Hydrangea Hot Red - variety description, planting and care
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Hydrangea Hot Red is a spectacular garden flower in a range of shades of carmine red to scarlet. The beauty got its "passionate" name for a reason - it becomes an exquisite decoration of the site due to its firmness, attractiveness and noble contours of the bush. The perennial pleases the owners every year, rapidly developing and forming a neat landscape around houses, paths and gates.
Description of the Hot Red hydrangea variety and its characteristics
Amazing and unusual in its bright range, the red hydrangea bush is a large-leaved plant variety that is distinguished by winter hardiness and flowering duration. Hydrangea Macrophylla Hot Red is the botanical name for the bush.
Red hydrangea bushes fit well in areas with abundant greenery
The culture grows in a ball up to 1 m in diameter. The central branches stand straight, and the lateral ones acquire a characteristic arc bend. The growth every year is up to 20 cm, so a new pet will quickly begin to delight with its beauty and ennoble the landscape.
The inflorescences of the plant are collected in neat balls up to 15 cm in diameter, consisting of delicate flowers with beads-cores. The shade of Hot Red hydrangea buds depends not so much on the characteristics of the donor plant, but on the composition of the soil:
- On the acidic ground, bright crimson caps are laid.
- On neutral, they turn out to be paler or dull, without yellow notes (in a sense, a flower can be compared to a litmus).
- Pale pink or brownish shades acquire fading inflorescences.
Hydrangea Hot Red is not very sensitive to frost, and in warmer years it tolerates wintering, which makes it a favorite of many florists.
Planting and further care
It is customary to prepare the soil for hydrangea in six months, and the plant is usually planted in the spring. Therefore, in winter, they dig a trench at the planting site, lay drainage in the ground, fertilize it with compost. Seedling material is germinated in a nutrient medium. When planting in open ground, the seedlings are slightly dripped in a bunch. The distance between the bushes should be about 1.5 m, which will allow the large-leaved hydrangea to develop freely.
The soil under the flower should be acidic, so it is fertilized. The plant loves moisture, you can not give the earthen coma under the bush to dry out completely.
Hydrangea flowers look graceful and unusual
In warm winters, the bushes can not be wrapped up, but if frosts are expected, it is important to create at least plastic greenhouses. The plant can withstand frost up to 20 ° C, surviving and blooming well the next year.
Reproduction
The plant is transplanted by cuttings from twigs sprouted at home or purchased material. At the end of flowering, boxes with seeds are formed on hydrangeas, but gardeners do not propagate Hot Red with them.
Diseases and pests
To protect the hydrangea from aphids, powdery mildew, caterpillars, ticks and beetles, it is necessary to periodically treat it with insecticides in accordance with the instructions. The main thing is to correctly determine the type of pests. It is also useful to carry out prophylaxis against fungal diseases of the root system and leaves.The plant must be looked after by pruning and removing weeds and fallen petals from the site.
Use in landscape design
Due to its spectacular appearance, the Hot Red hydrangea becomes a decoration of many gardens. It does not require special conditions and attention, it is quickly accepted and grows, creating an aesthetic hedge. Hot Red is planted to complement brick and wood buildings, less often combined with other plants. Bushes look interesting in the company of white and yellow flowers.
Elegant Hot Red bushes effectively decorate personal plots and parks
Planting and caring for Hot Red hydrangea is simple, and the result is delightful every warm season and looks unique and very elegant.
