🌈Mix Hydrangea – Beautiful and Hardy Perennial Flowers for Your Garden

Hydrangeas are much-loved deciduous hardy shrubs, some of which are climbers. Their striking flowerheads come in a range of shapes, from large balls to cones. The most popular and recognisable types are mopheads and lacecaps, which have large, rounded flowerheads in shades of white, blue and pink in summer and autumn.

There are also compact varieties that suit smaller spaces or containers, double-flowered and bi-coloured choices, and varieties that offer a change of colour as the flowerheads mature. There are even varieties that flower on old and new wood, flowering twice. Some have scented flowers, while others have beautiful autumn foliage. This means there’s a hydrangea for every garden, whether you’re looking for a more traditional style for a cottage garden or shrub border, or a more contemporary or urban look.

【Planting】

🌱Temperature: The suitable growth temperature is 15-25℃. It likes to grow in a warm and humid environment. The suitable temperature for dormancy in winter is 0-5°C.
☀️Light: It can be maintained in full sunlight in spring and autumn; in summer, it can be maintained in bright light or in a place where it can be exposed to sunlight in the morning and evening. Do not expose it to the sun during high temperature periods.

💧Watering: Follow the principle of “see dry and wet” watering. The water demand is large from late spring to early autumn. When the temperature is too high, the watering frequency also needs to be appropriately increased. If the temperature is low, do not water too much, it is easy to cause root rot and death.
🌿Ventilation: Hydrangeas like a well-ventilated environment and can be placed outdoors for a short period of time! In a ventilated state, the leaves are stronger and less pests and diseases.
⛰️Fertilization: Hydrangeas like fertilizers, and some slow-release fertilizers can be applied after the flowers fade. Hydrangeas are dormant at high temperatures in summer, so please do not use fertilizers.

Hydrangea care tips:

1. Water regularly, even weekly if necessary, throughout the plant’s first growing season to help the roots establish.
2. Water hydrangeas with rainwater to help keep the flowerheads blue.
3. Hydrangeas do best in moist soil and can wilt in hot weather, so be ready to give extra water during hot spells in summer, especially if they are in full sun.
4. Mulch hydrangeas every year in spring with leaf mould, well-rotted manure or compost. Otherwise, it’s usually best to avoid feeding them, as this encourages leafy growth at the expense of flowers.
5. You can change the colour of the flowers on lacecap and mophead hydrangeas, and Hydrangea serrata from pink to blue by feeding with a fertiliser low in phosphorus and high in potassium.
6. You can grow your plant in a pot of peat-free ericaceous compost and water with rainwater to keep the flowers blue.