- Plant panicle hydrangea correctly
- care tips
- Which location is suitable?
- The right planting distance
- What soil does the plant need?
- What is the best planting time?
- When is flowering time?
- Pruning panicle hydrangea correctly
- Water panicle hydrangea
- Properly fertilize panicle hydrangea
- hibernate
- Propagating panicle hydrangea
- How do I plant correctly?
- Panicle Hydrangea in a pot
- Panicle hydrangea does not bloom
- How do I raise the panicle hydrangea to a high stem
- How do I properly care for the Limelight panicle hydrangea?
- The most beautiful varieties
The spectacular panicle hydrangea even paves the way for newcomers among hobby gardeners to enter the blossoming world of hydrangeas. No other hydrangea species is less demanding and more flexible in cultivation. If care has been a mystery to you, you can find the answer here.
The vanilla fraise is a popular variety of panicle hydrangea
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Show all- Plant panicle hydrangea correctly
- care tips
- Which location is suitable?
- The right planting distance
- What soil does the plant need?
- What is the best planting time?
- When is flowering time?
- Pruning panicle hydrangea correctly
- Water panicle hydrangea
- Properly fertilize panicle hydrangea
- hibernate
- Propagating panicle hydrangea
- How do I plant correctly?
- Panicle Hydrangea in a pot
- Panicle hydrangea does not bloom
- How do I raise the panicle hydrangea to a high stem
- How do I properly care for the Limelight panicle hydrangea?
- The most beautiful varieties
- Dig a hole twice the volume of the root ball in a sunny to partially shaded spot
- Enrich the excavation with peat soil, compost and horn meal
- Unpot the young plant, plant in the middle and water
- Mulch with leaves, grass clippings, coniferous compost or bark mulch
- Keep panicle hydrangea evenly moist with lime-free water
- Fertilize judiciously from March to September
- Protect from frost and snow in the bed
- Potted plants should preferably be hibernated in a bright and frost-free place at 5 degrees Celsius
- Cut back in March, just in time for new shoots
- Little Lime: growth height 120 cm - growth width 150 cm - recommended planting distance 75 cm
- Mega Mindy: growth height 175 cm - growth width 130 cm - recommended planting distance 65 cm
- Bobo: growth height 90 cm - growth width 70 cm - recommended planting distance 35 cm
- Nutritious, humic and fresh-moist
- Permeable, loose and without risk of waterlogging
- Lime-free, ideally with a pH of 5.5 to 6.0
- Dharuma: June to August
- Limelight: July to September
- Pinky Winky: August to October/November
- Prune in March on an overcast, frost-free day
- Shorten shoots by up to 50 percent
- Start each cut just above an outward-facing bud
- The harder the pruning, the more lush the flowering
- Cover the root area with leaves, straw, needle brushwood
- The branches protect with reed mats or jute ribbons
- Wrap large buckets with bubble wrap and place on wood
- Carry smaller pots into frost-free, bright winter quarters
- Water a little on mild days when there is a frost
- Fill small pots with a mix of peat and sand
- Plant two-thirds of a cutting in each
- Water preferably from below with lime-free, lukewarm water
- Water regularly with soft water
- Provide liquid fertilizer for hydrangeas from March to early September
- Bright and frost-free overwinter at 4-6 degrees Celsius
- Cut and repot in spring
- Wrong pruning: carry out the central pruning in March, before budding
- Unsuitable location: choose a sunny to partially shaded location
- Nutrient deficiency: fertilize organically or mineral-organically from March to September
- Over-fertilization: administer mineral fertilizer exactly according to the dosage instructions
- In the autumn of the planting year, choose a strong shoot for the trunk and support it with a stick
- Cut off all other ground shoots
- Remove the branches on the trunk to the desired crown height
- Sunny location with fresh, moist soil, rich in nutrients
- Lime-free substrate with a pH of 5.5 to 6.0
- Water plentifully and regularly, up to twice a day in full sun
- Fertilize from March to early September
- Fertilize organically every 2 weeks or apply a slow-release fertilizer for hydrangeas in March
- Sundae Fraise: the cone flowers are reminiscent of a strawberry ice cream cone and give off a similar scent
- Diamant Rouge: exudes a firework of colors in white and pink, which changes to rich crimson in autumn
- Pinky Winky: Spectacular with bi-colored flowers that turn from creamy white to soft pink as they fade
- Vanilla Fraise: performs a flowering miracle similar to Pinky Winky and scores with a more compact habit
- Bobo: white flowering dwarf with huge flowers; thanks to its height of 90 cm the ideal candidate for the bucket
- Little Lime: little sister of the premium variety Limelight with a delicate silhouette and lime green, later white flowers
Plant panicle hydrangea correctly
When spring is just around the corner, the best time has come for planting a panicle hydrangea. The earth has completely thawed and there is no longer any danger of ground frost. Before you start preparing the soil in the bed, place the root ball in a container with lime-free water. How to plant a panicle hydrangea professionally:
When planting, keep an eye on the soil mark on the root neck and do not place the panicle hydrangea deeper than in the nursery pot. The planting process is similar in the bucket, with drainage from potsherds on the bottom of the pot also preventing harmful waterlogging.
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care tips
The key cornerstones of proper care are: water and nutrient balance, pruning and overwintering. Pay special attention to these aspects:
The outstanding difference to the popular farmer's hydrangea is its ability to flower on this year's wood. The more boldly the spring pruning is carried out, the lusher the abundance of flowers in summer and autumn.
Which location is suitable?
The panicle hydrangea feels at home in a light, sunny to partially shaded location. Allocate the flowering shrub a place in full sun, should the constant supply of water be ensured. In shady locations, the flowering is rather meager.
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The right planting distance
The panicle hydrangea not only scores with a voluminous abundance of flowers, but also develops an expansive habit. You take this fact into account by planting at least half the growth width apart. Some examples to clarify:
What soil does the plant need?
In order for the panicle hydrangea to show the flowering power it has, the soil should be like this:
What is the best planting time?
The planting season begins in spring from March. The exact date is determined by the weather, because it is better to wait if there is persistent frost or delayed ground frost. Regardless of its winter hardiness in later years, the Hydrangea paniculata is still sensitive to frost in the year of planting.
When is flowering time?
The flowering period of a panicle hydrangea reaches its zenith when most ornamental plants have withered and are preparing for the cold season. The central flowering period extends from July to September. However, some strains have the potential to flower earlier or later. For example, combine these panicle hydrangeas to enjoy the blooms from June to October/November:
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Pruning panicle hydrangea correctly
The panicle hydrangea flowers on this year's shoots, which qualifies it as one of the most pruning hydrangeas. This goes hand in hand with the need to grab the scissors every year in early spring. Otherwise, the gem will gradually lose its shape and age from within. How to cut correctly:
At the same time, thin out the flowering bush thoroughly. Cut deadwood or stunted branches at the base.
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Water panicle hydrangea
The panicle hydrangea evaporates a lot of moisture every day through the mighty foliage and blossoms. Therefore, check the surface of the substrate every morning. If the top 2-3 centimeters feel dry, they are watered. During hot summer days, this may well be necessary in the mornings and evenings. Use mostly soft rainwater or stagnant tap water.
Properly fertilize panicle hydrangea
You can cover the nutrient requirements with organic fertilizers, such as leaf compost, guano (€121.99), horn shavings (€32.93) and coffee grounds, or use a special hydrangea fertilizer from specialist retailers. While natural fertilizers are applied every 2 weeks from March to September, a single dose in March is sufficient for long-term fertilizers such as Substral Osmocot rhododendron and hydrangea fertilizer.
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hibernate
Regardless of their natural hardiness, we recommend the following protective measures:
Pay particular attention to the winter protection of a young panicle hydrangea in the first few years, because it still has to develop its frost hardiness. Wrap the entire plant in jute or breathable garden fleece.
Propagating panicle hydrangea
Panicle hydrangeas can be easily propagated using cuttings. During the flowering period, cut healthy non-flowering shoots 10-15 cm long. The lower half is defoliated, except for the upper pair of leaves. Proceed as follows:
In a partially shaded location behind glass, kept constantly moist at 15-18 degrees Celsius, rooting progresses quickly.
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How do I plant correctly?
Spring and late autumn are good dates for transplanting. Cut off the root ball 2 weeks beforehand and water the panicle hydrangea extensively so that numerous fine roots can develop. A pruning compensates for the loss of root volume. On the day itself, loosen the root ball with the digging fork and then lift it out of the ground. At the new location, the planting pit should already be prepared so that the hydrangea can be planted again without delay.
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Panicle Hydrangea in a pot
In order for a panicle hydrangea to thrive in a pot, there should be a minimum volume of 30 liters. Although the flowering shrub requires plenty of irrigation water, harmful waterlogging should be prevented when planting. Therefore, cover the water drain with shards of pottery before you fill in bog bed soil as a substrate. How to care for a pot hydrangea:
Panicle hydrangea does not bloom
If a panicle hydrangea does not bloom, this deficiency results for various reasons. The most common causes and countermeasures at a glance:
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How do I raise the panicle hydrangea to a high stem
A young plant offers the best chance of success in a high-stem upbringing. The change in habit is also possible with older panicle hydrangeas. This is how the procedure works in the first few years:
In the following years, direct the main shoot along the stick to the desired growth height. Only cut off the tip when no further height growth is desired. Each spring thereafter, shape the crown by clipping new shoots on the sides to create bushy branching.
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How do I properly care for the Limelight panicle hydrangea?
As a superlative panicle hydrangea, Limelight scores with lime-green flowers up to 30 cm in size, which gradually change to white. In order to elicit the concentrated beauty of this premium strain, these details are important:
If you find the withered flowers in autumn to be a visual impairment, cut them out. Of course, you only make the central pruning in March to early April. There is nothing wrong with shortening the shoots to 20 centimeters; this year's bloom is all the more lush.