What is the usual price of hydrangea, and how does it differ from Chinese snowball viburnum?

Hydrangea has full, large and beautiful flower heads, and its flowers can turn red or blue, delighting the eye and refreshing the mind. It is a common potted ornamental flowering plant, with a flowering period from June to August. So what is the usual price of hydrangea? How does it differ from Chinese snowball viburnum? Let us find out together.

1. Hydrangea price

Hydrangea, also known as eight-immortals flower and purple sunshine flower, is a plant of the genus Hydrangea in the family Saxifragaceae. Hydrangea is pure white and full, large and beautiful, and its flowers can turn red or blue, delighting the eye and refreshing the mind. It is a common potted ornamental flowering plant. Now let us talk about its price. Generally, the price of hydrangea on the market is four to five yuan per plant. Potted hydrangeas are not expensive either; the cheap ones cost only ten-plus yuan, and even good potted hydrangeas cost only a few dozen yuan. In fact, hydrangea is very easy to grow, so the price of hydrangea is not expensive. If you like it, you can try growing it yourself, but be sure not to eat it by mistake.

2. Differences between hydrangea and Chinese snowball viburnum

1. The leaves and buds of hydrangea. Dried hydrangea. Hydrangea, also known as eight-immortals flower, purple sunshine flower, seven transformations, foreign hydrangea, and powder-ball flower, is native to the area of Sichuan, China, and Japan. It is a deciduous shrub of the genus Hydrangea in the family Hydrangeaceae, order Cornales. Its flowers are almost entirely sterile flowers; the so-called “flower” is merely the sepals.

2. Chinese snowball viburnum, also known as wooden hydrangea, gathered eight immortals, butterfly flower, and ox-ear holding pearl. It is a deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub of the family Caprifoliaceae. It blooms between April and May, with flowers as large as a plate and as white as jade. The cyme grows at the ends of branches, with eight surrounding flowers being sterile flowers developed from sepals, and the middle ones being small bisexual flowers.

3. Precautions for hydrangea

1. Hydrangea is toxic, and eating its stems and leaves by mistake can cause colic, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, rapid breathing, and bloody stools. In people's imagination, hydrangea seems as edible as cotton candy and large round bread, but in reality, once hydrangea is eaten, abdominal pain appears within a few hours. Other typical poisoning symptoms include skin pain, vomiting, weakness and sweating, and there are reports that patients may even experience coma, convulsions, and collapse of blood circulation in the body. Fortunately, an antidote for hydrangea poisoning has now been developed. In addition, it should be noted that hydrangea easily causes allergies, so it is generally not recommended to place it in the bedroom. Flower-loving friends are advised to choose flowers they like and that are harmless according to their own circumstances when growing flowers, and not to grow too many flowers indoors, and to pay attention to maintaining air circulation.

2. When growing hydrangea, pay attention to proper watering. After the beginning of spring, hydrangea must be given rain, dew and sunlight, and watered in the morning and evening.