Hydrangea is a popular culture among flower growers, pleasing with its flowering from spring to late autumn. According to various sources, this flower has between 30 and 80 different subspecies. Hydrangea tree Invincibel (Invisible) is one of the recently introduced varieties that is rapidly gaining popularity.

Brief description of culture

  • Form: deciduous shrub with a rounded spreading crown.
  • Size: bush 90-150 cm high, up to 280 cm in diameter.
  • Flowering period: June - early October.
  • Flower color: from dark pink to bright pink.
  • Inflorescences: irregular spherical, 20-30 cm in diameter.
  • Leaves: large, oblong, green (yellowish in autumn) with jagged edges.

Treelike hydrangea varieties were not popular among amateur and experienced florists. They were whimsical to care for, not too resistant to cold weather, moreover, they did not have much difference in color from the maternal form (all inflorescences of subspecies are white). This was the case before the emergence of a new variety - Invincibell Spirit. Hydrangea has absorbed the best qualities, and most importantly, it acquired an unusual color of inflorescences.

Hydrangea Invincible Spirit (flower appearance)

Often, when selling this species, nurseries use the term Pink Annabelle, which is incorrect. After selection, hydrangea was patented as invincibelle spirit, which in English means “invincible spirit”.

Interesting!A novelty flower was bred from the Annabelle cultivar in 2010. The author is T. Early from North Carolina, who works at the research center of the local university.

Features and appearance

Hydrangea Invizible is distinguished by excellent resistance to frost, it easily overwinters in a flower bed. If it suffers slightly from the cold, then this will not affect the plant badly; rather, on the contrary, it will create favorable conditions for the subsequent formation of an abundance of inflorescences. Even after the shoots are completely frozen, the hydrangea can bloom. The main thing is that the root system does not suffer. This variety has been assigned a high frost resistance class: USDA 3, it tolerates temperature drops down to -37 ° С.

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The average width of the shrub is about 150 cm, height is 120 cm. The shoots are strong enough, occasionally bend due to the weight of the inflorescences.

The flowering period begins in mid June - early July. Ends in September - early November. It can last until the first frost.

Important! An interesting feature of the plant is the color change during flowering. Only the flowers that have appeared have a dark pink hue, which eventually changes to a poisonous pink color.

With the correct pruning of the bush, the inflorescences in diameter will reach 30 cm (their number will decrease), without pruning - 20 cm.The inflorescence contains sterile flowers with a diameter of about 2 cm.

Reproduction and planting

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This variety is propagated in three ways: by dividing shrubs, cuttings or seeds.

Planting seedlings

For reproduction by division, a woody shrub is dug up and divided into 2-3 parts. There should be at least 3 buds on each.

For planting hydrangeas of the tree-like Invincibell Spirit variety, loose, moderately moist soil of medium fertility is suitable. Alkaline soils are not suitable, soil pH should be 4.5-7.

Hydrangea tree Invisible Spirit

Flowers should be planted in early spring in shaded areas. When landing, you need to follow the instructions:

  1. Prepare a hole about 50 * 50 cm in size (depending on the volume of the seedling root system).
  2. If the soil is poor in nutrients, the pit should be widened and filled with soil of high fertility.
  3. Insert a bush with formed roots into the hole, straighten them.
  4. The root collar should be deepened by no more than 2.5-3 cm.
  5. Cover with fertile soil.
  6. Water the seedling abundantly.
  7. Mulch with a layer of peat 5-7 cm thick.

Breeding by cuttings

In the middle of summer, annual young side shoots are cut out. To improve rooting, they are treated with root roots. Then placed in a humid environment: mix coarse sand with sour high-moor peat (1: 2) with the addition of sphagnum moss.

Important!Cuttings are planted at a distance of 5 cm from each other, rooting 2-3 cm at a slight slope.

Seeds

Prepare a landing site in advance:

  • clear weeds;
  • dig up;
  • level with a rake;
  • fertilize.

Hydrangea planting seeds

Then randomly scatter the seeds, slightly pressing them into the ground, but not burying them. Make a small mound of sand on top (this is drainage) and spray with a little water.

Further care

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Despite the fact that the Invincibelle hydrangea is resistant to frost, it needs special care.

Important! She does not like frequent transplants, direct sunlight (flowers fade in the sun).

Top dressing

For fertilization, they resort to purchased specialized fertilizing of complex action, which are designed for tree shrubs. Suitable for hydrangea: clean leaf, buoy fertilizers, alliance, agros, pokon, flower paradise. These dressings have a balanced amount of minerals and micronutrients that the plant needs.

Also, fertilizer can be prepared with your own hands at home. To do this, you need to mix the following ingredients:

  • 20 liters of water;
  • 2 kg of poultry droppings;
  • 40 g superphosphate;
  • 20 g of urea;
  • 20 g of potassium nitrate.

The first top dressing of the year should be carried out at the end of May, the next after 2 weeks. Fertilization work should be completed no later than mid-July. Otherwise, it will cause intensive growth of new shoots. They will not have time to get stronger by the onset of cold weather, as a result of which they will die.

Watering

In dry weather, Invisible Spirit hydrangea, like other varieties, requires abundant and frequent watering. Water must be watered at least 5 times throughout the season. Use settled water at room temperature. The use of rain or melt water is encouraged.

Important! To increase the strength of the branches, the plant should be watered with a solution of potassium permanganate of low concentration.

Pruning

The variety needs early spring pruning. The optimal period is March - April. Frozen and shriveled branches should be completely removed, the rest should be shortened by ¾ of the length, while leaving 2-3 buds on the shoot.

Pruning hydrangea

Preparing for the cold

Hydrangea tolerates cold well without shelter (except in the northern regions). Before the start of autumn frosts, you need to remove all the inflorescences, mulch the soil and water abundantly.

Susceptibility to diseases and pests

The variety is not susceptible to diseases and infrequently exposed to pests. The only thing is that with constant high humidity, the branches of the plant can get sick with powdery mildew. To combat the disease, the plant should be treated with one of the drugs: topaz, foundation, bayleton, skor, quadris.

Occasionally spider mites can grow in foliage. To combat them, you should use fufan or thiophos.

Important! Green aphids can also take a liking to Invisible Spirit. To get rid of it, you should water the aphid dislocation sites with a powerful pressure of water.The main thing is not to overdo it, so as not to harm the flower.

An excess of alkali in the ground adversely affects the hydrangea: the leaves become discolored, gradually losing their color saturation (chlorosis). The flower gradually weakens and may die. In this case, it must be transplanted into a more suitable environment, or use only soft water with the addition of lemon juice and vinegar when watering. You should also purchase special drugs, according to the description, suitable for combating the disease.

Invisible Spirit in landscape design

It is an excellent variety for both single and group planting. A great solution for creating a non-edged hedge.

Advice!Rose, clematis, lily are the best "neighbors" in the flowerbed. Also, Invincibelle Spirit will look harmoniously surrounded by white-flowered species of woody hydrangea.

Ease of care, excellent frost resistance, unique color - all these advantages speak in favor of a completely new, but already well-proven hydrangea variety - Invincibell.