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- Which soil prefers the hydrangea?
- Soil texture similar to a forest floor
- Store water but avoid waterlogging
- Acid soil affects the color
- Which soil is suitable for bucket and garden hydrangeas?
- Tips & Tricks
The hydrangea prefers forest soil-like soil
Which soil prefers the hydrangea?
Hydrangea is one of the most robust and easy-to-care garden plants, but from the beginning it places high demands on the soil. In order to thrive optimally, the beautiful flowering plant needs a special substrate with many coarse-grained parts.
Soil texture similar to a forest floor
The natural home of the hydrangea are light forests, where it grows in the shade of large trees to magnificent bushes. The soil here is loosely deep and, due to the rotting of leaves, needles and twigs, rather sour.
Store water but avoid waterlogging
The Greek name Hydrangea means translated "Wasserschlürferin" and stands for the nature of the hydrangea to be extremely thirsty not only in hot weather. At the same time, the plant is very sensitive to waterlogging in the root area, which must be avoided at all costs. A special feature of the soils in which the hydrangea feels comfortable is its ability to absorb large amounts of water like a sponge without forming waterlogging.
Acid soil affects the color
Hydrangeas are available commercially in many beautiful tones. The color palette ranges from greenish-white to pink, pink, red, purple and blue. A pink colored hydrangea retains its color only when the pH of the soil is about 5.5. Blue hydrangeas need a pH below 4.5. Pink and red tinted specimens, on the other hand, love alkaline soils with a pH above 6.
Which soil is suitable for bucket and garden hydrangeas?
In order to meet these soil requirements, until a few years ago the topsoil was often improved by peat. For ecological reasons you should renounce today Torferde and resort better to hydrangea earth from the gardening trade. Alternatively, you can use the Hydrangea in Rhodendron soil, which has approximately the same soil structure.
Tips & Tricks
Twist tub hydrangeas approximately every two years. As a result, the hydrangea is always fresh and above all loose substrate available.