The attractive, luxuriantly climbing hydrangeas with their beautiful creamy-white plate flowers are not only suitable for greening house walls and the like, they can also be cultivated in tubs with a suitable climbing aid.
Climbing hydrangeas also thrive in pots
Which climbing aids are suitable?
On the balcony, on the terrace or in the seating area in the garden, nobody likes to sit on a platter and be at the mercy of all eyes. For this reason, a privacy screen is often installed at such locations, which does not only have to consist of a wall. A natural privacy screen is much nicer, like the merrily climbing plants that the climbing hydrangea create over the years. For this purpose, plant the climbing hydrangea in a sufficiently large planter - the bigger the better - and offer it a climbing aid. Suitable climbing aids for the bucket are, for example:
- Trellis made of wood or metal
- a cable system (also designed by myself)
- vine nets
- wire frame
However, pyramids or obelisks made of cast iron look particularly pretty.
Plant climbing hydrangea in a bucket
It is important that the planter is as large and deep as possible - there is no such thing as a too large planter in this case. In addition, the container should have a drainage hole at the bottom so that excess water can drain off and waterlogging does not form - climbing hydrangeas are very sensitive to this. Climbing hydrangeas are planted in the tub as follows:
- Fill in coarse-grained material (e.g. perlite) as the bottom layer for better water drainage.
- Now spread an air- and water-permeable fleece over it.
- Now mix normal flower and bog soil with some compost.
- Fill the pot halfway with the potting soil.
- Hold in the root ball of the climbing hydrangea.
- Fill in the remaining soil.
- Make sure there are no cavities.
- Press the plant down well and water it vigorously.
Now you can carefully attach the individual shoots to the climbing aid. However, do not pull the strings too tightly, otherwise the plant may be injured.
tips and tricks
Hydrangeas are very thirsty plants. This is especially true for plants cultivated in pots, which is why you always have to water them well and plentifully. The earth must not dry out. Nevertheless, it is important to avoid waterlogging.