Hydrangea paniculate "Pink Diamond" is a lushly flowering shrub of a neat form. He is able to supplement the plot with its gentle and charming beauty, giving it even more attractiveness.
Hydrangea «Pink Diamond» - description
The shrub has a height of about 2 meters, a straight form, does not fall apart after the rain, keeping its neat form. Its shoots are strong, and the leaves are rough, elliptical in shape, matte-green.
Inflorescences have a length of about 30 cm, they collected a lot of fruit and sterile flowers. In color, they are first cream-white, with time they change and become a dark pink, almost red. The hydrangea "Pink Diamond" blossoms abundantly from the middle of summer to the middle of autumn.
By their form they create a very beautiful undulating effect in the general landscape. Their airy and gentle hats look great against the background of green trees, especially conifers. In general, hydrangeas can easily fit into any landscape design, revitalizing it with their colors. This plant is very expressive and brings joy to its masters for many years.
Hydrangea paniculate "Pink Diamond" - planting and care
Plant hydrangea "Pink Diamond" in the openwork half-shade, away from direct sunlight, as they only slow down its growth, and inflorescence from this become small, as a result, the entire bush loses its decorativeness.
At the same time, it is impossible to plant a hydrangea under the trees, which is connected with its increased need for moisture, which the trees do not guarantee to it, since they themselves "drink" most of it from the soil.
Since the hydrangea is very fond of moisture, water it often and abundantly, after that do not forget to mulch it, using pine needles, peat, sawdust.
Hortensia paniculate prefers fertile soil with an acidity level of pH 4-6.5.
You can sit it alone, and in groups. But do not forget that in the process of growth it will take about one and a half meters. Choosing "neighbors" for hydrangeas, you need to select plants with close requirements for lighting, acidity and watering. For example, it could be cuffs, hosts or astilbe .
Wintering hydrangeas is special in that it is necessary to try to preserve as much as possible last year's shoots, since flowering next year will take place on them. To the bush is not frozen, a shelter is built above it or the branches are bent to the ground. The best hydrangeas hibernate under dry and flat shelter.