Recently, more and more owners of holiday homessites are hydrangeas. Especially popular is the type of hydrangea, the panicle Levan. Basically, this sort of attention is due to its enchanting honey aroma, which attracts not only its neighbors and casual passers-by, but also a lot of insects.
Description of the plant
Hortensia Levan starts to bloom from the middle of summerand continues to please its owners until the onset of the first frost. Its height can reach half a meter, and inflorescences have a conical shape. Color colors white and cream. Flowers in shape resemble small butterflies, which in diameter can reach 5 centimeters. The plant itself can reach a fairly large size, is scattered, has very powerful shoots. It is not required to tie it up.
Hydrangea Levan in some cases canreach a height of three meters and is a bush. It grows rapidly and pleases the eye with its bright green leaves, which are quite large.
Choosing the soil
Hydrangea Levan, the description of which is given inthis article, very much does not like drought. It must be constantly watered. Thus watering should be moderate. Under no circumstances should the soil be dry. The plant grows well in damp lowlands and favorably responds even to acidic soil with low lime content.
If the soil in your chosen site is not enoughsour, then this can be corrected by introducing a coniferous litter or adding peat. When decomposed, they will also form additional nutrients in the soil. If the hydrangea of Levan grows on acidic soil, the color of its flowers will be more saturated.
Planting and care
Гортензия метельчатая очень любит солнечные места.That your bush grows magnificent and big, in the spring it needs to do pruning. It is recommended to perform these actions before the growing season begins. As a rule, branches are cut off two-thirds of their previous size.
Гортензия Левана прекрасно смотрится в сочетании with coniferous plants, evergreen deciduous trees and shrubs, is a worthy decoration of your garden. The plant is frost-resistant, so it does not cause unnecessary hassle with wintering to its owner.
Hortensia paniculate can reproduce asseeds, and cuttings, layers. From seeds and cuttings to grow new plants is quite difficult. Seeding is recommended in March, but the cuttings are carried out in summer, starting from the middle of June, and lasts until mid-July. Despite the fact that it is quite laborious and laborious to grow a young plant, it is quite justified. After all, it will not only give you great joy not only for its flowering, but also for the unique fragrance that will fill the entire garden, creating an indescribable magical atmosphere. Neighbors will certainly ask you for seeds or otrostochek for reproduction, and random passers-by will necessarily slow down the course in order to breathe a little longer with this sweet, inimitable scent.
