This is the largest hydrangea cultivar. The plant looks perfect in gardens and parks, decorates any flower bed, has a unique resistance to droughts.
This plant gives the impression of lightness, a small tree or shrub. Belongs to the Gortenziev family. Sometimes liana-like plants are found. All types of Unix hydrangeas impress with beautiful flowers.
Origin
For the first time, Hydicus Unic was bred in 1950 in Belgium. In 1993, the plant variety was awarded by the Royal Society of Gardeners.
Hydrangea Unique
Description of hydrangea flower Unique
Flower growers are interested in the description of hydrangeas Unik. This deciduous shrub plant reaches 2 meters in height and 5 meters in width. It grows by about 20 cm per year. It differs in hard, strong, upright shoots, red-brown in color. The bark peels off easily, brown. It has a large number of strong and thin 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 continues until the end of September. The inflorescences are conical, reach a size of 30 cm. The flowers are white, at the end of flowering they acquire a pink color.
Hydrangea transplant Unique
After acquiring a plant, it must be transplanted into the open ground. For it to take root, you must adhere to a number of rules.
What you need for landing
First of all, you need to prepare the ground. It should be slightly acidic or acidic. It should not be lime. The soil of this plant loves moist, drained.
Note! The optimal age for planting is from 2 to 3 years. Younger plants may not take root.
Optimal place
The plant is thermophilic, so it is best to choose slightly shaded areas. Despite the fact that it is drought tolerant, care must be taken to ensure that there is sufficient moisture at the landing site.
Important! The place where hydrangea will grow should be protected from strong winds and cold.
Step-by-step landing process
Landing is carried out in the fall or in the spring. The sequence of actions during planting hydrangea is as follows:
- First you need to prepare a landing hole. Its size is different, 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 pit on loamy soil is 50 cm, the depth is 60 cm. If the soil is heavy, clay, then you need to dig a hole with a depth of 70 cm, 60 cm in length and width.
- At the bottom of the pit, a layer of broken brick or small gravel is placed as drainage - not more than 10 cm. Then peat should be poured.
- The roots of the plant 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 of the amount of water is from 10 liters for light soil and up to 25 liters for heavy clay.
- The bush is mulched with humus or peat.
Hydrangea planting
If the weather is windy or dry during planting, it is recommended to spray the plant.
Hydrangea propagation
This plant can be propagated by cuttings, dividing the bush or grown from seeds.
Cuttings
Cuttings can be taken from April to June. To do this, from the crown you need to choose annual green shoots with a length of at least 10 cm. They should be cut at an angle of 90 degrees. In the lower part of the handle, you need to remove the leaves and treat with a growth stimulator.
Then the stalk is planted in a pre-prepared soil mixture in a greenhouse. Then, after planting in open soil, the plant is covered.
Hydrangea propagation by cuttings
In large-leaved varieties of panicled hydrangea Unik, winter cuttings can be made. In October, the mother plant is dug up and planted in a pot. The temperature in the room where hydrangea is located fluctuates around 2 degrees. By early January, it rises to about 10 degrees.
In February, young shoots ripen. Cuttings are cut from them.
Important! In the cuttings should be 2 internodes.
The lower leaves of the cuttings are removed, in the upper leaves only half of the leaf plate remains. Sections from the lower leaves must be treated with a growth stimulator for plants. Then the stalk is planted in a pot with soil. It is necessary to cover it with a jar or a bottle of plastic.
Division of a bush, layering
Hydicia Unicum propagates by dividing the bush in the fall or spring. It must be dug up, divided into several parts, so that everyone has a kidney. Then they are planted. Planting technology is the same as that of the acquired plant.
When propagating by layering, shoots under the age of 1 year are bent and buried. On the surface of the earth you need to leave about 20 cm of shoot. In spring or autumn for another year, the shoot is separated from the mother bush and transplanted.
Seed cultivation
Seeds are planted directly in open soil.
Growing hydrangea from seeds
Before this, the bed is dug up. Seeds must be scattered randomly, trampled and sprinkled with sand.
Hydrangea Care Unic
2 times a year should loosen the soil. The depth of cultivation is about 5 cm.
Trimming should be done periodically. Hydrangea Unique tolerates it well. In order for the plant to bloom profusely, you need to cut diseased shoots in early spring (when buds have already formed). Older plants need to be cut into 2/3.
Watering mode
Watering should be carried out at least 5 times during the season. To shoots were more durable, you need to water from time to time with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. The ideal time for watering is morning or evening.
Note! During watering, it is not necessary to allow droplets of water to fall on the buds and flowers.
When watering, you need to ensure that the acidity of the water does not exceed 5.6. For irrigation use only warm water. Liquid from the tap cannot be used - the chlorine contained in it causes leaf disease. From stagnant water, the roots can rot.
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 during the summer.
During flowering
During flowering, the plant needs abundant watering. It should provide him with a soft partial shade, then there will be more flowers.
Panicle hydrangea
It is optimal to feed the plant with superphosphate at the beginning of flowering. Nitrofoska increases the duration of flowering. The optimal amount of fertilizer - 1 tbsp. on a bucket (10 l) of water.
During rest
After flowering, the plant can be transferred to fresh soil mixture. The root lump in the transplant process is loosened.
Before the growing season, you need to remove the old shoots, leaving only the strongest.
Winter preparations
For winter, you need to carry out 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 autumn, feeding is required. They help the plant prepare for winter. To do this, 1 tbsp. potassium sulfate and superphosphate dissolved in 10 liters of water. For each bush - about 7 liters of fertilizer. For top dressing, peat, humus or compost is allowed.
Panicle Hydrangea Unique - a plant that will decorate any garden. Compliance with simple rules of care will allow you to continue flowering time.
