Reproduction of hydrangeas: basic methods

Hortensia garden deservedly is popular with gardeners. It is a very beautiful plant with large flowers of various colors. Snow-white, blue, pink inflorescences will decorate any landscape.

As independent bushes, and in combinationwith other plants the flowers of hydrangea bushes look very beautiful and attract views. To grow a beautiful hydrangea bush, you need to know that she loves moisture and suffers from drafts. Reproduction of hydrangeas is a painstaking job. Not the last value is the annual pruning of bushes. Do this in the spring, when the buds are already clearly visible. The older the plant, the more it should be cut off.

Reproduction by seeds

Hortensia can be grown from seeds in the openground. Reproduction of hydrangea garden, using seeds, is carried out in the spring. More precisely, in April or May (depending on the weather conditions). The bed is made above ground level, it must be warmed up. If the soil is heavy, add sand. It is good drainage, which is very important for watering.

In the soil prepared for sowing, there should be a ½peat, ½ sand, one part leaf land, turf land and humus. Weed rid of weeds and level. The seeds are thrown up by the hands and a little bit so that they enter the ground. Sand is poured from above. If the reproduction of hydrangeas occurs in this way, its seeds do not need any treatment. Seedlings appear about a month later. Regular watering and weeding will ensure good seedlings. Potassium and nitrogen are needed for fertilizing. They are made in liquid form. During frosts, the seedlings are covered with paper.

Division of the bush

Reproduction of hydrangeas by this method occursautumn and spring. The bush is divided in such a way that on each division there are kidneys. Pass and water. If you do this in the spring, then in the fall there will already be quite strong seedlings. One-year-old shoots are usually propagated by layers. In the hole, a shoot with buds is instilled in such a way that part of the shoot with the kidneys is above the ground. The next year the shoot is separated from the main bush and planted separately.

Reproduction by cuttings

Cuttings in spring and summer reproductionhydrangeas are produced in the summer. Spring cuttings are taken in early June, summer cuttings in July. Cut from the top of the bush. On a suitable branch of the bush should remain part of last year's shoot (heel). The cuttings should have two interstices, the leaves on it are shortened in half. Poured dosed every planted stalk. Rooting occurs after 20-25 days. Excellent conditions of propagation: artificial fog and a mixture of soil consisting of peat and sand in the calculation of 2 to 1. Without treatment with stimulants hydrangea paniculate, the reproduction of which is produced by cuttings, will take root. When treated with butyric acid (concentration 0.01%), the remaining species also take root completely. Many gardeners in the first winter keep strong cuttings in pots and in a cool room, for example in a basement or a cold greenhouse, and in the spring they land in an open ground.