Tips to Growing Peonies
Executive Summary about Growing
Peonies by Robert Leverton
Peonies are
some of the most flexible perennials. Peonies can make a nice touch along a shrub border, wall or fence.
Planting and growing peonies is not difficult
as these plants are recognized mostly for their hardiness. Peonies are very tough and versatile plants.
For best results, plant peonies in a sunny or slightly shady area.
Peonies will
thrive in most soils considering that they aren't too damp and are sufficiently
drained. They grow well on chalk and actually do favor alkaline conditions. If
you have light soil include some loam or good organic compost.
Growing peonies also involves staking them,
particularly if they have the likelihood of toppling over during mid-summer. To
stake well, start soon in the growing season.
Blooms for bouquets must be clipped off as soon as the
exterior petals unfurl. Try not to take away too many numbers of leaves when
picking flowers. Leaves should stay on the plant to
generate food for the next season's development and flowering.
Problems With Peonies?
Executive Summary about Growing Peonies by Yvonne Cunnington
Peony plants form their buds in the fall. A clump
that's been divided has a much-reduced root system, and it sometimes doesn't
have the strength to develop all its buds. This problem goes away as the plant
matures.
Winters that
are colder than normal and late spring frosts can abort the buds of mature as
well as new plants. The best remedy is to protect peony clumps
with winter mulch (fall leaves or Christmas tree boughs work well) applied in
late fall or early winter after you have cut down the previous season's
foliage.
In cool wet
springs, peonies can be affected by botrytis blight. You should remove any
wilted stems, cutting below the affected area. Be careful not to allow diseased
material come into contact with healthy stems.
To prevent
problems, always plant your peonies in a sunny spot, spacing them to allow for
good air circulation, and do a good clean-up of old leaves each fall.
Generally,
peonies grow well for many seasons, as long as they have humus-rich soil,
adequate moisture and full sun. However, if your plants have been in the same
spot for years, the soil may be depleted. Mulching them each spring and fall
with a couple of shovels full of well-rotted manure or garden compost can help.
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