The difference between endless summer and hydrangea

Endless summer is a variety of hydrangea, so named because its florescence lasts from late spring to summer and autumn. So what's the difference between endless summer and hydrangea?

I. the difference between endless summer and hydrangea

1. Different florescence

The endless summer flowering period is from June to August, which is about 10-12 weeks longer than that of ordinary hydrangea. The first batch of flowers began to grow in May. The bouquet is made up of hundreds of florets. The floret seen by the naked eye is not a real flower. The real floret is hidden inside the bouquet. The bouquet can see blue and pink flowers at the same time.

The flowering period of Hydrangea is also from June to August, but it can last about 25 days from its flowering to flowering. Hydrangea flowers are plump, large and beautiful, and their colors can be red and blue.

2. Different appearance

The leaves in endless summer are thinner and thinner, the color looks lighter, and the sawtooth at the edge of the leaf will be more obvious. The diameter of the bouquet is at least about 18 cm.

The leaves of Hydrangea are thick, 6-15 cm long and 4-11.5 cm wide. The color is purplish gray to light gray, darker. Petals oblong, 3-3.5 mm long, corymbose Cymes subglobose, 8-20 cm in diam.

Second, how to raise endless summer?

1. Soil

Endless summer will produce flowers of different colors because of the different acidity and alkalinity of the soil. If you plant it with acidic soil, you will produce blue flowers. If you plant it with neutral or alkaline soil, you can produce blue and pink flowers. Planting plants need to use soil with good permeability and high porosity.

2. Lighting

It is a short-day plant, the daily light can not be less than three hours, lower than the light limit, will affect its normal metabolism, will not blossom. For it to grow normally, it must meet about six hours of light every day, normal light in the morning and evening, and proper shade at noon.

3. Temperature

The plant likes warm and hot, and it is most suitable to ensure that the growth temperature is 18 degrees. In winter, the growth temperature can not be lower than 5 degrees, so it is necessary to keep it warm properly in winter so that it can survive the winter safely.

4. Water and fertilizer

Its leaves are thin and large, and the water evaporates quickly, so it needs to be watered every day in hot summer, and the leaves are sprayed with water to keep them moist. Appropriate watering according to the soil conditions in autumn and winter, it is found that the dry peeling of the soil needs watering, and if the soil is dry, do not water; it grows fast and consumes a lot of fertilizer, and it needs to be fertilized every half a month in spring and summer. There is no need for fertilization in autumn and winter.

In endless summer, with the change of sunshine and the passage of time, the bouquet gradually exaggerates the color and expands continuously, and the flowers can bloom all summer, which is of high ornamental value.