Hydrangea macrophyllla 'Fireworks' "Hanabi" ®
The Masters Collection ™
This cultivar falls into the lacecap group of H. macrophylla - which have flattened flowerheads, rather than the Hortensia type, which bear flowers in a full, spherical arrangement. The flowers on this cultivar are a rare multi-petaled, double and pure white having brilliant little white flower umbels, like Fireworks!
Blooming time:Hydrangea's are versatile, useful
in containers as well as shrub borders or as specimen plants
flowering in mid to late summer.
The deciduous foliage is an emerald green with a large tear-drop shape.
Mature height: Grows approximately 36" (or
almost 1 metre high) and wide
Zone 5 - 10
This cultivar is easily rooted by leafy softwood cuttings taken in mid-Spring.
They do well under mist and respond markedly to indolebutyric
acid treatments. Leaf-bud cuttings can be used if propagating
material is scarce, two cuttings being obtained from the
two opposite leaves at each node. The media used can be of
many profiles allowing for good drainage maintaining a favorable
moisture level.
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How to Grow: All hydrangeas grow in full
sun or light shade and do best in a moist but well drained
soil supplemented with peat moss, leaf mold or compost.
Big-leafed hydrangeas require acid soil. They do well in
seaside gardens and big-leafed hydrangeas flourish near
the shore. To acidify the soil, use aluminum sulfate, which
provides aluminum as well as lowers pH, mixed 1 pound to
7 gallons of water. Soak the ground with it after the plant
starts growing in spring and repeat twice at two- week
intervals as necessary to lower the pH 1/2 point. To raise
the pH 1/2 point, spread ground limestone in spring or
fall at a rate of 5 pounds per 100 square feet.
Prune: The time to prune hydrangeas depends
on the species. The big-leafed hydrangea blossom from
large buds formed on previous season's growth; thus any
pruning,
usually needed only to control height, should be done
immediately after flowering.
Orginated from Japan discovered and named
by Mr. Takeomi Yamamoto. Winner of the Mail Order Gardening
Association's Green Thumb Award. International Press prize
winner at Plantarium 1998 in Boskoop. The Netherlands
Color: white
Blooming Season: summer
Mature Height: 1 metre
Zone: 5-10 |
