Hydrangea paniculata - the best varieties for the Moscow region
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Hydrangeas are the queens of landscape design. They have large inflorescences and green leaves. They are found in the form of bushes and small trees. The most undemanding types of hydrangeas are paniculate, tree-like, large-leaved.
Hydrangea paniculata: the best varieties for the Moscow region
Representatives of this species form large panicles with flowers, and also have elongated sheets with a small fluff. They grow quickly and bloom for a long time. The best varieties of panicle hydrangea for the Moscow region are described below.
Paniculate view
Polar Bear
Polar Beer is a winter-hardy panicle hydrangea, perfect for the Moscow region. Firstly, it can easily tolerate temperatures up to - 40 ° C, secondly, it is undemanding to care for, and thirdly, it has an amazing aroma. And most importantly, this variety is distinguished by large beautiful light green or white inflorescences up to 40 cm in diameter.
Phantom
Phantom flowers have a light green hue, which turns into light pink over time. It tolerates frosts down to -20 ° С. The inflorescences are about 30 cm in diameter and have a pleasant sweet smell. This variety needs abundant watering. It can grow up to almost three meters in height. It begins to bloom in the first half of summer and continues until the onset of low temperatures.
Vanilla Fraise
Hydrangea, which has the color of strawberry yoghurt, can decorate any place as a bush or tree. In length it reaches from 2.5 to 10 m. Delicate pink flowers form panicles with a diameter of 25 cm. The species blooms from July to September. The plant is hygrophilous, so it is necessary to water abundantly every week.
Pinky Winky
The cream-colored flowers turn pink over time. The bush reaches a height of 2.5 m. It begins to bloom in the first half of summer and ends in the middle of autumn. Can easily tolerate low temperatures down to -25 ° C. Like other varieties of hydrangea, it needs regular watering. Produces a pleasant sweet aroma. The diameter of the inflorescences reaches 20 cm.
Limelight
The shrub with beautiful lime-colored inflorescences grows about 2.5 m in height. Like other varieties of panicle hydrangea, it blooms from early summer to mid-autumn.
As the best hydrangea for the Moscow region, it tolerates frosts down to -30 ° C. Needs abundant watering.
Hydrangea tree-like: the best varieties for the Moscow region
The tree family is represented by bushes with ovoid green leaves and thyroid flowers. Bushes of this type need soil with a slightly acidic reaction, but lime in the soil does not interfere with their growth.
Treelike Hortensian family
Annabelle
Among the best varieties of tree hydrangeas for the Moscow region, the Anabel variety deserves special attention. A beautiful bush with white inflorescences, it grows about 2.5 m in height. The diameter of the inflorescences is about 20 cm.The plant needs to be watered abundantly weekly. The flower grows all summer and fades in early September. It transfers cold up to -40 ° С.
Sterilis
Sterilis is less cold-resistant than other types of hydrangeas. He also dies in frosts below -20 ° C. Sterilis flowers have a light green tint. The advantage of the variety is that it blooms all summer and all autumn, when many other varieties bloom in early September.
White Dome
One of the best varieties for growing in the Moscow region is the White House tree hydrangea. It grows very quickly, forming large panicles with a diameter of about 25 cm. It can easily tolerate frosts down to -35 ° C. Like most hydrangeas, it blooms all summer and fades in early fall. The flowers of the plant have a delicately creamy hue. It is interesting that this variety is distinguished by small flowers in the middle and large ones at the edges.
Winter-hardy varieties for growing in Central Russia
Many summer residents prefer to grow large-leaved hydrangeas in their gardens, since they are distinguished by large beautiful inflorescences and unusual leaves with jagged edges.
Large-leaved winter-hardy varieties for cultivation in Central Russia and the Moscow region
Large-leaved varieties of hydrangeas are recommended for growing in the Middle Lane, since they are unpretentious, change shades, and easily tolerate frosts down to -30 ° C.
- Large-leaved winter-hardy Blue Bird hydrangea. Hydrangea Bluebird, although it has such a name, can actually be painted in different shades. It will be blue or pale pink, depending on the acidity of the soil. The plant is a low-growing bush, the height of which usually reaches 1 m. It can easily tolerate frosts down to -30 ° C.
- Large-leaved winter-hardy hydrangea Nikko Blue. This plant variety, like Blue Bird, can have blue flowers with increased soil acidity, blue with medium and pink with neutral. The bush grows up to 1.5 m. The leaves of the plant are jagged along the edges, so the plant looks very beautiful. The description of this variety indicates that the inflorescences are large and very beautiful. However, this variety is quite thermophilic, so that it does not die, the bushes need to be insulated for the winter.
Large-leaved view
Serrated hydrangeas suitable for cultivation in Central Russia and the Moscow region
Serrated hydrangeas belong to the group of large-leaved ones, differ in spherical lace inflorescences. Flowers can be pink, blue, blue and white. Suitable for growing in Moscow conditions, since they can tolerate frosts down to -30 ° C.
Serrated variety
A large number of hydrangea varieties have been bred for growing in the weather conditions of the Moscow region and other regions of Russia. They can be purchased at nurseries in many cities. They prefer penumbra zones, loose acidic soils that have been previously fed with peat and do not contain calcium and lime. The bushes can withstand frosts down to -30 ° C without insulation and are unpretentious to maintain. It is important to know that all hydrangeas need abundant weekly watering. Plants are planted in mid-spring. Varieties bloom all summer and fade in autumn. Great for creating a green hedge.
