Hydrangea Hot Red is a spectacular garden flower ranging from carmine red to scarlet. The beauty received her “passionate" name for a reason - she becomes an exquisite decoration of the site due to her persistence, attractiveness and noble contours of the bush. The perennial pleases the owners annually, rapidly developing and forming a neat landscape near houses, paths and gates.
Description of varieties hydrangea Hot Red and its characteristics
Surprising and unusual in its bright range, the red hydrangea bush is a large-leaved plant variety, characterized by winter hardiness and flowering time. Hydrangea Macrophylla Hot Red is the botanical name of the bush.
Red hydrangea bushes fit well in areas with abundant greenery
The culture grows with 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 the new pet will quickly begin to delight with its beauty and ennoble the landscape.
The inflorescences of the plant are collected in neatly shaped balls up to 15 cm in diameter, consisting of delicate flowers with beads-cores. The hue of the Hot Red hydrangea buds depends not so much on the characteristics of the donor plant as on the composition of the soil:
- On acidic soil bright crimson caps are laid.
- On neutral, they turn out to be paler or dull, without yellow notes (in a sense, the flower can be compared with a litmus).
- Pale pink or brownish shades acquire fading inflorescences.
Hydrangea Hot Red is not very sensitive to frost, and in the warmer years it tolerates wintering, which makes it a favorite of many florists.
Landing and further care
It is customary to prepare the soil for hydrangea in six months, and the planted plant is usually in the spring. Therefore, in winter, they dig a trench at the landing site, lay drainage in the ground, and fertilize it with compost. Seedlings are germinated in a nutrient medium. When planting in open ground, seedlings are lightly dug in a bunch. The distance between the bushes should be about 1.5 m, which will allow large-leaf 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 completely dry under the bush.
Hydrangea flowers look elegant and unusual.
In warm winters, bushes can not be wrapped, but if frost is expected - it is important to create at least plastic greenhouses. The plant withstands frost up to 20 ° C, surviving and well-blooming the next year.
Important! To get a lush dense flowering, you need to monitor the composition of the soil, especially in the autumn, when buds are laid on the buds of the next season. They must be carefully preserved in the cold, despite the frost resistance of the plant.
Breeding
A plant is transplanted by cuttings from sprouts of the sprouted house or purchased material. At the end of flowering, hydrangeas form seed bolls, but gardeners do not propagate Hot Red with them.
Diseases and Pests
To protect 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 prevent the fungal diseases of the root system and leaves. The plant must be looked after, pruning and removing weeds and fallen petals from the site.
Use in landscape design
Thanks to its spectacular appearance, hydrangea Hot Red becomes an adornment of many gardens. It does not require special conditions and attention, is quickly adopted and expanded, creating an aesthetic hedge. Hot Red is planted to complement brick and wooden 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 hydrangeas is simple, and the result gives pleasure every warm season and looks unique and very elegant.
