Hydrangea Pastel Green is a new luxury variety of a chic perennial that is distinguished by bright flowering. An amazing plant looks spectacular when planting on both sides of the garden path. The flowers of a plant belonging to the Hortense family are collected in lush spherical inflorescences. The pleasant aroma emanating from them spreads throughout the site.
Origin and appearance
Just a few years ago, a breeder from France bred Pastel Green, a panicled perennial. Thanks to luxurious flowering, hydrangea is able to become an ornament of any yard. The main advantage of the variety is considered to be changing shades of inflorescences.
Perennial Pastel Green
Over the summer months, they are painted from white gradually in various tones, namely in:
- cream;
- pistachio;
- salmon;
- pink;
- wine.
Pastel Green hydrangea bush looks quite neat. Its width barely reaches 120 cm. The height of the plant exceeds 145 cm. Dark green foliage is endowed by nature with an oval shape. Huge flowers are located on long pedicels. Various shades of inflorescences gradually replace each other and mix perfectly with each other. The top of each conical inflorescence has rounded outlines. Their length is in the range of 16-20 cm. No description will help to convey the entire beauty of the plant.
Abundant flowering begins in mid-July and continues until the beginning of autumn. On the fruits are small boxes, the length of which barely reaches 2.5-3 mm. Ripening occurs in October.
Despite frost resistance, panicle hydrangea Pastelgreen needs winter shelter. For planting a perennial, it is better to select well-lit areas. However, according to the characteristics, the variety can bloom profusely even in partial shade.
Landscape designers use a perennial variety for single and group plantings when decorating park areas, a garden, a house territory.
Hydrangea transplant
Before proceeding with the transplantation of the newly purchased seedlings of perennials, it is necessary to determine the place and time of planting. It is advisable to plant hydrangeas in late March or mid-October. In the summer, when panicle hydrangea Pastel Green pleases with lush flowering, a transplant is not performed. Otherwise, the plant will begin to drop inflorescences and buds and in the next season of flowering, you can not wait.
Important! When transplanting, the root system should not be separated from a lump of earth, which was in the tank. This will avoid damage to the roots and be sure that the seedling will take root in a new place.
If you plan to plant in the spring, then you must do this before the buds open.
Gorgeous hydrangea blooms and bush size
Seat selection
It is unacceptable to plant a Pastel Green seedling in a place where hydrangea had already grown. This will avoid problems with flowering and slow perennial growth.
Going to the site to choose a place for landing, it is worth considering:
- degree of illumination;
- protection from the wind;
- soil moisture level.
Diffuse lighting has a positive effect on the growth of bushes. Direct sunlight is well received exclusively until noon. It is advisable to plant seedlings under the crowns of other green spaces that grow close to the selected place.
Note! It is unacceptable to plant bushes in too shady places. Such a location of hydrangea will cause stretching of the shoots and the absence of flowering.
It is worth giving preference to areas in the yard that are protected from strong gusts of wind. If you wish, you can create your own continuous fence, near which the landing is carried out.
Hydrangea Pastel Green belongs to the category of hygrophilous plants. Drying of the soil negatively affects perennial. A long dry period can cause the death of the bush. However, stagnation of water in the soil will not bring any benefits. That is why it is worth giving preference to places with wet soil, rather than wetlands.
Step-by-step transplant process
In order not to make mistakes when replanting bushes, it is necessary to follow a step-by-step guide, which reflects recommendations regarding the planting of young hydrangea bushes.
- At the selected location, a landing pit is dug. The indicator of the width and depth of the trench should be equal to 50 × 50 × 50 cm.
- The bottom surface of the recess is filled with compost and moistened with a bucket of water. 20 minutes later the pit is filled up with 15-16 cm of soil intended for planting hydrangea. The soil mixture should contain a small part of peat, coniferous land, humus and sand.
- Pour a mixture of superphosphate with potassium sulfate into the recess. On one bush you need 2 tbsp. tablespoons of the mixture. The ingredients are combined in equal proportions.
- A bush is set in the dug hole. A lump of soil should remain on the root system.
- Lateral voids are covered with soil.
- Do not allow deepening perennial. At the soil level should be the root neck.
- Carefully pour the seedling. To preserve soil moisture, experienced growers recommend using mulching. The soil surface near planted hydrangea is covered with sawdust and pieces of fruit tree bark.
Planting seedlings Pastel Green
Hydrangea propagation Pastel Green
Hydrangea propagation is possible by several methods:
- cuttings;
- layering;
- dividing the bush.
To implement the first method, it will be necessary to cut cuttings from the bush in mid-April. It is best to give preference to annual green shoots, the length of which is in the range of 11-12 cm. Cuttings are cut at a right angle. Foliage located on the bottom of the cuttings must be removed. Each piece of shoots must be treated with a growth stimulant and planted in fertile soil in a greenhouse.
Note! In winter, the cuttings can be carried out exclusively from large-leafed perennials.
In mid-autumn, the parent bush is dug up and transplanted into a spacious container. The plant is placed indoors, the temperature in which reaches 6-7 ° C.
In mid-February, last year's shoots begin to ripen. With them, cuttings can be cut, in which there is a pair of internodes. The lower foliage is removed, the upper green mass is trimmed. The lower slices of chopped cuttings are treated with a stimulant. Planting blanks for seedlings is carried out in deep containers, which are filled with nutrient soil. Each stalk is covered with a plastic bottle on top.
Bush division
Quite often, flower growers, in order to obtain a new seedling of the Pastel Green variety, resort to the method of dividing the parent bush. After digging, the perennial is divided into 2-3 parts. Each of the delenoks must have a renewal kidney. The resulting bushes are planted in pre-prepared landing pits.
Layering
Shoots, whose age does not exceed a year, bend to the ground surface and dig in. The procedure is usually carried out in October. The top should remain on the surface of the earth, the length of which is within 18-22 cm. In early spring, the emergence of rooted shoots can be noted. It is necessary to separate them from the bush and transplant.
Hydrangea Care Pastel Green
Hydrangea Bed Green needs systematic watering. During the hot season, experts recommend moistening the soil every three days. For each adult bush, about 50-60 liters of standing water will be required.
Note! When using mulch, the amount of watering can be reduced. The rest of the time, the plant is watered once a week.
To saturate the roots with oxygen, it is necessary to loosen the surface of the earth about a perennial every three weeks. The recommended depth of cultivation is 4-5 cm. Blooming hydrangea stems must be removed in a timely manner.
Experienced flower growers recommend feeding decorative culture at least three times a year. Top dressing is applied before flowering and after the plant fades. In the early spring, urea solution is used as fertilizer. 50 g of water will require 100 g of substance. Under each bush, it is advisable to pour 25-30 liters of solution.
After flowering, hydrangea needs to be re-fed. During this period, it is advisable to use complex mineral fertilizers. In the summer months, you can feed bushes with slurry.
Important! Do not feed the bushes too often. This provokes too lush flowering, against which fragile branches of the plant break off.
Winter preparations
Young bushes are covered with half dry soil. Grown perennials are carefully pressed to the soil surface and covered with a layer of lutrasil. Fix the covering material with bricks. Adult hydrangea must be tied and covered with a spandbond. It is necessary to build a cylindrical frame using a metal mesh. The walls of the structure are installed from the bush at a distance of 25 cm. The height of the frame should be 10-20 cm higher than the height of the bush. The voids that have formed inside the frame are filled with dry foliage. Spandbond can only be removed in April, when the threat of night frost is over.
Growing hydrangea varieties Pastel Green is a fairly simple process. Following the recommendations of experienced gardeners regarding planting and caring for the plant, you can grow healthy bushes and enjoy lush and unusual flowering every year.
