Hydrangea Miranda petiolate
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The petiole hydrangea is a beautifully flowering shrub that can decorate any surface in the garden with its decorative shoots. This is its main difference from garden hydrangeas and for the same reason it is so loved by landscape designers. Therefore, the curly Miranda will be a wonderful decoration for garden figures, gazebos, houses and gates. With its help, you can create a unique painting in the garden of white flowers and green leaves.
Benefits of petiole hydrangea
Hydrangea Miranda: photo of the variety
This type of hydrangea is also called climbing hydrangea.
- The air roots raise the hydrangea up to 4 meters in height, and in adulthood it can be used to decorate the wall of a four-story house.
- The petiolate hydrangea is very frost resistant, therefore, it can be grown in almost all regions of our country and it does not need to be covered. In severe frosts, sometimes the tips freeze slightly, shoots that did not have time to ripen, but with the onset of spring, they quickly recover.
The most popular variety of this kind the climbing hydrangea Miranda is considered.
Petiolate hydrangea Miranda: variety description
Hydrangea Miranda is highly prized among gardeners for its elegant foliage. It is painted green-green, glossy, and its edges are covered with sharp teeth. White streaks are visible in the center of the leaf. With the onset of autumn, the leaves change their color to yellow-golden. They are located on 8 centimeter petioles.
Leaves begin to fall off in late autumn.
The flowers that are strewn with the petioled hydrangea Miranda during flowering emit a sweet aroma that fills the entire garden. The inflorescences resemble the shape of an umbrella and are collected from small white flowers, the diameter of which is about 2 centimeters.
Bees love the aroma emanating from hydrangea Miranda, fly to the site and pollinate the plants.
Hydrangea Miranda: planting and care
To grow the Miranda petiole hydrangea, it is necessary to choose areas that are in partial shade, since in open sunny areas the plant can get burns
The soil should be moist, loose, nutrient-rich and well-drained. And in order for a plant to take root well, it must have a neutral or high acidity level.
In order for the Miranda petiole hydrangea to develop correctly and please with its flowering, it needs a sufficient amount of moisture. Therefore, watering should be regular and abundant, especially during hot periods.
