Description of the variety
The full name is Hydrangea paniculata Silver Dollar.
The cultivar, grown at the turn of the century by Dutch breeder Peter Zweinenburg, won the AGM (Award of Garden Merit) from the British Royal Horticultural Society in 2008 for outstanding decorative qualities, shape stability and disease resistance.
External parameters
Hydrangea Silver Dollar forms large (up to 25 cm) conical panicles, consisting mainly of sterile flowers (those with larger petals).
Light green flowers appear in mid-July, later changing to almost pure white, turning pale pink in late summer and early fall.
Panicles adhere well to strong crimson-brown stems in both wind and rain. The leaves are ovoid or oval, pointed, dark green, do not change color in autumn.
The shrub is compact, moderately growing, grows quickly, does not linger under the weight of massive inflorescences.
Bush sizes:
- height - up to 1.8 m;
- diameter - up to 1.5 m.
The correct natural shape, dense panicles, completely covered with large sterile flowers, long flowering - all this translates the Silver Dollar from an ordinary inhabitant of a flower garden into its main decoration.
Care
The Silver Dollar was highly praised by experts for its endurance. It can grow in the polluted city air, in small containers and in almost any type of soil, as long as it is not too heavy and shallow. But this does not mean that you do not need to look after him.
Hydrangea silver dollar description and photo
Watering
The soil should contain a lot of moisture, especially during flowering. The topsoil can be protected from drying out by mulching with pine bark
This will provide moisture and eliminate weeds.
The Silver Dollar quickly recovers from a short-term drought, but in hot weather it needs abundant watering - at least 8-10 liters per bush.
Top dressing
Fertilizer for hydrangea extremely important: strong bushes, abundant flowering requires a lot of nutrients. Starting from spring, every month, until the end of June, it is fed using multicomponent mineral fertilizers without calcium content.
You can fertilize the bushes with manure or compost. Fertilizers are spread under the bushes, mixing it with the soil. A specialized fertilizer for this flower should contain about 2% nitrogen (N), 1% phosphorus (P2O5) and 2% potassium (K2O).
After that, potassium should prevail in top dressing - it will help prepare the bushes for winter. At this time, nitrogen is excluded from the mineral mixtures.
During the entire growing season, hydrangea responds well to acidic feeding. For this, the following are suitable:
- an aqueous solution of citric acid (1 g per glass of water);
- any fermented milk product diluted with water in a 1: 1 ratio;
- a decoction of spruce cones and needles.
Pruning
An essential element of hydrangea care is its pruning, which is carried out several times a season.
Silver dollar hydrangea paniculata
- At the turn of March and April, before the active movement of the juice, they begin cutting, leaving no more than 5 buds on the stem. Silver Dollar forms inflorescences on the shoots of the current year, so early pruning allows you to lay large beautiful brushes. By removing all damaged and weak shoots, they create the shape of the plant. If this is not done, the bush will look untidy, with small panicles.
- In the summer, pruning is carried out for thinning. In this case, the shoots growing inside are removed. These actions promote the formation of new shoots and flowers.
- In the fall, another pruning is needed, which prepares the flower for cold and snow: they remove withered inflorescences and damaged stems. Otherwise, the bush may bend under the weight of the snowdrift and break.
- Anti-aging (rejuvenating) pruning is carried out in late autumn. Get rid of old shoots immediately after flowering. They are cut out at the root, and the places of the cuts are sprinkled with earth. In spring, new shoots appear, providing abundant flowering.
Appearance
Nebra is a tall, slender woman with sharp facial features typical of other Silvers and pink eyes. Her silvery-white hair is slightly wavy and long below the neck, and the sides and top are pulled back in the form of tousled spines. Her crest is combed to the bangs that overlap her forehead.
Nebra dresses in the same style as his siblings - a loose blouse with a high collar, which is covered with a gold ribbon at the top. Under a long light-colored tunic, she wears a darker, wave-like skirt that is angled so that one side is much lower than the other. She also wears strappy flat sandals.
Her mantle consists of a short fur on top and with longer ruffled patches that hang just above the elbow. Like other orders, their badge is on the left. Nebra's mantle has an attached purple robe that slightly falls short of the ankles and at the front at such a slope that the end of the mantle reaches the fur cover. Her grimoire bag is on her left thigh.
Description
Aglaonema is an evergreen herb that is a member of the Araceae family. The name of the plant is derived from two Greek words: "aglos" - bright (shiny) and "nema" - thread (stamen). Aglaonema is a close relative of Dieffenbachia and looks similar to it, but has smaller sizes, narrower leaves, and longer flowering.
The plant has a very short trunk, which is visible only in adult specimens, and then only due to the fallen lower leaves. The leaves themselves are solid, dense, leathery, ovoid or lanceolate. The length of the leaves is 9-16 cm. The middle vein is depressed from the front side of the leaf and protrudes strongly from the back. The color of the leaves depends on the variety and is distinguished by many shades of green, with veins and borders of a variety of colors.
Aglaonema is a flowering plant, but its flowering is not decorative. From February to November, from 1 to 3 cob-shaped inflorescences are formed in the leaf axils, wrapped in a pale green blanket. The ears are divided into 2 types:
- thick clavate - up to 1 cm wide, up to 4 cm long;
- thin cylindrical - up to 0.5 cm wide, up to 6 cm long.
Often, growers cut them off so that the plant does not expend energy on flowering and gives rise to several new leaves. If this is not done, you can wait for the appearance of fruits in the form of reddish berries with one kernel inside. After 6-9 months, the berries will ripen and become suitable for reproduction.
Biography
Nebra accompanied her older brother to the Sorcerer Knights Entrance Exam. During the exam, she silently watched the subjects as they performed various tasks.
Nebra at the ceremony.
During the ceremony, Nebra was promoted to Senior Sorcerer Knight 3rd Class, after collecting 9 stars on the missions she was assigned. In the end, Julius invited Nebra and the rest of the Knights to a banquet he had given. After Julius left them due to urgent matters, several knights began to carefully examine the unwanted guests that the Mage King had brought. Nebra joined the crowd and mentioned her little sister, Noelle Silver, one of the guests, that she had been exiled from the Silvers.
Ultimately, Nozel ordered Noel to leave the hall. Asta prevented Noel from escaping and announced to all the honorable Knights that he would become the King of Mages and shut them all up. Observing Asta's daring act, Nebra immediately attacked along with her brother, Solid, and Alekdora Sandler. Her attack was canceled, but Alekdora managed to grab Astaire. Unlike her, Solid decided to continue the attack, but failed, so Nozel decided to deal with it himself.
Shortly thereafter, someone entered the banquet hall and announced that the Royal Capital was under attack.After battling the strategy with the other Knights, Fuegoleon Vermillion ordered Nebra and her brothers to defend the Central District of the Royal Capital. Solid created a water eagle, which transported his older brother and sister to the designated location.
Nebra in the Central Region.
Nebra listens to Julius.
After Fuegoleon and Leopold Vermillion were taken to a medical facility and the city's defenses restored, Nebra and the rest of the Knights had a small audience with the Mage King. She soon followed Nozel, who left the others.
Nebra and Solid attended the Star Awards and watched the ceremony from the tower.
Reproduction
The Silver Dollar panicle hydrangea reproduces in several ways. The gardener can choose the most convenient for himself:
Hydrangea paniculata silver dollar
- In spring or autumn, the plant can be propagated by dividing the bush. To do this, they dig it out, trying not to damage the roots. Then they are divided into several parts so that each has 2-3 kidneys. Prepared bushes are planted in a hole and watered well. Many manufacturers carry out division without digging, for which they free a piece of land with a shovel or pitchfork at a distance of about 15 cm from the bush. The plant is tilted to the ground and several parts of the root with buds are cut from it.
- The most effective and simple method is grafting. Medium-sized annual shoots are prepared (they root better). Small cuttings with 2-3 leaf knots are cut from the branches. They need to be treated with a growth stimulant and planted in moist soil, consisting of equal parts of sand and peat. The cuttings are covered with glass jars on top and left in a dark room. It is necessary to monitor the moisture content of the soil. When the first roots appear, the container must be rearranged to a bright place. To harden plants with the arrival of spring, they should be placed on the balcony. In open ground, hydrangea is planted after the leaves appear.
- Another breeding method is dropping. To do this, at the beginning of spring, it is necessary to carefully cut off the bark from the shoot of last year, treat the growth area with a growth stimulant, tilt it to the ground, deepening it by 2-3 cm. Top it up with soil 3 cm high. Make sure that the top of the shoot is 18-22 cm remains outside, and the kidneys are in the ground. The next year, cuttings are cut from the mother bush and transplanted to a permanent place.
- Seed propagation is a laborious method that is not always effective and is more often used by breeders than by amateur producers.
Landing features
Panicle hydrangeas are found in the wild in southern Sakhalin, China and Japan. This is the most frost-resistant species of the hydrangea family. The plant forms panicles on shoots of the current year, therefore, even frosts down to -34 ° C do not damage flower buds.
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Unpretentious, growing on any acidic soil, undemanding to lighting, pan-hydrangea can only suffer from improper agricultural practices during cultivation.
Timing
Planting material is usually sold with a closed root system, so planting can be carried out during the entire period with an average daily positive temperature.
If planting is planned in the fall, then the only restriction is that the seedling for complete rooting must be planted a month before stable frosts.
Seat selection
A sunny, warm area protected from drafts - an ideal place for hydrangeas. It's even better if there is a shadow there at noon.
Hydrangea does not like the direct midday sun: its large leaves quickly evaporate moisture, wither in the sun. She likes lace penumbra or sun in the early morning and after 3 pm more. With this kind of lighting, the decorative properties of the Silver Dollar will be fully manifested. Near the wall, near the fence, in the transparent shade of large trees - the most comfortable place for him.
Preparation of planting material
A good seedling has at least 2 shoots and a healthy root system free of mold and mildew. The roots must be firm, moist and not overdried.
Hydrangea silver dollar photo and description
Leaves - with good turgor, bright green color. Spots, bumps on leaf plates and stems, cobwebs are signs of diseases or pests. Such copies must be resolutely discarded.
A seedling with an open root system (OCS) is soaked for several hours in a root stimulant solution before planting.
Landing technology
The root system of hydrangeas grows in breadth, not in depth. The planting hole should be of such a size that the roots fit there in a straightened state. Its depth and width depend on the age and variety of the seedling, but usually it is 0.5 x 0.7 m.
The optimal composition of the soil for planting (in equal proportions):
- fertile loam that can retain moisture;
- high-moor peat;
- coniferous land;
- humus.
When planting, complex mineral fertilizers (NPK) are added. In spring - with a high proportion of nitrogen, in autumn - with a high content of potassium and phosphorus.
Acidity pH = 4.5-6. Alkalization causes chlorosis of the leaves.
Landing Algorithm:
- The roots are shortened by 3-5 cm, the shoots are cut to 5-6 buds.
- Drainage must be laid at the bottom of the planting pit.
- Pour 10-20 cm of the prepared soil.
- Water abundantly.
- A seedling is placed with straightened roots (in the case of an ACS) or an earthen lump is installed from a container with an ACS.
- Cover with a fertile mixture so that the root collar remains at ground level.
- They are tamped and mulched with peat.
- Watering.
- Shade.
The seedling needs to be watered more often in the first 7-10 days, because the roots will not yet provide enough moisture to the plant.
Diseases and pests
Hydrangeas are disease resistant plants. But improper care and landing in the wrong place can cause problems:
Panicle hydrangea silver dollar
- A substrate with too high soil pH can cause leaf chlorosis.
- Lack of nutrients in the soil is manifested by spots on the leaves, lack of growth and wilting of the plant. Symptoms can also indicate fungal infections.
- An improperly chosen place with intense insolation from direct sunlight leads to leaf burns.
- Lack of protection from cold gusts of wind and improper pruning can inhibit the formation of inflorescences.
Hydrangea is affected by infections:
- gray mold;
- leaf spot;
- powdery mildew.
The affected parts of the bush should be quickly cut and burned. Spraying with drugs - fungicides helps in the fight against diseases.
