Hydrangea Unique or unique - description
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It is the largest hydrangea variety. The plant looks perfect in gardens and parks, decorates any flower bed, has a unique resistance to drought.
This plant gives the impression of lightness, a small tree or shrub. Belongs to the Hortensiev family. Vine-like plants are sometimes found. All types of Unix hydrangeas impress with their beautiful flowers.
Origin
For the first time, the Unicorn hydrangea was bred in 1950 in Belgium. In 1993, the plant was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society.
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Description of the hydrangea flower Unic
Florists are interested in the description of the Unicorn hydrangea. This deciduous shrub grows up to 2 meters high and 5 meters wide. For a year it grows by about 20 cm. It is distinguished by tough, strong, erect shoots, a red-brown shade. The bark peels off easily, brown in color. It has a large number of strong and fine roots.
The leaves of this plant are ovoid, rough. Their edges are serrated. The arrangement of the leaves is opposite. Their length is up to 14 cm, width is up to 8 cm.
Flowering begins in late July and lasts until the end of September. The inflorescences are cone-shaped, reaching a size of 30 cm. The flowers are white, at the end of flowering they acquire a pink color.
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After purchasing a plant, it must be transplanted into open ground. In order for it to take root, you must adhere to a number of rules.
What is needed for landing
First of all, you need to prepare the ground. It should be slightly acidic or acidic. There should be no lime in it. The soil of this plant loves moist, drained.
Optimal location
The plant is thermophilic, so it is best to choose slightly shaded areas. Despite the fact that it is drought-resistant, care must be taken to ensure that there is sufficient moisture at the planting site.
Step-by-step planting process
Planting is carried out in the fall or spring. The sequence of actions during planting hydrangea is as follows:
- First you need to prepare the landing hole. Its size differs depending on the type of soil. If the soil is light, its dimensions are 40x40 cm in length and width and 50 cm in depth. The width and length of the hole on loamy soil is 50 cm, the depth is 60 cm. If the soil is heavy, clayey, then you need to dig a hole 70 cm deep, 60 cm long and 60 cm wide.
- A layer of broken brick or fine gravel is placed at the bottom of the hole as drainage - no more than 10 cm. Then peat must be poured.
- The roots of the plant are spread over the entire area of the fossa, the neck of the root is located at the level of the soil.
- The plant needs to be watered. The norm for the amount of water is from 10 liters for light soil and up to 25 liters for heavy clay soil.
- The bush is mulched with humus or peat.
Planting hydrangeas
If the weather is windy or dry during planting, it is recommended to spray the plant.
Reproduction of hydrangea
This plant can be propagated by cuttings, dividing a bush, or grown from seeds.
Cuttings
Cuttings can be taken between April and June. To do this, you need to choose annual green shoots from the crown with a length of at least 10 cm.They should be cut at a 90 degree angle. At the bottom of the cutting, you need to remove the leaves and treat with a growth stimulant.
Then the cutting is planted in a previously prepared soil mixture in a greenhouse. Then, after planting in open soil, the plant is covered.
Propagation of hydrangea by cuttings
In large-leaved varieties of hydrangea Unicorn paniculata, winter cuttings can be done. In October, the mother plant is dug up and planted in a pot. The temperature in the room where the hydrangea is located fluctuates around 2 degrees. By the beginning of January, it rises to about 10 degrees.
Young shoots ripen in February. Cuttings are cut from them.
The lower leaves of the cuttings are removed, in the upper ones only half of the leaf plate remains. Slices from the lower leaves must be treated with a growth stimulator for plants. Then the cutting is planted in a pot of soil. Cover it with a plastic jar or bottle.
Dividing the bush, layering
Hydrangea Unicum reproduces by dividing the bush in autumn or spring. It must be dug out, divided into several parts, so that each has a kidney. Then they are planted. Planting technology is the same as that of the purchased plant.
When propagating by layering, shoots up to 1 year old are bent and buried. On the surface of the earth, you need to leave about 20 cm of the shoot. In spring or autumn the next year, the shoot is separated from the mother bush and transplanted.
Growing from seeds
The seeds are planted directly into open soil.
Growing hydrangeas from seeds
Before that, the bed is dug up. Seeds need to be scattered randomly, trampled down and sprinkled with sand.
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The soil should be loosened 2 times a year. The loosening depth is about 5 cm.
Pruning should be done periodically. Hydrangea Unique tolerates it well. In order for the plant to bloom profusely, it is necessary to cut off diseased shoots in early spring (when the buds have already formed). Older plants need to be cut by 2 thirds.
Watering mode
Watering should be done at least 5 times during the season. To make the shoots more durable, you need to water it from time to time with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. The ideal time to water is morning or evening.
When watering, you need to ensure that the acidity of the water does not exceed 5.6. Use only warm water for irrigation. Tap liquid should not be used - the chlorine contained in it causes leaf disease. Stagnant water can rot the roots.
Top dressing
At the beginning of flowering, you need to feed the plant with manure or mineral fertilizers. The same should be done during the formation of buds and several more times over the summer.
During flowering
During the flowering period, the plant needs abundant watering. It should provide him with a soft partial shade, then there will be more flowers.
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It is optimal to feed the plant with superphosphate at the beginning of flowering. Nitrophoska increases the duration of flowering. The optimal amount of fertilizer is 1 tbsp. on a bucket (10 liters) of water.
During the rest period
After flowering, the plant can be transferred to fresh soil mixture. The root ball is loosened during the transplantation.
Before the start of the growing season, you need to remove the old shoots, leaving only the strongest ones.
Preparing for winter
For the winter, you need to carry out a horizontal shelter of the plant. In this case, flower buds are preserved. If you cover the plant in this way, then next year it will bloom early.
In the fall, fertilizing is required. They help the plant prepare for winter. To do this, you need 1 tbsp. Dissolve potassium sulfonic acid and superphosphate in 10 liters of water. For each bush - about 7 liters of fertilizer. For feeding, it is allowed to use peat, humus or compost.
Hydrangea paniculata Unic is a plant that will decorate any garden. Compliance with simple rules of care will allow you to continue flowering time.
