- Hydrangeas: easy-care shrubs with beguiling floral decorations
- The climbing hydrangea aims high
- What to do if the hydrangea has grown too big?
- tips and tricks
If hydrangeas are planted in the right location, they are relatively easy to care for and grow into dense, floriferous and large bushes over the years. Varieties such as the farmer's hydrangea, plate hydrangea or climbing hydrangea do not require pruning and reach a considerable size.
Hydrangeas: easy-care shrubs with beguiling floral decorations
If the hydrangea is not pruned regularly, it will reach a size of at least two meters. Many varieties are therefore ideal as flowering, informal hedge plants. The hydrangea hedge requires less care than many other plantings and sets romantic accents with the numerous large flower balls. In contrast to other hedges, you hardly have to cut this green privacy screen. It is enough to break out the withered umbels and water the water-hungry hydrangea when necessary.
The climbing hydrangea aims high
The climbing hydrangea, which belongs to the group of self-climbers and grows green on fences, trees or bare house walls without a climbing aid, is particularly large. Shade tolerant, this hydrangea thrives in both partial and full shade. With its gnarled growth and attractive autumn colors, a large climbing hydrangea sets attractive garden accents all year round. From June onwards, it adorns itself with beautiful white marginal flowers that stand out beautifully against the shiny dark green foliage. The rather flat umbels are very large and smell pleasantly sweet. The climbing hydrangea can grow up to seven meters in height.
What to do if the hydrangea has grown too big?
If the hydrangea has grown too large, you can shorten the bush and rejuvenate it. However, the hydrangea does not bloom in the year of pruning, as you must inevitably remove the flower bases as well.
Alternatively, you can cut an overgrown hydrangea in stages and only cut back part of the old branches to about 50 centimeters. This rejuvenates the bush, but you don't have to do without the attractive floral decoration.
tips and tricks
As the climbing hydrangea grows very large, it can become very heavy. Therefore, despite the numerous clinging roots, it is advisable to attach a supporting climbing aid that will bear the weight of the hydrangea.