruning of weak, frozen or faded shoots is performed in the early spring before bud buds swelling.

Hydrangea Kiushu

A decorative early-flowering shrub with white, gradually turning into pinkish inflorescences from sterile and predominant fertile flowers. The three-meter-high spreading bush is distinguished by dark green glossy foliage and medium-sized inflorescences with a small number of sterile flowers. Despite the height, the bushes give the impression of transparent lightness, and this quality of the plant is often used in landscape decoration and is effectively played out by garden interior designers. White flowers, collected in long conical with a wide base of inflorescence, have a pleasant aroma.

Photophilous plants - hydrangeas paniculate. New varieties, however, endure penumbra and can develop well in areas with light and acidic soils. This is also characteristic of Kyushu. The shrub has a moderate winter hardiness, which increases with age. The variety is hygrophilous, demanding for top dressing, excellent air pollution, which is invaluable in the conditions of the city. Therefore, Kiushu is often planted in urban parks, shrub mixborders, and Japanese gardens. Pruning is carried out in early spring, shortening shoots with faded inflorescences to a developed node with existing buds and carving weak and broken branches.

Hortense Pinky Winky

A beautiful bush with pink-red inflorescences, in which sterile flowers predominate, has a lush round crown that reaches a two-meter diameter. The decorative perennial is productive for almost fifty years. The annual growth of shoots is 25-30 centimeters. The flowers are collected in long, up to 18-20 centimeters of the inflorescence with a change in the shade from the purple color at the base of the cone-shaped sword to the snow-white top.

Light green oblong leaves with pointed tips and serrate edges also add to the bush decorativeness. Hortense Pinky Winky is used in decorating estates, gardens and park areas, often planted as hedges or in solitary and group plantings in ensembles and contrasting compositions. This variety does not tolerate drought, soil compaction and the presence of lime in it, prefer sunlit protected areas with fertile acidic soils. With abundant flowering, the bush is recommended to tie. For the winter, young plants are sheltered.

Hydrangeas are tree-like and paniculate: new varieties

Most recently in Russian gardens one garden form of a panicle hydrangea was grown - Grandiflora. Today, in the domestic market, you can find different types and varieties created earlier, as well as new items bred by foreign breeders.

The above hydrangeas (new and better varieties) with few characteristics differ from the well-known gardeners of Grandiflora, since it is preferable to check it by cultivating it for several years to determine the basic qualities of the plant. Nevertheless, when choosing a variety, you can pay attention to such features as the shape and structure of the inflorescence, their color and height of the bush.

The shape of the inflorescence

Hydrangeas paniculate, new varieties of which are described above, have inflorescences of conical form of different length - from 10 to 35 centimeters. Some inflorescences are more elongated, others are almost round, with a slightly noticeable apex. The structure is also different: large sterile flowers condense and weight it, and various types (small bisexual and large sterile) facilitate and make lace. They are graceful, do not bow to the sides and do not break from the wind. When choosing varieties, summer residents are guided by their own preferences. To varieties with large dense flowers include Grandiflora, Limelight, Vanilla Freize. Elegant fishnet brooms are inherent in the varieties of Kiushu, Pinky Winky, Great Star and others.

Inflorescence shades

White is the base color in the inflorescence, but the color changes when the blossom is blossoming. Varieties with the most pronounced white flowers are Vanilla Freize, Great Star, creamy - Grandiflora, Kiushu, greenish - Limelight. Pinky Winky is inherent in a rich pink hue. In the vast majority of varieties by autumn, the flowers turn pink with varying degrees of color intensity.

Shrub Height

Hydrangeas are paniculate (new varieties, such as Pink Diamond, Kiushu and Phantom) have a more pronounced vertical growth of the stems, strong but less branching shoots. These bushes are rather tall (two or four meters). There are also undersized ones that do not exceed one meter of the variety, which are excellent for rock gardens and container growing - Pinky Winky, Darts Little Dot, Last Post and others.

Experienced gardeners appreciate the presented decorative garden hydrangeas. The review of the best varieties will help beginners to choose the most popular variety.