It is not difficult to spend money but save it. Instead of buying plants, it's better to try your own hand at rooting them.I suggest to all hydrangea lovers that they obtain new bushes for themselves.It's always easier to ask someone for one branch than to divide the entire specimen.
In August, my friend gave me a few green (not woody) shoots of new, interesting varieties of hydrangeas. I divided them into smaller pieces so that each had one pair of leaves (flower buds should be removed) and at least one or two eyes.I dipped the twigs in a rooting for green plants and placed them in a slightly acidic substrate.I put them into separate pots, and I covered each of them with a lampshade made of a large plastic bottle.I placed the prepared containers in the shaded part of the garden. After that, I basically just kept the soil constantly moist.
Already in mid-September, new leaves appeared on all the cuttings, which proved that they had taken root. Before the onset of frosts, I moved the pots with young plants (no plastic covers) to a cool, bright room. During the winter, they did not lose their leaves and grew slowly.In spring, I transplanted each of them into a larger container and supplemented them with hydrangea fertilizer.
I put them in the garden under the trees to provide them with some shade. The appearance of flower buds was the compensation for all the efforts made.All the plants rooted as described bloomed after a year.Encouraged by the successful experiment, I decided to multiply the next copies myself.
At the end of August of the following year, I started rooting five new cuttings.I prepared the next ones at the beginning of October. The choice fell on the bouquet hydrangea 'Unique', the wind broke a few twigs. In this case, I used the rooting agent for partially woody plants.I was concerned that the reproduction of plants would be successful at such a late date, but it turned out that it was unnecessarily.The seedlings caught on without any problems.
I think it is worth experimenting in the garden. Thanks to this, I gain new experiences that I can share with others. If more cuttings than we need are rooted, no problem - you can always give someone a nice gift or exchange for another plant.After determining the species names, and thus resistance to frost, our new hydrangeas can be planted in in the garden or grow them in pots.
