Hydrangea tree - varieties with photos, a selection for amateur gardeners
All hydrangeas will delight with gorgeous flowering, but most often in our climate you can find it tree-like. And the point is not at all that her inflorescences are more beautiful. Treelike hydrangea, varieties with photos that we will consider today, "took" the gardeners with their unpretentious character. It is not demanding on the ground, and it tolerates wintering better. Thanks to this, a flowering shrub can be grown even in the middle zone of our homeland.
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The main advantage of the species is its increased resistance to low temperatures. Treelike hydrangeas can hibernate without shelter. And even if the shoots suffer from frost, they recover well and give many new branches. And since this species blooms at the current growth, then there is no special damage from freezing.
Hydrangea tree-like - varieties with photos
The main varietal range is presented in white-green-pink tones. Among them there are both real queens up to 3 m in height, and modest small bushes up to 1 m. As for the shape, all the shrubs have a spreading rounded crown.
Some of the best and most beautiful varieties of tree hydrangea can rightfully be considered:
- Annabelle. The height of the bush is 1.5 m with a width of 3 m, it is characterized by high growth rates. Light green leaves do not lose their decorative effect until autumn. Heavy inflorescences of corymbose shape, 25 cm in diameter. First, they are white, and turn green when wilted.
- Pink Annabelle. It differs from the first in a more modest bush with a maximum width of 1.5 m. But it has larger pink inflorescences with a diameter of up to 30 cm. Plus, the shoots are strong, they can withstand a lot of buds even in the wind.
- Hayes Starburst. Terry variety with white asterisk flowers, collected in loose inflorescences.
- Candibelle Marshmello. Low-growing variety up to 80 cm high with almost the same crown diameter. Inflorescences are pink-salmon.
- White House. In translation, the name sounds like "white dome" - its variety was received for a similar shape of inflorescences. The height of the bush is up to 1.2 m.
- Lime Ricky. A compact bush no more than 1.2 m in height with convex light green inflorescences. As they fade, they brighten.
- Invincible Spirit with large dark pink flowers.
As you can see, there is no blue color in the coloration of treelike hydrangeas. But for now, breeders are actively continuing to work on new varieties.