Panicle hydrangea Silver Dollar - variety description
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The Silver Dollar panicle hydrangea is often used to decorate your garden. This attractive perennial is considered unpretentious, it is not at all difficult to care for it. It easily withstands frost and summer heat. The culture has a stable immunity to diseases and pests.
Description of hydrangea varieties Silver Dollar
Hydrangea Silver Dollar is a plant with lush and beautiful flowering, therefore it is popular with Russian flower growers.
History of origin
Hydrangeas were originally grown in Southeast Asia. The flower came to Europe and Russia in the fourteenth century. At the end of the twentieth century, scientists bred the Silver Dollar panicle hydrangea. The name of the culture means "silver dollar".
Silver Dollar has beautiful lush inflorescences
Features of the variety
Hydrangea Paniculata Silver Dollar belongs to the category of panicle hydrangeas. It is a powerful perennial up to 2 m in height. The plant has the same crown diameter. The culture has strong, straight shoots that are covered with dark brown bark and elongated green leaves.
In the description of the Silver Dollar plant, it is indicated that the crown has a symmetrical, rounded shape. The popularity of the culture is associated with beautiful dense inflorescences. They are pyramidal in shape. The flowers are composed of many white petals. By September, they become lilac or pinkish. The plant blooms from July to October.
The plant is characterized by lush bushes with a rounded crown.
Winter hardiness
The Silver Dollar panicle hydrangea perfectly adapts to low temperatures. In areas characterized by moderate climatic conditions, the bushes can withstand temperatures as low as -25 degrees without additional insulation. When planting a plant in Siberia or the Urals, bushes need protection.
Hydrangea Care Silver Dollar
To succeed in growing Silver Dollar hydrangea, it is recommended that she provide complete and high-quality care.
Site selection and preparation
The culture is distinguished by its unpretentiousness to the composition of the soil. It can be planted in slightly acidic soil or loam. At the same time, the flower does not tolerate lime soil. Therefore, peat or humus is introduced into it before planting. Sand can be added to make heavy soil lighter.
How to plant
To carry out planting work, you need to make grooves 30 cm in size. They must be filled with a nutrient substrate. It should include garden soil, river sand and humus. These components are mixed in a 2: 1: 1 ratio.
When planting hydrangea Silver Dollar, the roots need to be straightened in the recess and sprinkled with the prepared substrate. Then it needs to be tamped and watered. A minimum of 15 liters of water must be added under each plant. After watering, the trunk circle should be covered with a mulch layer. Its thickness should be 5-6 cm. Sawdust is used as mulch. Peat and bark are also suitable.
Watering and feeding
It is worth systematically moistening the hydrangea after planting so that the soil does not dry out.If this is not done, there is a risk of death of the bushes. Watering should be done after dressing and at the stage of bud formation.
Top dressing begins in mid-spring. At the same time, a small amount of nitrogen must be added to the water for irrigation. This substance promotes the growth of greenery. At the stage of inflorescence formation, potassium and phosphorus are used. By the end of flowering, potassium permanganate should be added to the water. It is also permissible to use citric acid.
Pruning
You need to cut off the shoots before budding. If at this time it was not possible to perform the manipulation, it is performed after the leaves bloom. First of all, you need to shorten the stems of the past year. This will help to achieve abundant flowering.
Bushes need timely pruning.
Preparing for winter
In order for the culture to withstand adverse weather conditions normally, it is necessary to start preparing for winter from the middle of autumn. After pruning, the soil under the bushes must be covered with a mulch layer. For this, straw, leaves, hay are used. In areas with cold climates, special frames are made and the film is stretched.
Reproduction
Hydrangea can be propagated in different ways:
- Layers. To do this, at the bottom of the bush, it is worth taking the most powerful shoots and bending them to the ground.
- By dividing the bush. It is used for large plants that have grown well.
- By cuttings. In this case, you need to cut the shoots 15 cm in size and place them in a special substrate for rooting.
Diseases and pests, means of combating them
The Silver Dollar hydrangea is characterized by disease and pest resistance. At the same time, violation of the rules for caring for a culture leads to various problems:
- With the wrong choice of nutrient substrate, there is a risk of chlorosis.
- With a lack of fertilizer, the leaves become stained, the development of shoots is disrupted. These symptoms may indicate a fungal infection.
- When planting a crop in a sunny area, there is a risk of burns on the leaves.
- Exposure to the cold wind on the bush negatively affects the flowering process of the culture.
Use in landscape design
Hydrangea can be grown on a stem. In park areas, the crop is often placed next to conifers. Often a hedge is made from a flower or used for single plantings. Also hydrangea goes well with other flowers.
The decorative appearance of the bush attracts landscape designers
Hydrangea Silver Dollar has excellent decorative characteristics, which makes it possible to actively use it in landscape design. In order for the plant to bloom luxuriantly and profusely, it needs to be provided with full and high-quality care. Competent planting operations and protection from diseases and pests are of no small importance.
