You can recognize a garden hydrangea from a bouquet hydrangea at first glance. All because they look slightly different. The difference is visible primarily in the flowers. The first ones are extremely lush and spherical, with tiny leaves that can be blue, purple, white or pink. The latter, in turn, have a more elongated, oblong, conical shape. Most often, they are white at first, and then change color to light green, pink or even red. However, this is not all, because the bushes also have different requirements for cultivation, and mixing them up may result in the destruction of the bush.
How to care for hydrangeas so that they bloom? Garden hydrangea will not bloom if you make this mistake
Garden hydrangeas can be quite capricious when it comes to the requirements for the soil in which they are to grow. First of all, it should be moist, humus-rich and permeable, which is why heavy or clay soil will not work. As for the location, if it is sunny, the bush will bloom more abundantly. In turn, in the case of partial shade, it will grow more and develop better. So you have to decide for yourself what effect you expect. Also remember that garden hydrangea is not very resistant to frost, so it is a good idea to use covers and doesn’t like frequent trimming. If you do it wrong, you may forget about the flowers. Therefore, it is enough if you remove only the flowers after flowering. Cut just above the first bud from the top. It is also interesting that the color of garden hydrangea flowers depends on the level of soil acidity.
How to care for hydrangeas so that they bloom? Garden hydrangeas How to care for hydrangeas so that they bloom? Garden hydrangeas. Photo pixabay.com / yaaaaahiko
How to make hydrangeas bloom beautifully? Bouquet flower requires heavy cutting
Hydrangea will definitely do better in a semi-shaded position than in a sunny position, although it will also do well in the latter as long as you water it intensively. It is also important that it is protected from the wind. The soil should be slightly acidic, fertile and highly humus. The bush requires regular, but above all, abundant irrigation, especially during drought. Otherwise it may be attacked by spider mites. Unlike the garden variety, bouquet hydrangea blooms on one-year-old shoots, so the growths should be carefully trimmed every spring. Shorten the shoots by up to 20 cm or up to 2/3 of their length.
When do garden and bouquet hydrangeas begin to bloom? They differ here too
Garden and bouquet hydrangeas differ not only in their cultivation and appearance, but also in their flowering time. The former delight in summer, the latter at the end and beginning of autumn. Therefore, an interesting solution may be to plant both shrubs. Thanks to this, you will enjoy the beautiful flowers for a really long time.
Source: Gazeta
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