Peonies Bloom Season
Article about Peonies
Season by A. Ibu
Peony plants have many variety, that is why they have
different bloom times in the spring.
The peonies bloom season begins the later part of April to
early June in California. If the planting
conducted in summer areas or in hot spring, midseason varieties would be the
best varieties to grow. If the
temperatures are too hot, the late season varieties may not open well.
Peonies are easy to grow plant, blooming
early in the season. The plant can
continue to bloom for several years.
Planting peonies should be in September or October. Planting in the spring may result the flower
will not bloom for one or two years.
Peony plant can grow well in partial shade, even though they prefer sun.
Depending on the species and location, peonies bloom in late
spring through early summer for one week.
Planting early-, mid- and late-season varieties would extend flowering
for six to eight weeks. On a northern
exposure, peony plants will bloom more.
Peony flowers come in many colors.
There are pink, rose, scarlet, purple, yellow, white, coral, crimson and
cream colored peonies. The flower shape
including single, double, semi-double, anemone and Japanese.
Peonies come in two types, they are herbaceous or garden
peonies, and tree peonies. Peony flowers are large and beautiful. Herbaceous peonies are best cut in the
fall. Tree peonies better not be cut
unless the stem is diseased.
Peony diseases may come from fungi. Removing leaf litter around peony plants
would be great idea. A fungus on dead
leaves, roots and stems causes Botrytis blight.
This fungi can make buds blacken and softening the stems and buds. Other disease, Phytophthora blight, strikes
also in cool, wet weather and cause stems to dry up and the plant can be
rotten. Leaf spot is a symptom of
disease produced by various fungi.
Mozaic virus causes yellowish patches and rings on peony foliage.
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