Hydrangea garden
For active, but not too organized, natures of
, Hortensia directs energy to the right track
Hydrangea is a "therapeutic" plant. Fluffy caps of magnificent inflorescences of white, blue or pink color are capable to influence even the most fussy and restless people. Energy splashes, but where to send it - is not clear? Hortense will help to finish the business, to concentrate, to calm down.
Usually overly active people quickly switch from one occupation to another, because they lose interest in the former. Under the influence of hydrangeas, the search for options and ways of fulfilling the plans becomes more interesting than searching for a new case. Hortense helps not to be distracted by trifles and not to waste time on useless fuss.
FEATURES OF CARE
Hydrangea is extremely hygrophilous, but it does not tolerate cold and hard water. Likes frequent spraying. Lighting is undemanding. In the spring, gradually accustom the plant to the bright sun. It is better to take it out to the garden for the summer. The rest period of the hydrangea lasts 2.5-3 months. At this time it is watered 2-3 times a month and kept in a cool( about 10 ° C) room.
You can propagate hydrangeas by cutting or dividing them. Cuttings with two or three nodes are rooted in the sand.
If you decide to start a new life, whatever it may be( stop smoking, go on a diet. ..), be sure to arrange for all large leaf plants to shower old information from them. After the plants dry, pour them. During watering, "talk out": tell me what you are afraid of, what you see difficulties. Flowers can easily overcome the transition period.
Very good plant for kids who can not concentrate on their studies. The problem is that it is impossible to have a hydrangea house permanently at home. There is a way out: in the summer, dry the inflorescence of a hydrangea tree( or buy about a flower center) and keep the house like a bouquet of dried flowers.
Family of Groteian. Rod hydrangeas. Natural climatic conditions: the subtropics of China. Shrub, leaves light green, regular, cordate with a pointed tip;inflorescences umbellate-globose, flowers small, unattractive, green, surrounded by petal-like very decorative sepals of pink, red, white, salad or bluish.
Requirement for moisture: very hygrophilous, require abundant watering, especially in the spring.
Temperature mode: room temperature, in autumn, after discarding leaves, hydrangeas should be moved to a dark cool place: a cellar, a cellar or, shaded by paper, between the frames.
Light mode: undemanding plant( except for what was said above with respect to the rest period).
Requirement for soil: an acidic substrate( pH 4 -5), of various origins is preferred( many land mixtures are suitable).Often suffers from a lack of iron. When buds appear, be sure to fertilize with mineral fertilizers.
Propagation: cuttings, layers, offsprings, bush division, less often - seeds.
Features: with abundant flowering, each shoot must be tied to a peg or rod. To inflorescence acquired a blue color, during the formation of buds, you must twice water it with a solution of alumokalic alum( 35 g / 10 liters of water).