Peonies Flowers

Peonies - A Perennial Garden Favorite

Executive Summary about Peonies Flowers by Robert Schpok

Peonies were one of the first perennials to populate American gardens because of their large, showy and fragrant flowers produced in mid-to late spring. The flowers range in color from crimson, scarlet, various shades of pink, to pure white. There are also new hybrid and tree peonies with yellow or purple flowers.

Tree peonies also come in single, semi-double and double-flowered forms, and the color range includes every color of the rainbow except for blue. Single flowered varieties seem to do better in shade than doubles.

Probably the most difficult part of growing peonies, like many other perennials is the time it takes to establish them in your garden. Generally do not cut flowers from plants less than three years old and mature plants of five years or more should be left with about 50% of its flowers intact. You should, however, remove the fading and dead flowers to prevent seed development which uses up food reserves.

Peonies are heavy feeders and do not appreciate being moved so it is important to ensure they are planted in good, fertile soil. Peonies also tolerate dryness, but don't expect them to be producing and storing food while the soil is dry.

Because winter chilling is required for dormancy, peonies do not perform well in subtropical areas. If an extra cold winter kills the top growth of a tree peony, cut the dead wood back in the spring. Generally peonies need no winter protection, but mulch may be necessary in a few very cold areas.

How to Plant Peony Plants And Roots For Great Peony Flower Blooms In The Spring

Executive Summary about Peonies Flowers by Paula L

It is very important that peony plants not be planted too deep. Peonies that are planted too deep will not bloom. Because peonies are slow to establish it will be several years before you realize that you planted your peonies too deep and you will have lost several growing seasons.

Peonies will grow in average to poor soil but it is good to amend the soil with compost or topsoil if you have poor soil. Place the peony root in the hole with the eyes facing up (the eyes are little white points on the root). Cover the peony plant with exactly 1 inch of dirt over the eyes. If the peony is planted deeper than this it will not bloom.

The proper time for planting peonies is in the fall. Peonies can be planted as long as the ground has not frozen. It is normal to have top growth while they are getting established.

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Peony Plants

Peonies - Planting, Staking and Deadheading

Executive Summary about Peony Plants by Evelyn Fielding

Peonies are classic garden perennials, prized for their handsome foliage, longevity and huge blooms in late spring. They're deer and drought resistant, too. 

Dig a hole at least eighteen inches deep and twenty-four inches wide. Mix with the soil a pound of bone meal and generous amounts of peat moss, compost, or well-rotted manure. Water well to settle thoroughly.

Peonies grow very fast. One very attractive way to support any height stem is to place four bamboo stakes in the ground at the four corners of the plant. Then, weave garden twine in a criss-cross pattern through the stems and leaves to support the plant and its blooms.

Better yet, cut the blooms before they fade and enjoy them on your dining room table.

Fall is Peony Planting Time

Executive Summary about Peony Plants by Jonni Good

If you have peonies in your garden that put out too few blooms in the spring, they may be asking to be moved this fall. And if you don't have any peonies in your garden yet, September is the best time to purchase and plant them.

Peonies like full sun and well-drained, fertile soil. Before planting your new peonies or moving your old ones, prepare the soil by loosening the soil as deeply as you can, and then add a bit of good compost. 

To move an established plant, or to thin an overgrown clump, choose an early fall day. If the peony has been living in one spot for a long time, it will probably benefit from being divided when you move it - with the added benefit of having two or three new peonies instead of one. 

The peonies should be placed in their new spot so that the eyes are no more than two inches below the surface of the soil. Your new peonies may take a few years before they're covered with blooms in the spring - but your patience will be well-rewarded.

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Transplanting Peonies

Should I Use Loam With Manure When Transplanting Peonies?

Executive Summary about Transplanting Peonies by Kent Higgins

Digging and dividing an old Peony clump properly is an art and something to be learned by practice. Do not wash the soil from the roots for that makes it more brittle.  

When the divisions are ready to plant, dig a hole much larger than the root.  Plant the root with the buds up it has been done the other way, but without much success. The rule is two inches of soil over the crown of the plant. 

Fill around the root with good rich heavy loam (without manure) and with layer of sand over the top to sift in the holes made by the stems swaying in the spring winds. Mulch the first winter and watch to see that the soil does not wash off and leave the crown exposed. 

Mose people want first, those varieties of Peonies that can usually be counted on to bloom on Memorial Day but do not limit yourself to that one season of bloom for an early or late spring might cause your Peonies to miss the day entirely, With a careful selection from the hundreds of varieties, one can have from 3 to 4 weeks of bloom.

Divide and Transplant - Perennials Love Fall Planting

Executive Summary about Transplanting Peonies by Paul Wonning

Autumn is approaching and the perennial flower garden is looking kind of bedraggled.  Fall is the best time to transplant and divide the plants, as the cooler temperatures put less stress on the plants. 

Plants moved in the spring are trying to put out new root growth at the same time they are trying to produce leaves and maybe flowers. This puts a lot of stress on the plant, and many simply succumb. By doing the planting in the autumn, it removes this stress. 

The root system is established in the fall before the frigid winter temperatures come. During mild spells in the winter when the ground thaws, the perennials will continue root growth and when spring finally comes the plant can emerge with fresh vigor, ready to grow and bloom. 

Veronica, Coneflower, Coreopsis, Lychnis and Salvia are some plants which need to be transplanted fairly frequently to keep them strong. Indeed, some of these may die out after two or three years if not divided and transplanted at least every other year.

Other perennials rarely need transplanting. Peonies, daylilies, heuchera, geranium and astilbe belong in this group. But even these need it occasionally. 

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