Indoor hydrangea

Indoor hydrangea will significantly decorate any room. The height of the plant can reach up to 1.5 m. The color of the inflorescences of the plant can be absolutely any: red, white, pink, blue or blue. Flowering can begin in the spring months and end only in the fall. In winter, the plant is dormant in order to stock up on the strength for the new season to decorate your home with the splendor of its shades. You can cultivate hydrangeas both at home and in your summer cottage. For growing at home, it is better to choose a large-leaved hydrangea.

Hydrangea indoor home care

• Correct lighting... If you take proper care of the plant, then it will be able to delight you with its abundant and bright flowering for a long period of time. The main condition is the correct choice of the place for growing the plant. the place should be well lit, but not in direct sunlight. The plant can be established at a distance of 3-4 m from the window. Such a place will clearly benefit the plant for full development.

• Compliance with temperature conditions... At home, the optimal temperature regime for growing hydrangeas is from +18 to +22 degrees. The main thing is to avoid finding hydrangeas in drafts. During the winter season, indoor hydrangea needs a room where the temperature will be from +7 to +9 degrees. Do not forget to water the plant during this period, not so often, but when it will be necessary. When you see the first buds, you can move the plant home. If you do not observe such a temperature regime, then the plant is unlikely to be able to begin flowering with the arrival of spring. Presumably this moment will come only next winter.

• Water the plant... Hydrangea is often called the "water barrel". This suggests that the plant is very fond of moisture and watering. For irrigation, it is better to use settled water at room temperature. in summer, watering should be regular, but not plentiful. In winter, it is better to refuse watering in order to avoid the decay process. If you begin to notice that the leaves of the hydrangea have acquired a yellow color, this may indicate an acid deficiency. To avoid this situation, watering can sometimes be carried out using slightly acidified water. To do this, you will need to take lemon juice (5 drops) and dilute in 1 liter of water. Make sure that the air does not dry out. The plant loves the spraying procedure. This procedure can be carried out quite often.

• We apply fertilizers... In the summer, when the plant is very active, it is necessary to apply fertilizing from organic and mineral fertilizers. If you do not apply fertilizers, then the plant may stop growing and developing. Also, for better plant development, you can add a small amount of potassium permanganate. Fertilizers should not be applied in winter. If you use the solution gibberellina (0.1 g of substance is added per 1 water) for spraying, then you can accelerate the growth of the plant, and the inflorescences will have a more attractive appearance.

• We make a transplant... If you want your indoor hydrangea to delight you for a long time with its beautiful and abundant flowering, it is best to transplant it every year. It is best to leave such a transplant for the autumn time, after the plant has finished flowering. You will also need to do the preparation of the substrate in advance:
1. Oh, 5 parts of sand.
2. 1 part of peat.
3. 1 part of sheet soil.
4. 2 parts of turf soil.

It is not recommended to use humus when transplanting a plant. making a transplant, make sure that each subsequent capacity is 1.5 times larger than the previous one. The container should be wide, because the roots of the plant tend to grow wide. It is important to equip all containers with drainage.

• We propagate the plant... For propagation of the plant, you can choose the method of cuttings or the method of division. As a cutting, it is best to use the lower or apical young shoot, the length of which will be from 5 to 6 cm. It is better not to cut the shoot, but to break it off, and then process the broken place with the help of Korovin. After that, the cutting must be placed in wet sand and covered with a jar. Leaves such a structure for at least 1.5 months.

• We carry out trimming... If you want the indoor hydrangea to have a beautiful and well-groomed appearance, then it must be cut off in time. Only weak shoots should be trimmed. The top is also subject to trimming. This will give the plant fresh shoots, and pruning will help form a lush plant.

Insect pests

Most often, the plant is attacked by the stem nematode, and the appearance of aphids and spider mites is also possible. If the bush has been damaged by a stem nematode, then you have no other option, how to throw the plant away. In other cases, insect attacks can be neutralized. If aphids have appeared on the plant, then such a plant can be treated with a soap solution or karbofos solution. You can also use actellic solution. If a spider mite has appeared on the plant, then treatment can be carried out using acarin or actellik. To avoid the appearance of a spider mite, spray as often as possible.

Diseases

The most common diseases found in hydrangeas are:
• Chlorosis.
• Powdery mildew.
• Gray rot.

If you began to notice that the leaves of the plant began to lose their color and become colorless, then this indicates a chlorophyll deficiency, which was obtained as a result of chlorosis. If during irrigation, directly into the water for irrigation, you add iron vitriol (10 g of the drug per 1 liter of water) or iron sulfate (2 g of the drug per 1 liter of water), then you can return the leaves to their usual green color. To get rid of powdery mildew, you can use copper sulfate (15 g) and green soap (150 g), which will need to be diluted in 1 liter of water. In the fight against sulfuric rot, a solution of Bordeaux fluid is well recommended.

Indoor hydrangea flower

A unique feature of hydrangea is that depending on the soil in which it is grown, its color may change. To obtain a blue color, you will need an acidic soil, an alkaline soil will make the color of the plant pink, to obtain a white and beige shade, it is enough to grow hydrangeas in a neutral soil. This ability to change color is due to the accumulation of aluminum. Knowing this trick, you yourself can change the color of the leaves of the plant. if lime is added to the soil, then the flowers will acquire a pink color; if aluminum sulfate is added, then they will acquire a blue color.

If you change the soil, increase or decrease the concentration of different fertilizers, you can change the color from pale to bright. To obtain a blooming blue hue, it will be enough to add potassium alum before watering (7-8 g of the preparation per 1 liter of water) or to spray the plant by adding citrate aluminum to the water (50 g of substance per 1 liter of water). But the main thing to remember is that hydrangeas with blue and pink flowers can only undergo a color change.

Conclusion

If you want the plant to delight you with its bright flowering for a long time, then you need to pay attention to the following points:
1. Watering should be regular.
2.Direct sunlight should not fall on the plant.
3. Make a transplant correctly and on time.

Observing these rules, the plant will grow and develop correctly.