Hydrangea

Kingdom: Plantea

Order: Cornales

Family: Hydrangeacea

Genus: Hydrangea

Hydrangea’s incredible array of shapes, sizes and types. Hydrangeas, a beautiful bloomer will perform best in your courtyard.  They are very deciduous shrubs and are easy to care for you to supply a few simple steps and will boost their beauty and performance.

This charming shrub has marvelous qualities with its mounding behavior, huge flowers and pallet of colors. They are growing in large numbers because of its beautiful arched or trampled flowers appears in summer. Sizes of Hydrangeas will vary depending on its types.

How to grow:

Hydrangeas are best to plant in early summers or late fall. Hydrangeas can be planted at the location where their size can be reach to full without trimming. Normally hydrangeas reached abt 4ft. x 4 ft. best to plant the hydrangeas in well-drained soil and add some roughage if soil seems heavy. Water level should not be over esp. in clay soil. Seed should not be placed deeply. When hydrangeas has become latent and lost all its leaves(winters) transplantation should be done.

Hydrangea should place in an area where sufficient amount of moisture can be provided. For the first two years during droughts, sufficient moisture is important.

Propagation:

Hydrangea can be propagated from the piece of branch cut from the hydrangea shrub. Cutting from a branch that did not flower last year will be best for propagation.

Uses:

Hydrangea’s root and bulb are used to make medicines for hay fever, infections of the bladder, kidney stones and enlarged prostate.