Hydrangea Summer Snow is a novelty in the Hydrangea family. She looks amazing, planted along the tracks. Landscape designers recommend planting clematis, hosts and phloxes near a perennial. Such a combination will give the flowerbed a special appeal. Observing the recommendations for care, you can grow healthy bushes that will delight lush flowering annually.
Origin and appearance
Panicled hydrangea blooms throughout the summer. The plant fades, usually in early October. Large flowers are painted white. Volumetric inflorescences give the bushes an elegant look. The shade of colors may change to light pink. The diameter of the inflorescences reaches 5 cm. The foliage of the plant is painted in a bright green shade.
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For your information! The bush can grow more than 95 cm. Cut flowers for a long time retain freshness.
Hydrangea Summer Snow is a medium-sized plant with a compact and neat appearance. According to the characteristics, the bushes can tolerate frosts, and when grown in the southern regions, you can leave them to winter without shelter.
When planting seedlings, it is worth paying attention to the recommendations of experienced gardeners who advise in the northern regions to choose seats in areas illuminated by sunlight. In the southern region it is worth picking a shaded place for landing.
The variety is unpretentious and does not require complicated care. No description of hydrangea Summer Snow will not convey all the charm of the plant during flowering.
Hydrangea transplant
Before purchasing a seedling, you must go to the garden to choose a place to plant. It is advisable to choose a zone so that the main period of time the plant is in the shade, but in the morning hours and after 16.00 the bushes illuminated the sun's rays. It is important to systematically moisten the soil near planted perennials. It is also worth considering that in the southern region, seedlings planted in the open sun can die.
Important! Abundant flowering can only be achieved if the bushes receive a sufficient amount of sunlight. In the shade, hydrangea will not please with lush flowers.
If you want to create an alley of hydrangea and plant bushes along garden paths, then you need to deviate from them about 90 cm and only in this place dig a recess. This will allow the spreading bushes not to block the passage. If nevertheless the branches of the bush went beyond the boundaries of the path, it is worth tying them with a rope.
Hydrangea is not planted close to a tree, since plants will not be able to receive a sufficient amount of nutrients. Soon, one of them can not only get sick, but also die.
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Planting soil
The soil for planting should be loose and fertile. Panicle hydrangea Summer Snow grows exclusively on slightly acidic soil. Experienced flower growers recommend preparing a planting recess in advance. This will allow you to independently create a slightly acidic substrate. To this end, it will be necessary to fill the pit a third with acid brown peat. Also a small part is added to the pit:
- sawdust of coniferous trees;
- forest soil;
- fertile soil;
- pine bark.
Note! A small percentage of compost or humus and 70 g of superphosphate, 20 g of potassium sulfate and 20 g of urea are added to the mixed substrate. The mixed substrate should stand at least a few days before planting.
The size of the planting recess depends on the characteristics of the seedling. Experienced flower growers recommend digging a hole, the depth of which reaches 55 cm, and the width does not exceed 60 cm.
Step-by-step landing process
- Without separating the earth from the root system, rearrange the seedling in the planting recess.
- Fill the formed voids in the pit with soil. The root neck should be located above the ground.
- Tamp the soil and pour plenty of bush into two buckets of defended water. When settling the soil after wetting, it is recommended to re-pour a small part of the earth. Compliance with this recommendation will allow you to get rid of air in the ground.
- The surface of the earth near the bush is mulched. As a mulch, a layer of high peat, coniferous tree bark can be used. Recommended layer thickness is 6-7 cm.
Important! Mulching is necessary for hydrangea, since perennials prefer moist (not swampy) soil. If necessary, you can create additional shading of the bush. For this purpose, the sunny side is closed with a gauze segment or spandbond.
Breeding
It is not necessary to purchase young seedlings. They can be grown independently. Hydrangea Summer Snow propagates in several ways:
- cuttings;
- layering;
- dividing the bush.
To implement the first method, it is necessary in the 20s of April to begin cutting cuttings from the bush. Preference is given to green shoots, whose age does not exceed a year. The length of the cuttings should be at least 10 cm. When cutting the shoots, it is necessary to obtain a right angle. The foliage, which is located below, is removed.
Note! All cut shoots are processed with root and planted in fertile soil in a greenhouse.
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In the cold season, the cuttings method can be carried out as follows:
- In the last days of October, dig out the parent bush and transplant it into a spacious container.
- Place the perennial in a room where the temperature does not drop below 6 ° C.
- By the end of winter, the shoots ripen, and cuttings can be cut from them (each should have two internodes).
- Trim the top green mass and cut the bottom foliage.
- Treat the lower section of each handle with a growth stimulator.
- Plant seedlings in deep containers filled with nutrient soil. Cover the cuttings with banks.
Bush division
Often, in order to obtain a seedling of the Summer Snow variety, gardeners use the method of dividing the bush. After digging out the parent bush, you need to divide the perennial into several parts. Each split must contain a renewal kidney. The resulting bush is planted in a prepared landing recess.
Layering
It is necessary to bend young shoots to the surface of the soil and dig them. It is advisable to carry out the procedure on the 20th of October. The tops should remain on the surface of the soil. Their length should be equal to 19-20 cm. At the end of March, rooted shoots appear. They must be separated from the bush and transplanted.
Care Features
The first 12 months after planting, hydrangea does not need special feeding. After a specified period of time, fertilizers are applied according to the schedule described below.
- In April, complex fertilizers containing microelements and macroelements should be added under the Summer Snow hydrangea bushes. An excellent option in this case will be nitrogen and phosphorus.
- At the end of May, top dressing is introduced, consisting of potassium sulfate and superphosphate. This will make it possible to increase the size of the buds that are forming.
- In the summer, perennial bushes are fertilized with a solution of cow manure.
To moisten the soil near planted perennials, it is necessary to use settled water. Several times during the season it is necessary to water the plants with acidified water. To this end, 25 drops of lemon juice are dissolved in a bucket of water.
Note! Watering with acidified liquid will make it possible to avoid yellowing of the foliage.
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Winter preparations
Despite the good winter hardiness of the variety, it is still better to prepare the bushes for wintering. In order to shelter young bushes and not harm them, it is recommended to tie them with a rope and, in no hurry, draw them to the surface of the earth, which is previously covered with boards. The plant is attached to nails driven into the board and is thrown with spruce branches and sawdust. On top you need to place a sheet of iron and wrap the structure with a spandbond.
Unfortunately, the old bush is difficult to bend to the ground. To insulate such perennials, it is necessary to use a different method. Wrap bushes in lutrasil, fix them with a rope and tape. Build a frame on top of the bush using a metal mesh. Its height should exceed the height of the plant by 15-20 cm. Inside the frame part, fill up a huge amount of dry foliage. The construction is wrapped in roofing material and polyethylene material. In winter, the bushes are additionally sprinkled with a large layer of snow.
Hydrangea Summer Snow is characterized by amazing flowering. Changing shades adds a twist to the variety. Perennial is able to become a real decoration of the garden.
