Hydrangea paniculata - the best varieties for the Moscow region

Everyone seeks to improve their site, so they cannot do without planting woody plants, flowers and shrubs. Summer residents pay special attention to flowering plantings, thanks to them, the gardens are fragrant and become more comfortable. One of these is hydrangea. Among a large assortment of species and varieties, you can choose the right ones for the Moscow region.

Hydrangea paniculata the best varieties for the Moscow region

A luxurious plant with beautiful lush buds - panicle hydrangea. This luxurious shrub has a beautiful inflorescence up to 25 cm in length. Has hydrangea for the Moscow region the best varieties:

1. Limelight - has quite strong shoots, thanks to them, the shrub gained its popularity in landscape design. Lush inflorescences hold well on these stems and do not "fall" into the sides. Inflorescences - panicle. Depending on the planting site, it has a different color of buds at the beginning of flowering. If the shrub grows in the shade, its flowers will have a greenish color (lime, hence the name), if in the sun - white. Gradually, the buds will change their tone until they are completely pink. The leaves are slightly pubescent, giving a velvety feeling. In summer, they are green, by autumn it changes to bright purple.
   

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2. Pinky Winky (Pinky Winky) - can be found in nature, as a shrub version of the plant, and in the form of a low tree. His crown is wide-rounded, every year it becomes 20-30 cm larger. The plant fell in love with strong stems that hold inflorescences that look like a panicle well. At the beginning of flowering, the flowers are painted in a white tone, but gradually they acquire a pinkish tint at first, and by late autumn they become pink-purple. The leaves of the best hydrangea for the Moscow region are also decorative. In the summer season, they are green, in autumn they change their tone to purple-red.
3. Phantom (Phantom) - the best variety for the Moscow region, which has lush buds with a delicate honey aroma. In the summer, the flowers have a delicate light cream shade, in the fall they are pinkish, which acquire a slightly yellowish tone to the tops.
4. Vanilla Fraise is a tall shrub that can reach a height of up to 2 m. This variety is suitable for composite planting, it is often used in landscaping in large flower beds. Inflorescences slightly resemble lilac buds. Flowers on one bush can be of various colors: from pale cream to bright crimson.
   

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5. Polar Bear is an excellent winter-hardy panicle hydrangea variety for the Moscow region. It tolerates low temperatures well (down to -40 ° C). In the nursery, you can observe a change in color on each shrub from pistachio to white, from cream to pink. Each inflorescence can reach up to 40 cm.

The best varieties of hydrangea tree for the Moscow region

Not very tall, large-leaved shrub (height can reach from 1 to 2 m). It has thin shoots with buds and greenish-bluish leaves. Inflorescences resemble large shields up to 15 cm.

Popular varieties:

1. Annabelle is a not very tall shrub (1-1.5 m in height), which has large and heavy inflorescences (up to 25 cm) of white color. The plant is sprawling, it can reach up to 3 m in width, very often lodging of shoots is observed under the weight of the buds.
2. Sterilis (Sterillis) is a medium-sized shrub with large and heavy inflorescences. Under the mass of buds, the shoots bend to the ground, so you need to install supports and pull the twine. The flowers have a greenish-white tone, which gradually changes to pure white, by the end of flowering they acquire a pinkish tint.
   

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3. White House (White Dome) - undersized shrub (from 80 to 120 cm in height), which has a domed crown. Shoots are large, erect. They have light green leaves and voluminous snow-white buds.

Winter-hardy varieties for the middle lane

Literally, a few years ago, the middle zone of Russia was able to afford to grow hydrangea on its plots. Thanks to long-term breeding processes, new varieties have been developed and some long-existing varieties have been adapted to the harsh winter climate.

Large-leaved varieties for the middle zone and the Moscow region

Among the huge variety of types of hydrangea for the Moscow region and the middle lane, it is the large-leaved one that gardeners prefer to grow on their plots. Its lush, leafy "cap" attracts not only with its flowering, but also with its decorative foliage.

In addition to being unpretentious in growing a shrub, it is very important that:

• The plant easily tolerates prolonged temperature drops down to -30 ° C. At lower drops, it is required to cover the shrub;
• The plant recovers very quickly with a variety of injuries;
• All varieties are resistant to pests and diseases.

Large-leaved winter-hardy hydrangea Blue Bird

A low plant with an oval crown. It develops slowly, reaching a height of only 1 m. In summer, the leaves are green, by autumn they become slightly reddish. The buds can have a variety of colors (from pink to blue), which depends on the acidity of the soil where the plant grows.

Large-leaved hydrangea

Large-leaved winter-hardy hydrangea Nikko Blue

The plant grows only 1.5 m. The buds can change color from white to bright blue. To maintain the rich color of the buds, it is necessary to maintain the acidity of the soil at 5.5-7. The variety is suitable for indoor cultivation.

Large-leaved winter-hardy hydrangea Papillon

A low shrub with delicate double petals of flowers. The buds can have a variety of colors (from pink to greenish red). Suitable for indoor cultivation.

Varieties of serrated hydrangea for the middle lane and the Moscow region

Unlike other varieties, it is in the serrated hydrangea that the buds are shaped like a ball. Each flower has even petals, the edges of which are slightly wavy. The height of the shrub is only 1.5 m. The leaves have expressive serrations at the edges.

Hydrangea Sargente (Sargentiana)

All varieties of the species tolerate low temperatures up to 30 ° C well. Among them there are several popular varieties, a short description of them below.

Sargentiana

A tall variety with massive shoots with bristles. It can grow up to 3 m in height. There is slight pubescence on the obverse of the leaves. At the beginning of flowering, the buds have bright colors (from lilac to purple), towards the end they become less saturated and acquire bluish tints.

Rosalba

A low plant (only 1 m), which has the same medium-sized buds from pale pink to raspberry and blue flowers. Flowers of different colors can form on one shrub at the same time. Grows well on any soil, loves moisture very much.

A variety of varieties will allow you to choose the right one for your site. Each of them is beautiful in its own way, some require the installation of supports so that the buds do not end up on the ground.