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Hydrangea winding Miranda is one of the most beautiful plant varieties. It has a beautiful appearance, is a deciduous vine that climbs walls, trees, and also creeps along the ground. A winter-hardy plant is not afraid of winds, loves moisture. It is not difficult to take care of him.
Miranda differs from other varieties in its liana-like structure.
Description of petiole hydrangea Miranda
Hydrangea Miranda does not have a trunk, but it has aerial roots, with the help of which it “creeps” up all kinds of supports – walls, fences, trees. The foliage is green-green, shiny, with notches. The veins are well distinguished in the center. The leaves of the petiole hydrangea Miranda are small in size, together with the stem they make up a liana, about 4,5 m long. In autumn, the foliage turns golden yellow and falls off in November.
Inflorescences are usually white, flat, about 25 cm in diameter. Individual flowers are only 2 cm in diameter, exude a sweet smell, attracting bees.
Hydrangea petiolate Miranda in landscape design
Hydrangea varieties Miranda won the hearts of many gardeners, both amateurs and professionals. It is successful in growing in parks, where arbors will serve as a frame for vines.
Miranda decorates summer cottages and garden plots, small gardens, “climbing” nearby trees and creeping along the ground
Masters use some tricks to shape Miranda hydrangeas, despite the fact that it is not a shrub or tree. For this, artificial frames are created, along which Miranda will braid, stretch as high as possible.
Winter hardiness of petiolate hydrangea Miranda
All kinds of hydrangea varieties are considered winter-hardy. Liana Miranda is no exception, she tolerates frost well.
However, young plants require a bit of work. Firstly, the creepers are removed from the frame, support and other surfaces, spruce branches are placed under it, covered with burlap or other auxiliary materials on top.
Planting and caring for hydrangea Miranda
Hydrangea variety Miranda is moisture-loving, responds well to top dressing, needs pruning. It is noteworthy that she loves soft water and gentle soil. Places for planting should have diffused light, and for the winter the plant can not be touched.
Blooming Miranda spreads over a vast perimeter
Selection and preparation of the landing site
Hydrangea variety Miranda is considered wind resistant. She also loves the sun, but the foliage can fade. Therefore, it is customary to plant it in a place where the sun’s rays will be direct, diffused and in partial shade for some time. If the gardener wants the hydrangea to grow upward, then she needs to provide support, usually trees, walls of houses, arches. However, it is worth remembering that Miranda is moisture-loving, so you should not plant it next to large trees and dense shrubs so that they do not take soil water. But you can bring the vines to the tree trunk yourself.
Also, the flower can play a good role as a ground cover option.
Rules of landing
Hydrangea Miranda is planted in early spring or autumn. Preference should be given to 2-3-year-old seedlings. If the gardener chooses group seedlings, then the distance between them should be at least 1 m.
The planting hole is dug 50 cm deep, 40 cm long and wide. It is important to provide it with a well-drained system. 10 cm of a drainage layer of pebbles, expanded clay and other suitable material is placed at the bottom.
Until the moment of constant disembarkation, the hydrangea is kept in an equal mixture of peat, sand and earth. The soil for the Miranda variety should be light, fertile, with an acidic reaction. 10-15 cm of the mixture is laid out on the drainage system, for which humus (2), fertile soil (2), peat (1) and sand (1) are mixed. Before planting, it is important to straighten the roots, moisten and lay in the hole. Sprinkle earth on top and tamp it well to avoid voids.
If the hydrangea is planted out of a container, the depth of the hole should be 2 times the capacity.
Watering and top dressing
Immediately after planting, the hydrangea is watered abundantly, then the surface is mulched with peat chips, crushed bark. So the plant retains moisture longer. The water should be soft, ideally – rain. If water supply is used, then this option should settle and warm up. Sometimes a little lemon juice is added to such water.
In drought, water weekly, 2 buckets per branch. It is also necessary to spray the vines. Do it in the early morning or after the scorching sun has set.
Hydrangea loves moisture, so you should not save on watering.
Top dressing is carried out monthly with complex mineral fertilizers. Sometimes they are mixed with organic.
Pruning hydrangea curly Miranda
In cases where the gardener breeds vertical hydrangeas of the Miranda variety, it has to be cut regularly. During this process, the main stems are tied up, “directed” along the desired growth path. Excess pruned, giving freedom to new shoots. In order for the hydrangea to grow as much as possible, with large inflorescences, large-scale pruning is done in early spring, leaving several branches and up to 6 buds on them.
If the hydrangea is grown with a “carpet”, it can not be cut off, but only the dead shoots can be removed.
Preparation for winter
As already noted, adult specimens do not need special care for the winter. Miranda withstands 30-degree frosts without coating. Actually, she hibernates under the snow, which creates a kind of greenhouse conditions. Frozen shoots can be seen, but they should bloom in the first spring.
As for young plants, they are removed from the support and frames, laid on spruce branches and covered with it on top. You can use another coating that the gardener prefers. At the roots, creepers are mulched.
Reproduction
The most common way to propagate hydrangeas is cuttings. Do it at the beginning of summer, in June. From a lignified shoot, a young cutting up to 15 cm is selected. The lower sections are treated with a root growth stimulator, planted obliquely in fertile soil and covered with a film, a jar, creating greenhouse conditions. It is important to maintain humidity, regularly ventilate and protect from sunlight. After about a month, rooting occurs.
Another way is propagation by layering. In early May or August, the lower branch of the hydrangea is inclined to the ground, cut in the middle and fixed. In the place of the cut, they add a little drop, and the top is fixed in a vertical position. By next spring, the buried part promises to give roots and become an independent plant, it can be resettled.
Diseases and pests
Every season, twice with an interval of a week, the hydrangea is treated for pests. The gardener chooses the method – folk, biological, but it is better to exclude chemical.
Often Miranda is affected by chlorosis – the leaves lose color, becoming light yellow. Potassium nitrate and ferrous sulfate solution will correct the situation.
Miranda sometimes suffers from illnesses, in particular, she is prone to chlorosis.
Dark oily spots may appear on foliage and stems – this is downy mildew. Getting rid of it is quite simple, you need to spray the hydrangea with a copper-soap solution.
There is also a fungal disease on the foliage – gray rot. The leaves are removed, the plant is treated with fungicides.
Conclusion
Curly Hydrangea Miranda is another beautiful variety from the hydrangea family. Like the others, it is beautiful in its own way, especially during the flowering period. Endures winter with dignity. Reproduction is easy. And decorates the area for many years.
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