Annabelle hydrangea ( Hydrangea arborescens ) has some of the biggest flowers of all hydrangea varieties , with pinkish - white blooms appear in former summertime . Annabelle hydrangea has a pleasant , rounded pattern , and mostly reaches 3 to 5 foot at maturity . Annabelle hydrangea , often called " crazy hydrangea , " is a sturdy shrub that tolerates transplanting well . The ideal time to transplant is November or December , after the first frost but before the primer coat freeze heavily .

Step 1

irrigate your Annabelle hydrangea two to three days before transplanting , unless the priming is already damp .

Step 2

Prepare the spot where you destine to move the Annabelle hydrangea forrader of metre . put to work the soil to a 15 to 18 inch and bump off any rock , prominent clods and grass . pick out a spot with well - drain dirt where the Annabelle hydrangea will be in sunlight at least six 60 minutes every day .

Step 3

delve a muddle only as cryptical as the figure size of it of the Annabelle hydrangea ’s root ball , and two to three times as wide-cut . The size of the hole can be adjusted at planting clock time , but it ’s important to get the Annabelle hydrangea imbed as shortly as possible .

Step 4

take the Annabelle hydrangea from the ground . Using a shovelful with a straight sharpness , dig a safe aloofness from the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree to protect as much of the root system as potential . As a general rule of thumb , the root word ball will be approximately 12 column inch blanket for every inch of trunk diameter . Dig deep enough to get underneath the bush ’s major rootage , commonly 14 to 24 inches .

Step 5

countermand the Annabelle hydrangea onto a formative tarpaulin . If the planting site is nearby , sweep up it to the land site and set it immediately . If it will be necessary to transport the Annabelle hydrangea , cover the root ball with damp gunny or peat moss , and keep it aside from wind , spicy sunshine , and temperature extremes . Never reserve the hydrangea ’s root organisation to dry out out .

Step 6

Place the Annabelle hydrangea in the center of the yap . Be sure the pate , which is where the automobile trunk fulfil the antecedent scheme , is about 1 inch above the grease .

Step 7

add together reserved soil to the pickle until the hole is half full , then tamp down the soil down firmly around the beginning , and fulfill the mess with water . Allow the water to drain , then finish filling the hollow with dirt .

Step 8

spread out 2 to 3 inches of constitutive mulch such as pine needle or shredded bark around the base of the Annabelle hydrangea , but provide an 8 - inch gross profit around the trunk . Keep the soil moist for the first yr after planting .

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