key takeaways
- Hydrangeas is one of the most popular perennial garden bushes with a variety of leaves and flowers size.
- Hydrangeas can be grown in containers; However, for longevity, planting in the ground is best.
- If grown in the pot, it is usually best to choose a dwarf variety to adjust the growing needs.
Hydrangeas leaves and large, long -lasting flowers make a statement in gardens and containers. They grow quickly, up to two feet in some growing season, and as a single plant or in large -scale planting in a show. With correct care, hydrangeas can be successfully grown in garden or containers. But which is really best?
Know whether you should grow hydrangeas in utensils or ground.
Should you grow hydrangeas in the pot or in the ground?
Whether you buy hydrangea from a garden center or Promote someoneIt is going to be in a container. And when you Be able to do Leave the bush in the container or transfer it to a large pot, to keep it healthy at some point will require transplan into the garden; Once they beat the original container, they should be kept in the ground.
Hydrangeas will get an easy time when installed in the ground because it is easy to give proper water and soil requirements, as well as more space for their roots to grow.
Hydrangeas are rapidly growing shrubs that require protection from the whole morning sun and high afternoon temperatures. The soil should be kept moist; While they will suit most soil types, the pH of soil affects the color of some varieties of flowers. If you want to reblow your plant, then proper time is necessary if prouning is necessary.
Flower -hydrangeas
Hydrangeas found in flower shops usually occur Biglef hydrangeas Forced to bloom out of weather. These plants intend to enjoy as an indoor or courtyard container plant and will not bloom again in the first year. Most are not suitable for external planting; You can try, but do not expect many blooms for the first two to three years.
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When it is better to grow hydrangeas in the pot
Many times happen Grow a hydrangea in a pot The best option is.
- No garden: If you live in an apartment or condo with a green space, choose a linen window or courtyard and enjoy a container-developed hydrangea.
- Poor soil: There are some time when the soil of the garden is rocky or there is a lack of so many nutrients that the hydrangea may not be possible to flourish.
- Excessive shade: Most varieties of hydrangeas will not grow in full shadow. If this is your horticulture challenge, place the bush at a linen place near a front entrance or courtyard.
- Very cold and winter of wind: If you live in an area with harsh winter, a container-developed hydrangea is easy to go to overwinter in a protected area.
- Color Control: If you prefer to experiment with pH levels to change the color of hydrangea blooms (alkaline for pink, acid for blue), it is easy to do in a container.
How to choose the right hydrangea variety for the pot
Choosing a dwarf variety will help you enjoy your container-developed hydrangea for more years. All varieties of hydrangeas can be applied directly into the garden.
- H. Macropilla)endless Summer (, This dwarf pink or blue variety reaches 18–36 inches long and wide in summer, and is hardy in 4-9.
- Heart throb (H. Macropilla, With dark red bloom, it is hardy in USDA zone is 3 feet long and wide in 5–9 maturity.
- Moot bit angry (H. Macropilla, The pH determines whether this plant has blue, pink, red or purple bloom. They reach a height of only 2 feet in 4-9.
- Cyx Dwarf (H. Quarfifolia, a handsome Ocleif hydrangea In Hardy Zone 5-9, it reaches 2 to 3 feet height with white bloom that turns into pink with mature.
- Bobo (H. Paniculata, White, honest features Bang all summer. Good for 3-8 zones, it reaches 3 feet in height.
- Inseparable wee white (H. Arborance, Just 1 to 2.5 feet long when mature Smooth leaf hydrangea All blooms in summer and 3-8 zones are hardy.
Tips for growing hydrangeas
with Regular water, fertilization and proper sortingYou can all be beautiful hydrangeas in summer.
in the pan
- Often water to keep the soil moist. Most of the utensils require daily daily water.
- Prevention of sun directly during the hottest time of the day.
- During a shelter to take utensils Cold temperature and harsh winds,
- Fertilize regularly as nutrients are washed while giving water again and again.
On the ground
- Keep the soil moist, but not disgusting around the hydrangeas. Mulch well to help the soil maintain moisture.
- Provide some afternoon shadow during summer blooming period.
- Prune at the right time For its type of hydrangea.
- Fertilize in spring with a well -balanced fertilizer.
