Standard hydrangea: growing methods and rules of care. How to grow a garden plant on a trunk - we consider two common methods
Standard plants are created thanks to correct formation trunk. The standard hydrangea looks quite extraordinary and impressive: a perfectly flat high trunk, bright inflorescences on a well-groomed crown.
You can buy a ready-made bole in the nursery. But it is quite possible to grow the standard form on your own, but for about three years you will have to very carefully monitor the seedling so that in the future it will please with its magnificence and decorativeness.
Features of growing standard hydrangia
To create a trunk good choice there will be a panicle hydrangea. To begin with, choose a plant with a pronounced stem. The rooted stalk is planted separately and for the next three years they form an even and beautiful trunk.
For support, they take a metal or wooden stake and strengthen the plant in several places. The stem support must be deepened into the ground. Side shoots pinched in summer period twice, and next summer they are cut into the ring.
It's important to know: the stem may break off due to strong wind or snowfall. Therefore, it is better to plant hydrangeas near a wall, fence, or create a solid support for the plant.
This is necessary in order for the main trunk to thicken in diameter. Every year, at the beginning of the growing season, the main shoot is shortened to the most developed bud. They begin to lay the crown when the bole reaches a height of 1–1.5 meters. Next, the skeletal branches of the crown are formed.
After eight years, the standard tree will be fully formed. The life span of hydrangia is over 40 years. With the help of pruning, a crown of hydrangea paniculata is quite easily formed. Under such a tree, you can plant low-growing shrubs, perennial or annual herbaceous plants.
Panicle hydrangea has a drawback - these are fragile young shoots. They can break from the weight of large inflorescences. Therefore, in the spring you need to cut off to 1-3 pairs of buds.
Vaccination as a way to obtain a standard form
The future crown is grafted onto the stock. The stock can be a plant of the same genus as the crown. Do this procedure to give strength to the trunk of the trunk. In the standard part, a split is made, where a graft-graft with 3-4 living buds is grafted.
Sections are treated with garden pitch. The junction is covered with polyethylene. If the vaccination procedure was successful, then in a month the kidneys awaken.
The place where the rootstock and scion grow together must be strong, without any constrictions or traces of the film. The stem should be straight, thick and strong. The support should be higher than the grafting site and slightly longer than the stem. The trunk is tied up in several places.
When forming the crown, it is important to remove the shoots that do not produce inflorescences and carry out thinning and sanitary pruning.
Note: the key to grooming is pruning. The abundance of flowering, grooming and crown shape depend on this procedure.
V landscape design panicle hydrangea stems are used to create mixborders, Japanese-style gardens, as a single tree - in a Dutch-style garden.
Hydrangea is abundant flowering plant, which can be used to decorate any architectural building on garden plot, and if desired, you can even grow in a tub on the balcony. Hydrangea is unpretentious plant but in need of some care.
In this video, you will learn the secrets of how to grow a hydrangea:
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We describe planting and caring for hydrangeas in spring and autumn (tree, large-leaved (garden), paniculate and petiolate). Consider the place, soil, planting rules and step-by-step instructions, as well as watering, feeding, pruning and preparing for winter (Moscow region, North-West, Ural, Siberia and southern regions).
Planting hydrangeas in open ground: location, soil, distance and depth
- 1 Planting hydrangeas in open ground: location, soil, distance and depth
- 1.1 Step-by-step instruction planting hydrangeas
- 1.2 When is the best time to plant hydrangea? Spring or Autumn?
- 1.3 Care of hydrangea after planting
- 2 Care for garden hydrangea: growing secrets
- 2.1 Top dressing
- 2.2 Watering the hydrangea
- 3 Correct pruning hydrangeas: spring and autumn
- 3.1 Group No. 1 (large-leaved hydrangea (garden), prickly, serrate, oakleaf, Sargent and petiolate)
- 3.2 Group No. 2 (tree and paniculate)
- 4 Care for hydrangea in the fall and preparation for winter
- 4.1 Preparing for winter and sheltering hydrangeas
- 5 Diseases and pests
- 6 Why doesn't hydrangea bloom in the garden? What to do?
- 6.1 How to change the color of hydrangea flowers?
- 7 Useful Tips hydrangea care
The plant is thermophilic, fast-growing and needs fertile soil and sufficient moisture.
We describe planting in open ground for any type of hydrangea: oak-leaved, large-leaved (garden), paniculate, serrate, treelike, petiolate, Sargent and others.
Pick-up location
Hydrangea (all types) is a light-loving plant, it grows well in a sunny and open place, but bright sun and strong winds should be avoided. Therefore, at the peak of the heat, light shading is necessary, she very much loves diffused light.
At the same time, the shrub is able to grow well in light partial shade, in this case it later blooms with fewer flowers. It is very important to have sun rays in the morning, in the morning. Therefore, the east side is better suited than the west side.
Soil and acidity
Hydrangea grows well on fertile, humus-rich clay soils... It develops worse on red earth, and sandy soils are contraindicated.
The optimum acidity level is pH 5.2-6.0 (slightly acidic soil). The maximum brightness of inflorescences is observed precisely on acidic soil, and on neutral slow development and pale coloration.
Alkaline soil leads to chlorosis (yellowing of the leaves). When the bush grows on alkaline soil, there is often a lack of iron and magnesium, which is manifested by light and pale color of the leaves.
Therefore, acidify the soil or treat the bush with iron chelate. In past centuries, gardeners buried iron items (nails, a bank, a horseshoe).
When planting, prepare a special balanced soil mixture with fertilizers.
Soil mix
Composition: humus, sod land, leaf land and peat - equal parts or humus, garden soil (black soil), peat and sand - 2: 2: 1: 1. And also nutrients: 20-25 grams (tablespoon + teaspoon) of carbamide (urea), 24-29 grams of potassium sulfate (two tablespoons) and 60-70 grams of superphosphate (150-250 grams of bone meal).
If spruce and pine trees grow nearby, then under them you can dig up light, loose and slightly acidic soil. Some gardeners successfully grow flowers in such soil, even without fertilizing when planting.
A complete ban is lime, chalk and wood ash.
Landing distance
Large-leaved - 120-160 cm, and paniculate 140-240 cm between bushes, and from the nearest large shrubs and trees - 230-300 cm.If you want to plant hydrangea in a row ( hedge, "Mixborder"), then you can dig a trench 90-110 cm wide.
If you want to achieve more early flowering, then when planting, dig holes closer to each other (70-80 cm), and after 2-3 years, thin out the bushes if necessary.
Landing pit
Depth - 36-45, width - 51-65 cm. The roots grow mainly in breadth, extending much further than the crown.
Planting depth
The root collar should be at the level of the soil, a maximum of 2-3 cm lower, otherwise the flower will develop poorly.
Step-by-step instructions for planting hydrangeas
When is the best time to plant hydrangea? Spring or Autumn?
The best time planting: spring - early May and autumn - September. At the same time, the most favorable period to plant hydrangea in cold climates is only spring, and in more southern regions it can be planted in spring and autumn.
Hydrangea care after planting
Preparing for flowering
For the first two years, cut the inflorescences at the bud stage (“pea”). And then the plant will direct all its forces to the development of the root system and the aboveground part, which will ensure better flowering in subsequent years.
- Watering, feeding, pruning and preparing for winter - see the relevant sections.
Hydrangea garden care: growing secrets
Flower care consists of watering, fertilizing, pruning and preparing for winter. Spring is the best time to mulch into trunk circle for greater moisture retention. Spread sawdust, peat, pine needles or chips 7-8 cm in a layer, with a diameter of 24-30 cm.
Top dressing
When planting hydrangeas in a soil mixture with fertilizers, you do not need to feed for the first two years. General rule top dressing until July, acidic fertilizers (ammonium sulfate, potassium sulfate), and from July to October potassium-phosphorus fertilizers (bone meal, superphosphate).
The need for a plant nutrients ah tall as it grows rapidly and blooms vigorously.
Mineral fertilizers can be supplemented with organic: infusion of mullein or bird droppings - 1:10. Repeat feeding after 13-16 days.
- For feeding, it is not recommended to use wood ash... Fertilizers work well for heather and rhododendron species.
- Avoid an excess of nitrogen, which leads to a decrease in winter hardiness, deterioration of flowering and promotes the development of rot. Use only in April - May.
- Important! An overabundance of fertilizers, especially organic fertilizers (mullein, droppings) will do more harm than a lack.
Watering hydrangea
The flower is moisture-loving and needs regular watering. Drought is contraindicated, lack of sufficient moisture leads to developmental disruption.
In dry and hot weather, water every 7-8 days with 15-20 liters of water. The usual schedule is 15-25 liters of water every 13-16 days, and if it is rainy summer, then 4-5 times per season.
The lack of moisture in the fall reduces the plant's winter hardiness, so if there is little rain in the fall, then additional watering is required.
Periodically add 2-3 grams of potassium permanganate to the water for irrigation to prevent the development of rot. Soft water works best for watering.
To water better in the morning or in the evening in the trunk circle, when there is no scorching sun. After each watering, it is advisable to loosen the soil 5-6 cm deep around the plant.
Pruning hydrangeas correctly: spring and fall
All species tolerate pruning well and need it, but each has its own characteristics. Pruning in the spring can only be carried out from 3-4 years of age. The most common types of hydrangeas in Russian gardens are divided into two groups according to the type of pruning.
Group No. 1 (large-leaved hydrangea (garden), prickly, serrate, oakleaf, Sargent and petiolate)
These species bloom on last year's shoots and need sanitary and cosmetic pruning. Optimal time pruning - as soon as the buds are a little swollen, there is no active movement of juices, plus such pruned shoots can be rooted. Let's talk about the example of a garden hydrangea.
Large-leaved hydrangea (macrophile) cannot be cut off, but can only be rejuvenated. Every spring, prune every fourth branch over 3 years old, especially the one growing inward so that the bush does not thicken, as well as dead, weak (thin) or broken stems at the root. Such cropping, in addition to giving more decorative form improves flowering.
Spring pruning of garden hydrangea (large-leaved)
Exception: modern varieties from the series "Forever and ever", "You & Me", as well as varieties "MiniPenny", which bloom on the shoot of the first and previous years. They are pruned depending on the condition of the plant and the past wintering.
- Petiolate hydrangea is poorly pruned: long stems are shortened for better branching.
Group No. 2 (tree and paniculate)
These species blooming on young shoots (current season) are pruned every year before bud break. Best moment: mid to late March (as soon as the snow melts). An annual formative pruning is required, as if the flower thickens, the inflorescences will become smaller.
Advice
- To thin out the bush, remove the old, weak and growing inward shoots completely annually.
- Cut off the frozen stems to the first living bud.
Bush rejuvenation
It is easy to rejuvenate an old bush with the help of special pruning: cut off all shoots at a height of 5-7 cm from ground level ("under the stump") or to the level of perennial wood. Next spring young shoots will begin to grow, and the decorative effect of the bush will be restored.
Should I prune my hydrangea for the winter?
In the fall, the faded inflorescences are cut off at the hydrangea without fail, so that the branches do not break under the weight of the snow.
Stamp form
Paniculata hydrangea can be grown in the form of a tree - a low bole. Choose one of the most advanced shoot on a two-year-old plant grown from an apical cut, and cut off the rest. Then cut this shoot to the strongest bud every year in the spring, until it reaches 100 cm in height.
To form a crown in the following years, pinch the top of the shoot, and remove the new shoots completely. In the future, weak shoots are cut off annually and only 4-5 strongest branches are left for bushiness.
Example standard form panicle hydrangea
Hydrangea care in the fall and preparation for winter
After flowering, care for hydrangea in the fall consists in removing faded inflorescences and preparing for winter.
- Treelike hydrangea can not be covered for the winter, mulching is enough - it has high winter hardiness.
- In the conditions of the Middle Belt, Moscow Region, North-West, the Urals and Siberia, be sure to cover the hydrangea for the winter, and it is better to dig up the large-leaved hydrangea, transplant it into pots and bring it into the house.
Insofar as given view can be grown in areas where winter temperatures are at least -23.5 ° C. The exception is some modern winter hardy varieties mentioned in the section - "cropping". - In more southern and warmer areas, hilling and mulching can be dispensed with.
Preparing for winter and sheltering hydrangeas
Inflorescences appear on last year's shoots (large-leaved hydrangea), and the goal is to completely preserve them from frost and damping.
Since the leaves and flowers large-leaved hydrangea die from small frosts at night, preparations for winter begin in mid - late October (after the first frosts).
- Hydrangea garden paniculate and large-leaved must be covered for the winter.
Preparing hydrangeas for winter 
Shelter hydrangea for the winter 
Upper layer winter shelter for hydrangea
In case of short-term frosts, it is convenient to cover with lutrasil, white burlap or double layer films.
Shelter of a large-leaved hydrangea for the winter from a gardener from the Moscow region
Shelter for the winter of a young hydrangea
Young seedlings are not cut off, but simply brought into the house in pots for the winter or covered with earth and additionally covered for the winter with an 11-16 cm layer of peat, dry foliage, needles or sawdust.
When can a hydrangea be opened after winter?
In the spring, you need to remove the winter shelter from the hydrangea in the right time to prevent the shoots from drying out.
The approximate dates for the Moscow region are indicated.
Hydrangea winter hardiness
Now the large-leaved hydrangea is increasingly grown in conditions middle lane Russia and the Moscow region, the Urals and Siberia. However, not all winter-hardy varieties are able to bloom in any area due to the different microclimate.
The plant can withstand up to -23 ° C, and the tree hydrangea, paniculate and ground cover are considered the most winter-hardy.
The winter hardiness of a plant increases if it received a sufficient amount of water in the fall, as well as potassium-phosphorus fertilization.
Diseases and pests
Hydrangea is very resistant to diseases and pests, but sometimes it still affects powdery mildew, spider mite and aphids (more often indoors).
Why doesn't hydrangea bloom in the garden? What to do?
We will list the most common reasons for not blooming.
How to speed up hydrangea flowering?
To make the bush bloom faster, sprinkle it as soon as the inflorescences become 2-4 cm in diameter twice with an interval of 5-7 days with gibberellins - 50 mg / liter of water. This treatment allows you to bloom 2-4 weeks earlier and get more massive and decorative flowering.
How to change the color of hydrangea flowers?
The flowers of the plant can change their color depending on the acidity of the soil and the ability to accumulate aluminum.
Water the bush with a solution of potassium alum (100 g / 10 liters of water). To change the color, you need to water 3-4 times every 12-15 days. Therefore, watering begins 50-70 days before flowering.
After that, white or pink flowers(slightly alkaline soil) will turn blue or blue, depending on the concentration. At the same time, alum reduces acidity, so you need to use them carefully. The price of 100 g of alum is about 30-50 rubles.
- If you want to dry hydrangea inflorescences for the winter, then cut them off immediately after all the flowers bloom. Tie in small bunches and hang flowers down in a dark place to dry.
- Hydrangea can be grown at home as a pot culture. In the fall, she sheds her leaves, for the winter she is cut off and transferred to cool place(+ 4-6), and in late February - early March they are placed in a bright and warm place without direct sunlight. In summer, the flower can be taken out into the open air and left until September.
- Experts advise planting ground cover species in the near-trunk circle: stonecrops, bryophyte saxifrage and others.
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Hydrangea - beautiful plant characterized by a long flowering period. If you know how to shape a bush, then you can achieve even better results. Some varieties can even produce vines. Distinctive feature flowers - this is an amazing variety of color shades. In this article, the reader will learn how to grow a hydrangea on a trunk.
Features of agricultural technology
You need to plant this plant in the fall, or in early spring... Moreover, if the grower lives in the northern regions of Russia, then it is preferable to plant him in the spring so that the plant can grow, take root and start up root system... A place for planting a flower must be chosen in advance and the soil must be prepared in time. Plants love to keep it acidic and well hydrated. The landing site should not be too shaded.
For planting, a hole is formed, about 30 cm wide, long and deep. Fertilizers (organic and mineral), sand must be added to it. All this is mixed with the turf. After the seedling is placed by hand into the hole, it is additionally covered with peat. The planted bush is watered and mulched (best of all with the help of humus). The plant grows equally well in the world and in partial shade.
Hydrangea
For the winter, the plant growing in the northern regions of Russia must be removed to a cool room, where the temperature does not drop by less than 4 ° C. This is due to the fact that the plant does not tolerate frost well. In the southern regions of the country, the plant tolerates winter better, and therefore it can be planted in the fall. It can be grown in open soil with shelter (spruce branches are suitable for this).
On a note! To increase the acidity of the soil, special fertilizers are used (for example, Pokon). It can be prepared at home by mixing ammonium nitrate, potassium sulfate and superphosphate.
Plant propagation
There are several breeding options for this plant. Each of them gives good results if the basic rules of agricultural technology are followed.
Using cuttings
Hydrangea can be propagated by cuttings. The best time for harvesting them is April-June. To do this, choose annual and bright shoots, no more than 12 cm long.
Note! Cuttings should only be cut at right angles.
Leaves are removed from the bottom of it. This part is treated with a growth stimulant. Then the cutting is planted in the soil in a greenhouse. Planting is carried out for the winter, the plant must be protected from frost.
There is a way of winter cuttings. It is held only at large-leaved varieties hydrangeas. To this end, in October, they dig out mother plant... It is planted in a pot, placed in a room where the temperature does not exceed 2 ° C. In the middle of winter, it is slowly raised to 10 ° C.
Hydrangea cuttings
By February, last year's shoots are already ripening. Cuttings are cut from them. It is necessary to ensure that they have two internodes. The sections are treated with a growth stimulant and planted in a nutrient soil.
Dividing the bush
This plant can be propagated by division. The hydrangea needs to be dug up and divided into several parts. Divide so that each part has a bud, otherwise a new plant will not grow from it.
After dividing, each part is planted in a previously prepared place.
Layers
This method of reproduction is used if the shoots are more than one year old. They are carefully bent to the surface of the earth and instilled so that tops remain on the surface of the earth, no more than 20 cm high.
In the spring of next year, the shoot must be separated from the mother bush and transplanted according to the usual rules.
Propagation of hydrangea by layering
Stem hydrangea
Paniculate, large-leaved and tree-like hydrangea varieties can be grown on a trunk. It is not at all necessary to deepen such seedlings. Panicle hydrangea on a trunk looks very beautiful and impressive with an even trunk and bright inflorescences... To create a trunk, you need to carefully monitor the plant for about three years.
The advantages of this growing method are:
- Hydrangea on a stem is very attractive and decorative.
- The plant is resistant to winter. Only in severe winters, young shoots should be covered with spruce branches.
- Hydrangea stem forms are excellently grown in landscape design. With their help, gardens are formed in a unique japanese style... It is with the help of boles that you can form beautiful and unique vines.
- This hydrangea can even be grown on balconies in city apartments.
To create a stem, panicle hydrangeas are best suited. To create support, a wooden or metal stake is deepened into the ground. The plant is strengthened on it in several places. Lateral shoots are pinched 2 times throughout the summer. They are cut out for another summer.
Note! It is best to plant the stem near a wall or fence so that it does not break off due to the wind.
You need to cut the ring so that the barrel thickens all the time. At the beginning of the growing season, it is shortened. Crown laying begins when the main shoot grows to one and a half meters. Then skeletal branches are formed.
Standard hydrangea as a tree is fully formed only in the eighth year. But all the efforts in the care are made up for by the life span of the plant - over 40 years. It is easy to form a crown with such a hydrangea. Sometimes shrubs and other low-growing plants are planted under the tree.
To obtain a standard form, vaccination is used. For this, a split is made in the standard part, where the cutting is grafted. It must contain at least three live buds.
The most important point in caring for a standard plant is pruning. Flowering, crown shape and grooming depend on it.
Plant care
The basic rules for caring for hydrangea are as follows:
- feeding with mineral plants and fertilizers (they must be taken in moderation, since hydrangea does not like an excessive amount of fertilizers);
- use slurry and humus;
- water the flower regularly (and it is necessary to ensure that the acid indicator of the water used for irrigation is about 5.6);
- loosening the soil (this procedure makes it possible to retain moisture, this plant does not like overdrying).
The rules for pruning a plant are as follows:
- you need to cut off the shoots at a time when the buds are already swollen;
- a young shoot is cut to 4 buds;
- if the bush is old, then it must be updated by cutting it at the root;
- in the first year of flowering, the flowers are removed: this will help to get very beautiful and abundant inflorescences the next year.
Important! If you purposefully and constantly cut the bushes, then after 5 years you can achieve the stunning beauty of the tree.
Hydrangea flowers can change color. For this, dyes are used. If you add a little potassium permanganate to the water for irrigation at home, the flowers will acquire a beautiful pink color.
Covering the plant for the winter allows for earlier flowering.
Hydrangea shelter
Why hydrangea does not bloom
Despite the fact that this is a relatively unpretentious plant, not all growers manage to have beautiful flowers.
The most common reasons for the lack of flowers on hydrangeas are:
- Improper fertilization. If a large amount is applied to the soil nitrogen fertilizers then they will promote more intensive foliage growth. To achieve flowering, potash and phosphate fertilizers must be used. Moreover, for the winter you need to add fertilizers, which include phosphorus.
- Excessive pruning. If you cut off all the branches for the winter, then the next year the plant will definitely not bloom. You only need to remove old and dried branches from the bush.
- Incorrect plant cover in cold winter leads to the fact that his kidneys are very cold.
- Poor watering. The plant does not tolerate dry soil.
- Landing in a place where the sun's rays are intense. They can burn the buds and they will not bloom well.
- Buying a flowering specimen from the nursery in the store leads to the fact that it did not bloom the next year. This is because of drip irrigation and a weak root system.
Hydrangea neighbors
The best neighbors for this plant are those with well-developed tubers. Used boxwood, hosts, astilba.
Astilbe flower
Hydrangea is not placed next to plants with a poorly developed root system. They will inhibit flower growth. It is strictly forbidden to plant hydrangeas under trees. Such hydrangeas will suffer from dehydration and will soon die.
Top dressing
After two years, the plant needs feeding. To stimulate growth, a solution of 25 g of carbamide, 35 g of potassium sulfate and 10 g of superphosphate is used. All this must be dissolved in 10 liters of water.
During the budding period, 50 g of potassium sulfate and 80 g of superphosphate are added per 1 m2 of soil. In July, you need to pour 10 liters of mullein solution under each bush. The same is done in August.
Growing a standard hydrangea is quite laborious, especially for novice florists. But the labor expended is worth it, because after a few years you can get a very beautiful flowering plant. You can plant a flower at any personal plot, then in a few years the eye will be delighted with beautiful and unique landscape compositions.
Hydrangea is a real decoration of our garden. But rarely does anyone have a charming standard tree in their garden. I always wanted to grow such a miracle with my own hands. The most unpretentious and winter-hardy varieties of hydrangea are paniculate and tree-like. The most the best way the tree hydrangea has proven itself. With minimal care, it grows, hibernates without shelter, and blooms profusely every year. Beautiful inflorescences reach 30 cm in diameter, creamy white, pink-burgundy. Panicle hydrangea reaches 2 meters in height. Blooms in July-September, inflorescences resemble lilac inflorescences. At the beginning of flowering, they are white, and towards autumn they acquire a pink-raspberry hue. Some varieties smell. 
Choosing a seedling and planting it separately. For 3-4 years we have been paying increased attention to it - we are engaged in pinching and pruning of the selected hydrangea. 
To raise the stem of the selected plant, the main shoot goes from the base, which will be the stem. We pinch the rest of the shoots in the summer 1-2 times. This method increases the diameter of the trunk of the hydrangea, therefore such branches are called thickening shoots. And when they fulfill their role, they are then cut into a ring in June. Every year, at the beginning of a new growth of hydrangea, the "leader" shoot is shortened to a well-developed bud. At a height of 1-1.5 m, a crown of a standard hydrangea is laid. For this, the stem is cut off, and skeletal branches develop from several buds located below the cut (4-5).
The crown is formed the next year. For this they leave
on all the obtained annual shoots of the plant pr 2-5 pairs of eyes. Repeat this operation for the next 1-2 years, until the selected hydrangea seedling produces a "tree" with a strong stem and beautiful crown... After landing on permanent place you should still delete branches regularly. You need to watch out not only for
