Hydrangea serrated Bluebird

Hydrangea is a tree-like shrub with large decorative flowers. They are usually used to make living fences and other compositions in landscape design.
One of the most eye-catching varieties is the Bluebird serrated hydrangea, which has gained its popularity due to its level of resistance to cold and beautiful appearance.

Bluebird serrated hydrangea: variety description

Bluebird serrated hydrangea: photo of the variety

Hydrangea Bluebird came to us from Japan, where she was created. Herbaceous is a shrub with a powerful, branched trunk, its growth ranges from one hundred centimeters to one hundred twenty centimeters.
The crown can grow up to one hundred and fifty centimeters in diameter. The foliage has a bright greenish color and the shape of a regular oval; there are irregularities along the edges of the foliage.

Flower hats are similar in shape to bulky umbrellas and can grow ten centimeters in width. From the inside there are small pinkish or purple flowers with bluish stamens.

On the edges of the inflorescences are quite large, they are accustomed to color from delicate violet to pronounced bluish.

The color palette of flowers can vary based on the quality of the soil, if it is acidic, then the petals, instead of a rich bluish color, will have a delicately heavenly color.
An unusual feature of the variety will be the superficial location of the root system, approximately forty to forty-five centimeters. With proper agricultural technology, this plant will carry out the flowering process from the second summer month to the first autumn month.
This variety is also ranked among plants with a high level of resistance to cold weather and can tolerate a temperature indicator of up to minus twenty degrees.

Advantages:

• excellent presentation and a large color palette of colors.
• high level of cold resistance.
• immunity to the formation of parasites and most diseases.

Disadvantages:

• high level of placement of the root system.
• capriciousness to the composition of the soil and the quality of agricultural technology.
• intolerance to direct rays of the sun.

Hydrangea serrata Bluebird: planting varieties

Bluebird serrated hydrangea: photo of the variety

Summer residents with experience are advised to plant this variety at the end of the second spring month - at the beginning of the last spring month or from the second week of the first autumn month, when the temperature becomes milder.

When selecting a site, it is necessary to take into account that this variety prefers lighting in a diffused form. It is also possible to plant the plant in partial shade.
Typically, the size of the landing hole will be fifty centimeters in diameter and in depth. In the process of digging up the soil, the following dressings are placed in it:

• two parts of humus.
• two pieces of deciduous soil.
• one part of peat.
• one piece of sand.
• twenty grams of urea.
• feeding from minerals in a complex according to the rules.

If you make any composition from the Bluebird serrated hydrangea, it should be taken into account that the space between the plants should be at least one hundred and fifty centimeters.
During planting, the root collar should be placed at soil level. After the planting material is in the soil, it must be moistened and covered with a layer of mulch.

Hydrangea serrated Bluebird: care

Bluebird serrated hydrangea: photo of the variety

Agrotechnology for Bluebird hydrangea is quite easy. It is important to take into account that the herbaceous loves a warm climate and liquid very much, which means it is worth moisturizing it daily, as the summer residents advise.
Also, if the temperature indicator of the air is above twenty-five degrees, the soil is watered twice a day, and if it is more than thirty degrees, then it is moistened three times a day.

The soil near the plant should always be moistened, if this is not followed, then the shrub will be able to start slow growth and the flowering process is not so abundant and pretty.
In order for the acceleration root system to have access to air and liquid, it is required to loosen the soil near the plant. However, it should be taken into account that this variety has a rather high occurrence of the root system and deep loosening of the plant cannot be carried out.

In addition to the necessary hydration, care must be taken to ensure that the plant is not harmed by the direct rays of the sun at noon. This requires the production of additional partial shading using a removable roof and so on.

The Bluebird serrated hydrangea is fed according to the scheme below:
In the process of bud formation and immediately after the flowering process, the herbaceous is moistened with a substrate of one kilogram of peat, one kilogram of dried foliage and five hundred grams of humus, which are then mixed with two and a half liters of settled liquid.
Then, during the entire flowering process, dried leaves or compost are placed in the soil near the root system once every seven days.

Hydrangea Bluebird does not tolerate feeding from, for example, lime, wood ash and chalk are not suitable, which means that their use is prohibited.
Carefully it is necessary to work with fertilizers that contain nitrogen, if they are excessively applied, the flowering process will be very strong and can harm the plant itself. This means that urea or rotted mullein is placed exclusively at the beginning of the vegetative season in normal sizes.

In addition to moisturizing and fertilizing, this plant needs pruning every year, the optimal time for its production is the autumn season.
As a result of the process, dried, fragile, crooked and dead branches are removed. It is also worth removing old foliage and inflorescences from the shrub.
To promote the growth and flowering of the herbaceous plant, all branches are cut into two or three buds.

Difficulties in growing Bluebird hydrangea

Bluebird serrated hydrangea: photo of the variety

The Bluebird serrated hydrangea lends itself quite well to cultivation among inexperienced summer residents. It is important to moisturize, feed and shelter the plant from direct sunlight at the right time.
Most often, summer residents have difficulties in the process of loosening the soil, because the root system is located quite close and it is easy to harm them.
To avoid such situations, the soil is loosened to a depth of four to five centimeters.

Hydrangea serrata Bluebird: winter hardiness

Hydrangea Bluebird tolerates frosts pretty well in the middle zone of our country, however, it is required to make protection until the herbaceous one adapts, up to about four to five years.
It is also necessary to cover the grassy one for the winter season in the northern and cold regions.

Work is carried out following the rules listed below:

• first, you need to make a disinfecting pruning.
• then top dressing is poured under the bush, which contains phosphorus and potassium.
• in cold weather up to minus five degrees, the plant is spud and covered with a thick film.
• up to minus fifteen degrees, this plant is tied with twine, spudded, covered with spruce branches, and polyethylene is laid on top.
• at a temperature of up to minus twenty degrees, the shoots are bent to the soil and fixed with metal brackets, wood shavings, pine needles, warm fabrics and so on are placed on top.
• in cold weather up to minus thirty degrees, the plant is placed under a metal grate, covered with bricks and covered with a warm cloth on top.

If this plant is properly prepared for the winter season, then in the spring season, the herbaceous acceleration will begin to grow.

Diseases and pests of this variety

Hydrangea Bluebird has a high level of resistance to almost all kinds of parasites. Usually, the plant is attacked chlorosis and powdery mildew.

• In case of illness chlorosis the herbaceous foliage turns pale, the veins, which is interesting, do not change the color. In the form of disinfection and cure, this plant is sprayed with a preparation containing four grams of potassium nitrate, four grams of vitriol and a liter of liquid.
• When attacking powdery mildew brown spots and a silvery bloom are formed on the foliage. An effective measure of control will be a preparation of ten grams of household soap and two grams of copper sulfate, mixed in one liter of liquid.
  Continuous spraying of the plant with insecticides will be a good prevention.

The Bluebird serrated hydrangea can become a highlight of all kinds of sites: its large flowers will be noticeable at the farthest end of the site.
Although this plant needs a lot of attention, cultivating it will bring exceptionally good emotions.