Variety of panic hydrangea "Wims red" is a relatively new, very beautiful, long flowering bush with large flowers that exude a pleasant honey aroma. Inflorescences are conical, changing color from creamy white to pink and rich red.
The description of the hydrangea of the panicle "Wims Ed"
Hortensia of this variety is a decorative shrub up to 1.5 m in height, highly branched, with a rounded crown. The shoots near the bush are burgundy-red, strong, vertically standing. The leaves are large, ovate, dark green.
Peduncles unusually large - up to 35 cm. The bush begins before the other varieties of hydrangeas - around June. Flowering continues until the end of September, sometimes until the first frost.
In the process of flowering the peduncles gradually change color from creamy white in June to pink in the middle of summer, in September they become saturated red. In periods when there are flowers of all three colors on the bush, the hydrangea looks very elegant.
Hortensia paniculate «Wims ed» - planting and care
Bushes prefer to grow in the penumbra, on loose and fertile soil with a weakly acidic medium. They do not tolerate lime at all. You can arrange them in the garden either singly or in the form of group plantings.
Since hydrangea refers to long-standing bushes, one must take seriously its planting. With proper care hydrangeas can grow to 60 years. In principle, the panicle hydrangea is not particularly demanding and almost unaffected by diseases and pests.
It is extremely important to immediately plant it in the right soil, as it feels well only on loamy, fertile soils, which must regularly be fed with fertilizers. Sandy soils hydrangeas are not suitable, because of them too quickly washed out useful substances. Destructive for hydrangeas and lack of moisture.
Pruning hydrangea hydrangea «Wims ed»
Proper pruning hydrangeas will help you form a beautifully shaped bush. In addition, on an overly thickened bush, peduncles fade. Do this in early spring, before the sap flow. If this moment is missed, you need to wait until the leaves grow. Crop the same at the time of active sap flow is not necessary, as this will damage future bloom.
First cut out curves and frail shoots at the very bottom. Then you can go to last year's shoots, cutting them to 3-4 kidneys. By this you will form a beautiful and correct crown.