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Hydrangea Yu & Mi Love is an original flower bush with a romantic name, which can be translated as “we love each other.” It is distinguished by long-lasting flowering, to maintain which it is enough to provide regular watering and fertilizing. Due to its satisfactory winter hardiness, this variety can be grown in most regions of the European part of Russia.
Description of hydrangea Yu and Mi Love
Hydrangea You and Me Love is a perennial shrub that produces white, pink and light purple flowers (3 cm in diameter). Flowering stems grow to a small height of up to 15 cm, and the bush itself reaches 80-150 cm. The leaves are quite large, the surface is glossy, the color is rich green.
Hydrangea You and Me Love is a remontant large-leaf variety. This means that it produces flowers on the shoots of the previous and current year.Moreover, flowering lasts throughout the entire season - from June to September (in the southern regions and in the case of warm autumn - until early October). The first flowers appear already in the year of planting, for which gardeners especially value this ornamental shrub.
Hydrangea Yu and Mi Love flowers are collected in lush inflorescences
Hydrangea largeleaf You and Me Love in landscape design
Hydrangea You and Me Love has a high ornamental value due to its lush, attractive flowers and large dark green foliage. It can be used in single and mixed plantings. U & Mi Love looks good in open spaces - for example, on the lawn next to the house or along the road.
The shrub is used in mixborders, in compositions with other flowers and perennial herbs. Another interesting option is creating a hedge. In this case, the seedlings are planted at a minimum distance (about 80 cm) and carefully pruned, ensuring that they maintain a constant shape.
Hydrangea Yu & Mi Love is great for forming a hedge
Winter hardiness of large-leaved hydrangea Yu and Mi Love
The frost resistance of Yu and Mi Love hydrangea is rated as average. It can withstand moderate winter frosts down to -23 degrees. Therefore, the following regions are well suited for cultivation:
- middle lane;
- Volga region;
- Chernozem region;
- South of Russia.
The North-West is less suitable and it is not at all recommended to grow in the Urals, Siberia and the Far East.
Planting and caring for hydrangea
It is better to purchase hydrangea seedlings Yu and Mi Love in nurseries and specialized stores. In most cases, planting is done in the spring (April). Although in the south autumn planting is also allowed (early October).
Selection and preparation of a landing site
When choosing a location, you should consider several practical recommendations:
- Hydrangea Yu and Mi Love prefers well-lit places, but in the south it is better to create partial shade. Light shading is also allowed when planting in any other regions.
- You should not plant the bush next to trees that absorb a lot of liquid, since a lack of moisture will have a bad effect on growth.
- On the other hand, moisture accumulation is also not allowed - it is better to choose small hills.
- If possible, the soil should be acidic (optimally pH = 5.0). At the same time, hydrangea can grow in a neutral environment, but alkaline soil with pH = 8.0 or more is clearly not suitable.
The variety prefers fairly fertile soils. Therefore, when selecting soil, fertilizer must be included in its composition. The best option is a mixture that includes leaf soil, peat and sand. The ratio of components is 2:1:1.
When preparing a planting site for Yu and Mi Love hydrangea, you need to carefully dig up the soil and clear it of debris.
Landing rules
Standard planting technology:
- After preparing the site, dig small holes of the same diameter and height of 30 cm.
- If several bushes are planted, leave a distance of 1 m, since they will grow quite spreading. When planting for hedges, the distance is reduced to 80 cm.
- The Yu & Mi Love seedling is rooted in the center and sprinkled with soil so that the root collar remains above the surface.
- Water generously (1-1.5 buckets per bush).
Watering and fertilizing
Further care of the shrub is quite simple. It is necessary to water it as the soil dries out:
- in the absence of rain weekly;
- in the presence of precipitation - less often;
- in case of prolonged drought, 2 times a week.
The volume of water per bush is 1.5-2 buckets.
Feed regularly for lush flowering:
- At the beginning of summer, slurry diluted with water 10 times and complex mineral fertilizer.
- Exactly the same composition is given after 2 weeks.
- At the stage of bud formation, superphosphate (70 g per 1 m2) and potassium sulfate (40 g per 1 m2) are given.
- A similar composition is given 2 more times - at the end of July and in mid-August, after which feeding is stopped.
Pruning hydrangea varieties You and Me Love
Traditionally, pruning is carried out in the spring, after the first buds swell (you need to do it before they bloom). Haircuts are done for different purposes:
- Sanitary – removal of damaged branches.
- Rejuvenating - pruning old shoots.
- Formative - thinning the crown, trimming branches that spoil the appearance.
For work, you can use pruning shears. It is recommended to first disinfect the tool, and sprinkle the sections with wood ash after cutting.
Pruning ensures lush flowering and preservation of the beautiful shape of the Yu and Mi Love hydrangea bush
Preparing for winter
For the winter, the roots are mulched with sawdust, dry leaves, peat or pine needles (layer 6-7 cm). It is useful to hill up the bush (ground height up to 20 cm). Young seedlings need additional covering with burlap or spunbond. In the North-West, even mature hydrangeas should be insulated; in the South, you can only get by with mulching.
Reproduction
Hydrangea Yu & Mi Love can be propagated in any way:
- seeds;
- layering;
- dividing the bush;
- cuttings.
Cuttings are most often used. They are cut at the beginning of summer, leaving 2-3 pairs of leaves on the shoot. Then they are soaked for several hours in a root growth stimulator and first placed in damp sand. There they are grown in greenhouse conditions (covered with a lid on top) for 1-1.5 months. They are then transplanted into pots and moved into the garden the following spring.
The hydrangea cuttings should have at least 1 pair of healthy leaves, and they should be shortened by half
Diseases and pests
Hydrangea Yu & Mi Love is resistant to pests and diseases. For example, its leaves are practically not affected by powdery mildew. But damage to other fungal infections (for example, gray rot, septoria, rust) is not excluded. As a preventative measure, spring treatment with fungicides (Maxim, Horus, Skor and others) is indicated. Repeated spraying is carried out if signs of the disease are detected.
Pests can also parasitize hydrangeas:
- aphid;
- hawk moth;
- spider mite;
- moth;
- scale insect;
- Chafer;
- scoop.
Insecticides help to cope with them - “Aktara”, “Aktellik”, “Enzhio”, “Match”.
Conclusion
Hydrangea You and Me Love is a lush shrub with attractive flowers in delicate shades. This perennial plant is not at all difficult to cultivate, since fertilizers are applied 3-4 times per season, which is enough for lush flowering and good resistance to diseases and pests. Therefore, the variety can be recommended to both experienced and novice gardeners.
