Looking for a shrub that is just as beautiful but much more resistant than hydrangeas? Here’s …
Climate change in the form of higher temperatures brings many problems to the Czech gardens. One of them is the care of hydrangeas, which burns and dry years does not strictly testify. Which is the lack of moisture to call full water water, but you will not do anything with high air temperature. “In this way, I lost the Hydension Annabelle last summer, which I had in the garden for years,” says Mrs. Danuše of Znojmo, and continues, “Just dried up, brown and over.” If the same situation bothers you, we have a solution here…
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Something ends and something begins …
“Take the fact that some plants are no longer doing well in our weather conditions. But that does not mean that your garden will remain empty. There are new greenery species that suits warmer climate,” says Isabelle van Groeningen of Royal Horticultural Academy in an interview with Myhomebook. If you are focused on hydrangeas, you should try another type that is resistant to drought and heat. For example, the expert recommends a hydrangea by Dubolist. This 170 centimeter -high shrub has leaves similar to oak. While in the summer they have a beautiful green color, in the autumn they color into the dark purple. The same colorful games have a hydrangea with its white flowers, which after flowering slightly pink. Therefore, this type of hydrangea is beautiful even at a time when it no longer has its season.
Compensation of classic hydrangea
Another adept for your garden is the Indian LageSteroemia (Lagerstroemia Indica). You didn’t hear about her? No wonder, because you can come across it under names such as Pukol Okrouholistý, Pukol Indian or crepe Myrta or Indian lilac. To be clear, it is a shrub with beautiful large flowers. Most often they have white, violet, pink or scarlet color. The best thing about this beauty is that it blooms for three months at a time. Therefore, if it shows its inflorescence during the holidays, you can enjoy it until September or October. And that’s a bomb!
Indian pleasure
This shrub grows to a height of half to five meters. It depends on what cultivar you choose. In general, however, you can plant it instead of lilacal or any kind of hydrangea. Indian lagesteroemia requires direct sunlight without a single hour in the shade. Therefore, choose it really a place where there is a proper hearth. He loves fertile, humous and permeable soil, preferably with neutral or slightly acidic pH. The plant is quite thirsty, so do not forget to water it often. A little work will make you easier to keep the soil, but also the roots of damp and full moisture. You will see that you will love this “piece of India”.
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