Hydrangea is widespread in the garden areas of Central Russia due to the average frost resistance and attractive appearance. The first plant species had a white and brown color. Later varieties of other shades that could change color due to a change in external conditions were bred. Variety Vanilla Freyz is successfully grown not only in the south of the country and in the Middle lane, but also in Siberia.
Origin and appearance
Work on the creation of panicle garden culture, capable of changing color, has been going on since the end of the 19th century. in France. Hydrangea Vinyl frieze is the result of breeding activity, because of which it managed to give a number of characteristics.
The appearance of hydrangea Vanilla Freyz
For your information! The name of the variety was due to the complex color, where white (vanilla) alternates with pink. The name translates as "vanilla strawberry."
The stems of the plant are burgundy. The shoots are straight and hard, under the weight of the vegetative part, the bush acquires a spherical shape. The leaves are oval, oblong. The inflorescences are cone-shaped, oblong, consisting of large flowers of a saturated pink hue at the base, passing to vanilla at the apex.
Flowering description
The plant is characterized by flowering in several stages. It begins in mid-June and lasts until October. By summer, buds appear, blooming like white flowers. Then gradually they turn to pink. In autumn, one can observe that the inflorescences become burgundy red.
Hydrangea Vanilla Freise on a Stub
Some garden crops are grown to give decorativeness, giving them the shape of a tree. Part of the trunk to the first lower tier of the stem is called a stem. Planting and care for the formation of a tree stem require patience and time. It will take at least three years to get the standard culture.
The idea of forming a tree from hydrangea is based on the fact that young shoots acquire a rough bark and cannot let out young shoots. Further development continues only the top of the plant.
Hydrangea Vanilla Freise on a Stub
Hydrangea Vanilla Freyz: planting and care in the open ground
Hydrangea Vanilla Frasi, planting and care in the open field for which includes several stages, as a result, will bloom all summer. First you need to choose a suitable place for planting, then provide nutrition to the bush, care.
What you need for landing
The plant is demanding on the quality of the soil and the level of moisture. Therefore, the pit where the shoot will be planted must be filled with nutrient soil. It should consist of a mixture of peat, humus and sand in a ratio of 2: 2: 1.
Important! The soil for planting hydrangea should be with a slightly acidic or neutral medium.
Choosing the best place
It depends on the region where the landing takes place. In the northern part of the country you need to choose a southern location not in the sun. In the central part, you can plant a shrub at partial shade.
Step-by-step landing process
Escape must be transplanted in the spring, allowed in the fall to frost. In the nursery, young shoots without signs of illness are taken with a height of about 30 cm. Planting hydrangea Vanilla Freyz in the spring includes a sequence of actions:
- At a distance of 1-2 m dig holes with a size of 50 cm².
- After preparing the nutrient soil, superphosphate and potassium fertilizer are added.
- 2 weeks before planting, fill each pit with half the mixture obtained.
- After the subsidence of the soil, a seedling is placed in it, soaked for 2 hours in a growth stimulator.
- Watered with warm soft water.
While the bush takes root, you need to water it often.
Propagation of Hydrangea Vanilla Freyz
To propagate a plant, several methods are used. The most common version of the cuttings, although at home you can grow seedlings. Another way is to divide the bush, when in the spring several shoots with the root system are separated from the adult hydrangea.
Propagation by cuttings
This method of reproduction is used in the summer. To get the stalk, you need to cut off part of the young shoot with 3-4 kidneys. It is first lowered into a container with a growth stimulant. Then planted in nutrient soil at 2-2.5 cm. A mixture of peat and sand in equal proportions is suitable.
Hydrangea Seedling Dive Stage
Cover the planting area with a jar or plastic bottle until the first leaves appear. After the plant has wintered in a small container, the sprouts need to be planted in open ground.
Seed cultivation
This is a rarer and more time consuming process. Seeds are soaked in a solution of potassium permanganate, then dried.
At the bottom of the pot, drainage of small stones or expanded clay is placed. The tank is filled with soil for flower crops. The material is laid out on the surface of the soil, moistened, slightly recessed inland.
Note! Optimum germination conditions are achieved by covering the surface with polyethylene, where small holes are made. The pot is cleaned in a warm place in the light.
When 2-3 leaves appear on the surface, seedlings are dived, that is, they are planted in different containers.
For your information! When using this method, the varietal properties of hydrangea are often lost.
Care and trimming
After planting and rooting the shoot, proper care must be provided for it. You need to know which growth conditions are most optimal for flowering.
Watering mode
The first point on how to care for the sprout is compliance with the watering regime. Hydrangea is a hygrophilous plant. If it is located on the south side and the sun is shining on it, then the frequency of watering is at least 2 times a week, 30-50 liters for each bush.
To prevent moisture from evaporating prematurely in the summer, sawdust or fine foliage is sprinkled around the shoots. To determine that it is time to water the plant once again can be done on the dried soil around the bush.
Top dressing
The first year of feeding is not needed, since the shoot is planted in a nutrient medium. Next, mineral fertilizers (nitrate, phosphates) are needed.
Feeding consists of several stages. The first is soon after awakening, the second is before flowering begins. This is necessary to activate the budding process. After flowering, the bush is fertilized using special means for azaleas or hydrangeas. The last stage is before wintering.
Features of care during the flowering period
In the active period, all that hydrangeas need is often watered and not fed. If the place is chosen correctly, then the plant can bloom all summer until the first frost, annually adding 50 cm in growth.
Features of care at rest
With the advent of autumn, at the end of flowering, watering is reduced, feeding is stopped. The plant does not require active action, in addition to preparing for winter. At this time, the shoots can be dug up and placed at home storage. Pots are kept in a dark place until spring, until it comes time to plant on the street.
Hydrangea Vanilla Freise during the flowering period
Bush shaping and pruning
In the spring, even before the start of the vegative period, you need to trim the bush. Dried flowers are removed, as well as frozen shoots. To the bush has acquired the desired shape, you must also trim too long stems.
Note! 2 buds are left on each shoot, then many new inflorescences will appear on the shoot. If you leave longer ones, then they will be smaller, but they will be larger.
Winter preparations
The plant is frost-resistant, therefore, it can comfortably tolerate temperatures up to −35 ° C. The shoots of the first year of life need warming. Bushes sprinkled with sawdust, foliage. Small ones are covered with drawers or covered, tied with twine. It is necessary to open the bush after the snow has melted and the warm weather has settled down.
Thus, hydrangea Vanilla Freyz is loved by many for its unusual form of inflorescence: first, the flower cone is white, then painted in pink. On the bush there are specimens with varying degrees of staining of the buds. This variety of hydrangea is one of the most frost-resistant, but young plants need shelter for the winter.
