Imagine a naked house wall or a high wall, against which suddenly living stains appear in vivid shades of pink, blue and purple.It was in rural gardens that hydrangeas began their most beautiful period of the year …It is enough to see such a view once and it is deeply remembered.
Garden hydrangea has long been associated with a country garden. However, the beauty of this brilliantly flowering plant was quickly appreciated. Hortensia also found its place easily in city gardens, and not as a poor relative of other beautiful plants. In modern arrangements, it is sometimes the only flowering plant between the lawn and the evergreen hedge. Hydrangeas gracefully decorate with their colors even small urban green oases.Planted in pots, they decorate many balconies and terraces.
Garden hydrangea as a houseplant
From January to August, we can buy Hydrangea macrophylla in pots as a houseplant in shops and garden centers. These are specimens of the same species that we grow in flower beds, so they are usually frost resistant. Obviously, buds and flowers are sensitive to freezing.Therefore, transplanting previously purchased plants to the garden should be postponed until mid-May (after "cold gardeners").After all, flower shrubs used to live in optimally heated greenhouses and then warm apartments.
Garden hydrangeas, which are sold for bedding in April, come from cold greenhouses and are therefore a bit more hardened.Nevertheless, they will need a two- or three-day temporary stay in a shady place near the house. They have not yet come into direct sunlight, so there is a risk of sunburn when moving to the garden.
Their effect is rapidly appearing, perfectly visible and ugly changes on the leaves in the form of browning edges. It is a harmful process as reducing the green surface of the leaves contributes to the weaker development of the plant. Whether the hydrangea is prepared for a change of position, we can tell by its leaves.The leathery surface of the leaf blades shows that the plant is already strong enough.If the leaves are still soft, the bush should remain for a few more days in a shaded place.
We may be surprised that a beautifully flowering hydrangea, bought at the end of summer and then planted for a discount, did not bloom the following year. The reason is simple. Already in August, hydrangeas form flower buds for the next season. This is impossible with recently blown potted plants. However, the break will be short and in the following year new flowers will certainly appear.
