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Hydrangea blooms with bright lush inflorescences and is considered one of the most beautiful and spectacular ornamental plants in the garden or in a pot on the window. This shrub plant has about 80 species, 35 of which are grown in Our Country.
Under natural conditions, hydrangea is found in Japan, China, Korea, the Philippines, Java, North America.
What year does hydrangea bloom after planting?
The plant blooms, as a rule, the next year after planting, but it is likely that this will happen in 2-3 years – it all depends on the care and variety. For the first time, do not expect large flowers and lush inflorescences.
If you plant it in the fall, next summer it will please with the first small flowers. If in the spring, then most likely it will bloom in the summer in a year, but with proper care, the hydrangea blooms in the first year of planting, that is, in summer and autumn.
Full flowering of hydrangeas can be expected 2-3 years after planting.
In order for the flowers to be large and please the eye for as long as possible, proper care of the bush is necessary.
Hydrangea in pots fits well into the interior of the apartment
How many hydrangeas bloom in the garden
The timing of flowering garden hydrangea depends on many factors:
- variety;
- climate and weather conditions;
- care and pruning methods.
Breeders have been working on breeding new varieties of hydrangea for many decades, so there is a wide variety of ornamental varieties with different flowering periods – from 1,5-2 to 3-4 months. The warmer the climate, the longer flowering lasts.
The first garden hydrangea flowers bloom in early June. Most varieties begin to bloom in July and stop in early autumn – in September. Some types of plants delight gardeners in October.
Gardeners strive to organize continuous flowering on their site. To do this, it is important to choose the right varieties of hydrangeas. By planting 2 or 3 species, you can achieve a permanent holiday in the garden from early June to mid-October.
How many blooms indoor hydrangea
On the windowsill, plants have a longer flowering period than on the street. Indoor hydrangea blooms from May to the end of autumn.
In winter, indoor hydrangea rests and accumulates strength until spring
On what shoots does hydrangea bloom?
It blooms on last year’s shoots or on young growths of the current year.
Last year, only one variety blooms – large-leaved. Therefore, pruning this plant has its own characteristics: it consists in cutting last year’s inflorescences and sanitary cleaning. If you cut the bush according to the standard scheme, it will not bloom at all. It is preferable to grow this variety in places with warm winters, since the bud, which is laid in autumn, is difficult to maintain during frosts.
The remaining varieties bloom on the shoots of the current year and require classical pruning. They are usually winter hardy. Even if the shoots freeze, after pruning them in the spring, young ones with flower buds will begin to grow from the rest.
The groundcover hydrangea also blooms on current shoots, but its pruning has some differences: long branches are only slightly shortened.
Different types of plants have their own pruning characteristics.
When does the hydrangea start to bloom?
Different varieties of hydrangeas have their own terms and duration of flowering. Care is of great importance – without it you should not expect long flowering.
When panicle hydrangea blooms
Paniculata has inflorescences in the form of wide-pyramidal buds with large (up to 2,5 cm) sterile flowers, first whitish-greenish, then pinkish, and with small white fruit-bearing flowers.
After planting, the first flowers appear only after four years, subject to proper care. Its flowering begins in June and continues until frost.
Paniculata is distinguished by large pyramidal inflorescences
When the hydrangea tree blooms
Tree-like – one of the most common in summer cottages. It is a shrub 1-1,5 m high with a rounded crown and large leaves of light green color.
The first hemisphere-shaped inflorescences appear on the tops of young shoots in mid-July. At first the flowers are greenish, then white, then again greenish. The duration of flowering of hydrangea tree is one and a half months. Some varieties bloom from June to October.
The tree prefers sunny areas, and in shaded areas, flowering is less plentiful.
This species is unpretentious, not afraid of drought, can grow on depleted soils. The only thing is that it does not tolerate excessive moisture and its stagnation.
When the garden hydrangea blooms
Sadovaya usually begins flowering in June and ends at the end of September. On old shoots, inflorescences appear in late July or early August.
Garden hydrangea has many varieties, most of which bloom from July to September
When does the petiole hydrangea bloom?
Petiole – a subspecies of the garden. It is a climbing plant with delicate inflorescences and dark green shiny large leaves. The flowers are pinkish, milky white, pale purple. They gather in corymbose inflorescences that cover the entire vine. Flowers appear in mid-June and delight the eye for more than two months.
After planting, it begins to bloom on the second or third, but sometimes later. It depends on the conditions on the site and on the illumination. The first inflorescences begin to appear on the shoots at the bottom of the plant.
Petiole hydrangea is able to rise to a height of up to 25 m and take the form of any objects
Designers use the plant to create interesting compositions and frame various venues.
Hydrangea Care Tips
Hydrangea is loved for its spectacular flowering and is bred with pleasure in a garden plot or in an apartment. The plant is quite unpretentious and pleases summer residents with lush caps of inflorescences from mid-summer to late autumn. To ensure abundant and long flowering, it is necessary to adhere to the rules of planting and care.
Hydrangea loves moderate sun and moist soil, but does not tolerate stagnant moisture. Plant the plant in areas where the sun’s rays penetrate in the morning and evening, and at noon they are in the shade. It is advisable not to place bushes next to large trees.
The best time to plant is spring
The plant loves soil rich in humus and does not tolerate iron deficiency. Do not plant hydrangea in lime soil. Soil acidity should be between 4,5 and 5 pH. If the land on the site is not acidic enough, coniferous litter, tree sawdust, and brown peat are added to the hole during planting. Infertile soil must be enriched by introducing a nutrient mixture of the following composition into the pits:
- 2 parts of humus and leafy soil;
- 1 part brown peat and river sand.
After planting the seedling, a layer of mulch of peat and crushed bark 5 cm thick is added to the hole.
Hydrangea loves watering, but not too plentiful
To maintain normal soil moisture, 1-1,5 buckets of water are poured under the root once a week.
In order to achieve lush and long flowering, it is necessary to properly feed the hydrangea, otherwise the inflorescences will be small. If the bush was planted in a nutrient mixture, then the first years of life it does not need fertilizer. In the future, with a decrease in flowers, it is necessary to feed. It can be prepared independently: diluted in 15 liters of water, 15 g of superphosphate and potassium sulfate and 10 g of urea. Of the finished preparations, Crystalon, Agricola, Aqua are suitable. The first time fertilizer is applied in early spring, the second – after the appearance of buds. For top dressing, 15 g of potassium sulfate and superphosphate are diluted in 20 liters of water. During the summer, about 1 time in 4 weeks, water the hydrangea with infusion of cow dung.
Another important point is the formation of the bush. Without pruning, the plant will not look spectacular. It is carried out starting from the second or third year. Do this in the spring before sap flow or in early autumn.
Each species has its own features in pruning:
- Paniculata. In the spring, young growths are cut by 1-3 buds and the shoots inside the crown are removed. Often a bush is formed on the basis of the strongest shoot, growing it up to 1 m, removing all side shoots.
- Treelike. Remove three-year-old branches, crooked and weakened shoots. It is cut the shorter, the weaker it is. In young growths, only a few buds are left.
- large-leaved. In the spring, sanitary pruning is carried out, removing all damaged, broken, frozen shoots. Slightly pruned shoots in early autumn.
Old bushes may need rejuvenation. It consists in radical pruning to the stump.
After a large pruning, flowering may be absent next year.
Some types of hydrangea, such as large-leaved, do not tolerate cold well. Therefore, the branches are carefully bent to the ground after the leaves fall, laying spruce branches under them and covering them from above. In the spring, the covering layer is removed gradually so that the hydrangea does not have stress from temperature changes. In addition, it is desirable to make a rigid frame over the bush and cover it with a film. If slugs are wound up on the site, sprinkle the soil with mulch or pine needles before sheltering for the winter.
Paniculata and tree hydrangea tolerate wintering well. Mulching is enough to protect them.
Hydrangea should be protected from diseases and pests, although it is believed that it is quite resistant to them. Powdery mildew may appear on it, against which Bordeaux liquid is used. They fight with aphids and other pests with drugs such as Actellik and Fitoverm.
To make room hydrangea bloom faster, they make thermal baths – put a pot with a plant in a bowl of warm water (about 37 ° C) daily for 10 hours. To make it bloom longer, it is better to put the bowl in a place where diffused light enters.
Conclusion
When the hydrangea blooms, the garden plot is incredibly transformed. In order for her to please the owners for as long as possible, you need to choose the right varieties and follow simple rules of care.
