What is Hortensia?

Hortensia is a wooden flowering shrub that produces large clusters of flowers in the shape of pom-pom in spring and summer months. Hortensia is a common name for Hydrangea Makrophylla ; It is also called a large sheet of Hydrangea, French hydrangea and florist Hydrangea. This variety is one of the 23 species in the Hydrangea family. Hortensia, originally from Japan, is widely grown in Europe and North America.

This plant is one of the varieties of hydrangea with flowers that changes color from blue to pink. Changing color is a direct result of potensing levels hydrogen (pH) in the soil. If the soil is acidic with a pH of 5.5 lower, the flowers turn blue; If the soil is alkaline with a pH 5.6 or higher, the flowers increase.

A specific mineral in the soil that affects the levels of pH and the properties of the color of Hortensia is aluminum. The shadow of blue or pink colors intensifies when the pH level increases or decreases. Ordinary blodrums UE This plant can be manipulated to change pink and some oPipes are white and do not change color.

Hortensia requires a slight climate to survive and flourish. Unlike most hydrangeas, Hortensia grows especially well in coastal and naval climate. Hortensia produces the best flowers when planted in full sun, but the plant will grow well in partial shadow. Hortensia can be planted in a row to create a rich hedge or boundaries for a garden or backyard, or can be used as an accent, among other things, bush.

This plant grows 3 to 6 feet (about 1 to 2 m) high with a diameter of 3 to 6 feet (about 1 to 2 m). High, upright stems grow directly from the ground and do not flow before flowering. During particularly cold winters, the stems of Hortensia are likely to completely die completely, but in the spring it will reappear. If the cold snap is a thick layer of mulch again to protect them from damage.

Hortensia requires slight care andnutrients. In the spring it should be fertilization, because the plant is based on dormancy with a balanced flower fertilizer. In hot and dry weather, this area should be thoroughly connected once a week. At the end of winter before the plant begins to produce new growth, wood should be cut to the ground older than three years.

flowers should be left on the bushes until they start to dry. After accepting the quality of the paper, the stems of the flowers should be cut to the ground. Flowers can be used for dried defense.