Hydrangea <\/strong>–<\/p>\n

There are about 100 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and climbers, rarely trees, in this genus.\u00a0 They occur in woodland in Eastern Asia and North and South America.\u00a0 Grown mainly for their large, showy flower heads, many hydrangeas also have ornamental, flaky, peeling bark when mature, and attractive foliage with good autumn color.\u00a0 The leaves are broadly to narrowly ovate, or lance shaped, toothed, and either opposite or in whorls of 3.\u00a0 The flat, domed, or conical, terminal flower heads consist of corymbs or panicles of both tiny fertile flowers and larger sterile flowers with showy, 4 petal-like sepals.<\/p>\n

Cultivars of H. macrophylla are divided into 2 groups: lacecaps have flattened flower heads with small fertile flowers in the centers, surrounded by larger sterile flowers, Hortensias (mophead hydrangeas) have nearly spherical flower heads of large sterile flowers.<\/p>\n

The flower color of hydrangeas is affected by acidity or alkalinity of the soil.\u00a0 Acidic soil containing aluminum produce blue flowers, soil with a pH greater than 6.0 produces reds and pink flowers.\u00a0 White flowers are not affected by pH.\u00a0 H. macrophylla can change their color by dressing with aluminum sulphate for blue and with lime for red.<\/p>\n

Hydrangeas are useful for a range of garden site: they are excellent as specimen plants or in group plantings, in a shrub border, or in containers.\u00a0 Climbers can be used to clothe a shaded wall or fence, or grow up tree trunks.\u00a0 The flower heads may be dried for use in arrangements.<\/p>\n

All parts of hydrangeas may cause mild stomach upset if ingested, contact with the foliage may aggravate skin allergies.<\/p>\n

Grow in moist but well drained, moderately fertile, humus rich soil in sun or partial shade, provide shelter from cold, drying winds.\u00a0 Most hydrangeas become chlorotic in alkaline soil.\u00a0 Reblooming and\/or remontant H. macrophylla produce flowers on current season\u2019s wood so bloom it less likely to be lost to incorrect pruning or cold.<\/p>\n

Prone to gray mold, slugs, powdery mildew, rust, ringspot virus, leaf spots, honey fungus, aphids, scale insects, <\/em>and spider mites.<\/em><\/p>\n

H. paniculata \u2018Tardiva\u2019<\/span>– Panicle Hydrangea –<\/strong> This vigorous, spreading to upright, deciduous shrub from Russia, Southeastern China and Japan grows 6-20′ feet tall and 8′ feet wide.It produces oval, pointed, toothed, mid to dark green leaves, 3-6″ long. Large conical panicles, 3-8″ tall, of creamy white fertile flowers and large, white, later pink tinged sterile flowers are borne in early autumn. To obtain larger flowerhead on cultivars, cut back previous season\u2019s shoots to within a few buds Of the woody framework in spring.Excellent for low-water gardening.<\/p>\n

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