Didžialapė hortenzija – Hydrangea macrophylla

Didžialapė hortenzija

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameDidžialapė hortenzija
Latin plant nameHydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.ex Murray) Ser.
English plant nameHydrangea
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Borders
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Cemetery
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Combination with woody plants
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 40 to 50
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
  • tall - 61-80 cm
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • white
  • red, red tints
  • violet
  • blue, blue tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period3 months
General ornamentalityvery decorative
Ornamentality duration, months6
Groupshort-lived perennial (grown 2-4 years)
Bioecological groupNo hardy perennials
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: cuttings, scrub division. Propagated by scrub division in early Spring. Cuttings are taken between May and June; planted in hotbeds. Parent plants are stored indoors between February and March. Herbaceous cuttings are taken from them during this period.