Hydrangea Limelight

The panicle hydrangea limelight was obtained by breeding specialists from Holland. She instantly won the hearts of summer residents, because she does not have most of the shortcomings that other varieties of this family have.

It is especially important that it has strong and hard branches, which can easily endure a lot of large flowers in large quantities during the flowering process. Therefore, the shrub of this variety maintains its appearance and small space occupied. Also hydrangea of ​​the Limelight variety is known for its long flowering process and a specific palette of inflorescences.

Hydrangea Limelight: description and characteristics of the variety

Panicle hydrangea Limelight: photo of the variety

The hydrangea variety Limelight (limelight) is considered a flowering shrub, deciduous. The plant will be able to grow up two and a half meters. It grows quite rapidly, the growth reaches approximately twenty-five centimeters per year. It has a spreading crown, with the help of which trimming is made, the required shape is simply set.

Herbaceous shoots are straight and firm. The branches are dark brownish in color. In the process of flowering, do not tie them to stakes or install supports.

The foliage of the Limelight panicle hydrangea has a dark greenish color and a velvety face. In the autumn season, the leaves of this herbaceous color change to purple. This gives the bush an even more decorative appearance. Herbaceous leaves are rather thick, most often they completely hide the branches.

The flowering process of Limelight hydrangea from the beginning of the second summer month to the end of the first autumn month. It happens that if a herbaceous plant is planted in an area sheltered from cold and strong winds, the flowering process can be increased until the second week or until the end of the second autumn month.

The flowers are small in size, immediately after opening, they have a rich greenish color. After some time, they acquire a snow-white color, and by the autumn season they change color to pinkish. Their color directly depends on the lighting. In partial and complete shading, the flowers have a rich greenish color, and in a sunny place, the flowers have a light greenish color or snow-white.

Limelight hydrangea flowers are collected in large inflorescences in the form of a regular cone. Their length could be about twenty-five centimeters.

Preparing for planting Limelight hydrangea

Panicle hydrangea Limelight: photo of the variety

Although hydrangea Limelight (limelight) is a rather non-capricious flower, it will feel great only in certain places. The territory in which it is planted must meet special criteria. The following conditions are considered the most important for the development of this plant:

• constituents of the soil.
• enough light.
• a sufficient amount of moisture.

Limelight panicle hydrangea should be planted on weak acidic or simply acidic soils. On neutral ground, herbaceous develops poorly. To improve the conditions for its growth, it is possible to add peat to the soil, thereby acidifying it. It is forbidden to use alkaline soils, the plant reacts badly to them, planting on this type of soil, you will only waste time and nerves, because the plant will soon die.

Hydrangea Limelight does not react well to direct sunlight.For it, it is recommended to select partially shaded areas so that direct sunlight does not fall on the foliage during the day.

The plant can be called a liquid lover. Drying out the soil is harmful to him. Now you understand why a moistened area is selected for planting, however, without stagnant groundwater, because this also usually causes the death of the shrub.

Planting material of this plant is planted in the fresh air, which can be bought in special stores with the theme of gardening. However, it is possible to cultivate planting material with your own hands. To do this, you need to purchase varietal planting material.

Limelight hydrangea planting material forbidden get it from the old flowering shrub, even if it fully meets the varietal requirements. Usually, the planting material cultivated from these seeds is not at all similar to the parental shrubs. Varietal planting materials must be purchased from specialty shops and flower farms. But it is necessary to watch that they are kept before the acquisition for no more than twelve months. Old planting material quickly loses its germination capacity.

Planting material of Limelight panicle hydrangea is planted in the spring season in a container filled with a peat and sand mixture. Most often it rises after thirty-one to fifty days. Seedlings are cultivated in containers until the age of two to three years. After that, it can be planted in the soil.

Panicle hydrangea Limelight: planting varieties

It is advised to plant Limelight hydrangea about at the beginning of the last spring month. Previously, this is not worth doing, because good weather can change to cold and frost is possible. And then the heat comes, which slows down the development of young shrubs.

For planting, a planting hole is dug into the soil. It should not be deep, because the herb has a root system located on the surface. It is enough to make a landing hole about forty centimeters deep and about sixty centimeters wide.

Two containers of liquid are placed in the finished planting hole. After twenty-four hours, when the liquid has penetrated to the horse system, it is possible to land. The planting hole is filled by one third with a mixture of soil, the constituents of which are the following components in identical proportions:

• garden soil dug out of the planting hole.
• coniferous soil.
• peat.
• sand.
• humus.

A little superphosphate is also placed in the soil mixture for all herbaceous.

A Limelight hydrangea seedling is placed in the middle along with an earthen lump. Then the planting hole is filled with prepared soil and tamped a little. A properly planted shrub should have a root collar at ground level. Immediately after planting, the seedling is moistened abundantly.

Under all herbaceous they consume one container of liquid. It is advised to cover the area near the trunk with a layer of mulch made of straw, peat or sawdust. This will protect the root system from strong heating during the summer season and maintain the required moisture level in the soil.

Limelight hydrangea care

Panicle hydrangea Limelight: photo of the variety

Limelight panicle hydrangea is considered a non-capricious herbaceous. The agricultural technology behind it is simple and it will not waste all your time. However, in order to possess an abundant flowering process, the herbaceous one must be endowed with:

• constant hydration.
• fertilization with dressings.
• trimming and sanitary trimming.

The bush must be moistened in a timely manner so that the soil under the bush is constantly moistened. In the spring and autumn seasons, moistening is carried out every fourteen to twenty-one days. In the summer season, on hot days, it is necessary to moisturize more than one or two times every seven days.

Hydrangea Limelight is fertilized for proper development and stimulation of the flowering process every year.Without fertilization, the flowering process can become weak, and sometimes the shrub has no flowering process at all.

Fertilization is started in the last spring month in the process of abundant growth. Before the formation of the first buds, they are fed nitrogen fertilizers... An ordinary infusion of cow dung brings excellent performance. With this fertilization, the shrub forms a green mass and prepares for the flowering process.

With the formation of the first buds and until the flowering process is completed, fertilization is performed with potash and phosphorus fertilizers. Specialized feeds for Limelight hydrangea are very well known, which can be bought in special supermarkets and on flower farms.

A necessary process in agricultural technology for a given plant is its pruning. The following pruning classifications are known:

• sanitary.
• formative.
• anti-aging.

The shrub is made out at the beginning of the spring season before the buds open. In this case, it is necessary to try not to touch all the branches of last year, because it is on them that the buds will form.

Others, if they are rather elongated, are reduced by two-thirds, others are reduced by one-third or less. In this case, the required shape is given to the shrub. It is also worth cutting off the shoots growing in the center of the crown in order to reduce its thickening.

Sanitary pruning is performed at the end of the second autumn month. All wounded, dried and infected branches are removed. All thin shoots and adult flowers are still pruned, reducing the branches by two or three buds.

For fairly adult shrubs of panicle hydrangea, Limelight produce rejuvenating pruning in the spring season. All adult shoots are pruned without touching four to five of the youngest. They are reduced without touching four to five buds. Sometimes radical pruning is done.

Frost resistance of hydrangea Limelight

Panicle hydrangea Limelight: photo of the variety

Limelight panicle hydrangea is considered to have a high level of resistance to cold and endures cold in the winter season of the middle zone of our country. However, in young plants, the shoots will freeze. This is not very good, because when the branches, last year's, freeze, the herbaceous will not carry out the flowering process. Therefore, shrubs growing in a summer cottage for at least three years must be covered for the winter season.

Immediately before the protection of young shrubs for the winter season, this plant undergoes sanitary pruning.

Then they are well spud, then the area near the trunk is buried with a large layer of shavings and fallen leaves.

The shrubs of this plant are quite tall, therefore, most often their shoots are bent to the soil before protection and well fixed. Upstairs, the bush is sprinkled with fallen leaves and covered with spruce branches. I put roofing material on top of it. Small young shrubs can be covered with a frame, which is placed near the grassy one. The distance between the frame and the herbaceous one is replaced by dried leaves.

Old Limelight hydrangeas may not be covered. The older the shrub, the higher its level of resistance to cold.

Hydrangea Limelight: variety reviews

Panicle hydrangea Limelight: photo of the variety

• Stepan Viktorovich, Perm: “I have been growing the variety of panicle hydrangea Limelight for several years. Cuttings for breeding in the new summer season I start cutting off annually from the second week of June. Be sure to place the cuttings in a container with soil already soaked in peat and leafy soil. Only under such conditions did I manage to achieve a quick adaptation of the cuttings. "
• Marina Igorevna, Chelyabinsk: “I grow hydrangea Limelight for decorative purposes. In landscape design, this variety looks very organic. Growing panicle hydrangea Limelight is not at all difficult. Compared to other varieties grown on the garden plot, Limelight hydrangea is extremely easy to care for. "

Panicle hydrangea Limelight: video about the variety