How to grow peonies in the country and how to care for it?

PeoniesPionary in beauty and aroma, it is second only to a garden of roses. These are some of the most beautiful flowers in the garden and are very popular with gardeners.

Content:

• • Growing peonies
    • Soil for peonies
    • Location of peonies in the garden
    • Preparing for planting peonies
    • Planting peonies
  • Peony care
  • Fertilizing peonies
  • Video about planting and growing peonies on the site
  • Reproduction of peonies
  • Peony varieties
  • White peonies in the country

Peonies are favorite garden flowers and this is not surprising. Lush and bright flowering usually lasts two to three weeks, but in different varieties it occurs at different times. Therefore, the flowering of a well-chosen collection can last up to three months. From the first days of May to the last ten days of July, your garden will be filled with bright colors and wonderful aroma.

In this flower garden, a large collection of herbaceous peonies is organized on the lawn in the form of concentric semicircles. For the winter, the leaves of these flowers completely die off and must be pruned, so the plants hibernate well under the snow. The only thing they dislike is seasonal soak and fresh organic matter. Both can lead to the death of the flower.

These garden flowers vary in color, size and flower shape, and can be simple or double. They have a rich spectrum of aromas, mostly strongly pronounced and unusually pleasant. The leaves of these flowers are openwork, ornamental, decorative already in early spring: even in an empty garden, before flowering, they stand out with reddish and purple hues. Their attractiveness remains in summer, after flowering - the cut bushes keep their shape perfectly. And in the fall, with the onset of cold weather, the leaves of peonies again acquire reddish, bronze and purple hues.

Recently, tree-like peonies are deservedly a favorite. The conditions for their cultivation are somewhat different from keeping herbaceous peonies in the garden. The collection of tree peonies must be placed in areas that are slightly shaded at midday and well protected from the wind, since their winter hardiness and general stability in wind-blown places is noticeably reduced. From these flowers, arabesques are still well obtained.

Growing peonies

There is an opinion that with proper agricultural technology and subsequent care, peonies can grow in one place for more than 20 years, while giving the summer cottage their magnificent flowering every year. This gives us an incentive to create good conditions for the peonies and provide the flowers with decent care.

How to grow peonies in a summer cottage?

Soil for peonies

Pionarium can be located on almost any soil, but gives more preference to loams, clean and cultivated. Only swampy and too damp soils do not tolerate peonies. Pay attention to the level of groundwater, which should be at a distance of at least 50-70 cm from the soil surface.If the groundwater level is closer, then peonies can be planted on artificial beds of greater height, or special drainage ditches can be arranged around the pionarium. Ignoring such facts and actions leads to decay of the root system and the death of plants.

Location of peonies in the garden

Experts recommend planting peonies in sunny places, since these plants are very photophilous, but cultivation in partial shade is also possible. Be careful when choosing a place, as the amount of sun regulates the flowering of peonies and its abundance.

It is advisable to determine a place for planting peonies a few meters from trees or shrubs, since they need complete freedom, but the lack of moisture or nutrients, due to the development of a number of other large plants, can affect growth and flowering. Also, the planting site for peonies should be well protected from winds and sharp drafts.

Preparing for planting peonies

The scheme for planting peonies is very simple, and the work itself will not take you a lot of time and effort, but careful preparation should be carried out before planting a pionarium, since the growth of the plant, its development, flowering and life expectancy depend on this.

So, first of all, we prepare the pits for planting. This should be done a month and a half before disembarkation, so that the earth inside settles well. Pits are dug at a distance of 80-100 cm from each other, 60-70 cm deep, 55-70 cm in diameter. The correct scheme for planting peonies will help not only the plants themselves in development, but also the owner of the pionarium in caring for flowers.

Now that the pits are ready, it is necessary to add a special mixture to them - compost, peat and rotted manure with admixtures of 150 g of potassium sulfate, 350 g of bone meal and 170-200 g of superphosphate, if the soils are clayey, you can add 140-170 g of slaked lime ( shredded). All such a composition is mixed with the top layer of earth, removed in advance, and compacted. As a result, you should get about half of the nutrient pit, which will serve as a supply of the right amount of nutrients for the future.

Original pionary in the country: planting and care

Planting peonies

The best time to plant peonies is from mid-August to late September. If you plant peonies at this time, then the winter cold weather the plant will have time to take root and develop the root system, and this is very important.

Further, the prepared planting material is planted in pits dug in advance according to the scheme, and the planting depth is adjusted. It is required to place the planting material in the soil so that the renewal buds go into the soil by no more than 3-4 cm, provided they are grown on loams, and no more than 5-6 cm on sandstones.

When planting, you should not tamp the soil around a new bush, so as not to break the young roots, and also not to change the deepening of the bush into the soil, which may affect its development and flowering in the future.

Peony care

If the pits and the soil in them were prepared correctly before planting, then for the first two years your pionarium does not need feeding and can develop well due to fertilizers applied in advance. What is most needed in this period is the timely loosening of the soil, watering and weeding.

Loosening is carried out very carefully so as not to damage the bush. The depth of loosening is no more than 5-7 cm, the distance from the bush is 20 cm, the total loosening strip in diameter is about 15 cm. It is advisable to loosen it after watering or rain, this will exclude the formation of a crust and create an aerated mulching layer around the plant.

Timely and systematic watering, about once a week, 25-40 liters of water for each adult peony bush is also important. Watering is especially important in early summer, during the period of active plant growth and budding. Pay close attention to the drying out of the soil around the bushes during the summer heat; due to the high evaporation of moisture, additional watering of the peonies may be necessary.If watering takes place in grooves, the same temporary scheme can be applied, but if watering from a watering can, then it is possible daily.

Try to remove weeds in pionaria in time, which has a positive effect not only on the appearance of plants, but also on their development.

Growing peonies in the garden: planting, care, reproduction

Fertilizing peonies

Top dressing of peonies is carried out already in the third year after planting, when the plants begin to bloom actively. In total, three dressings are carried out per season.

The first feeding of peonies - nitrogen-potassium, in early spring, possibly immediately after the snow melts. 10-15 g of nitrogen and 10-15 g of potassium are scattered around the bush. Fertilizer should be poured only on the soil, avoiding contact with the bush.

Second feeding - nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. It is carried out during the budding period of peonies in order to improve the quality of flowering. The amount of fertilizers with nitrogen-potassium-phosphorus feed is 10 g, 12 g and 15 g, respectively.

Third feeding it is carried out 12-15 days after flowering, it is necessary to stimulate the formation of large buds of renewal, which will ensure good growth and flowering for the next year. Top dressing is potassium-phosphorus, 12 g and 20 g of fertilizer, respectively.

Video about planting and growing peonies on the site

Reproduction of peonies

Reproduction of peonies is possible in several ways, but most often we use the simplest and most common - reproduction of peonies by division.

First of all, an adult white peony bush is pruned so that it can be dug up. The trunk with the stems is tied and, after carefully digging in so as not to damage the roots and buds, they are removed from the hole. Further, the root system is washed with a weak stream of water from a hose to make it easier for you to deal with the division.

Now, with the help of a wooden stake and a hammer, the bush is divided in two, then, each part is still in two, and already with garden shears for a full-fledged planting material. A high-quality division is formed, without old or spoiled roots, about 30 cm long, with 1-2 good roots and several buds.

The red peony plots are placed in prepared planting holes, after sprinkling with earth, the upper bud should be several centimeters under its layer.

After planting, you do not need to ram the ground around, it is important to water the peony seedling abundantly and mulch the soil around the future bush with peat or humus.

Peony varieties

Herbaceous peonies and tree peonies have many varieties, not to mention the fact that every year this number grows significantly. We decided to tell you some of them so that you know exactly what to start from when laying a pionarium or breeding peonies on your own site.

The best varieties of peonies for your garden

So, the most popular today can rightfully be considered: Altai News, Festival Maxim, Cruiser Aurora, Corina Versanne, Peony yellow, Peony pink, Sarah Bernhardt, Pink Radians, Mercedes, Albert Cruz, Mont Blanc, Longfellow, Eugene Vardier, Philippe Revvoir, Clemenceau, Anchantress, Narrow-leaved Peony and many other varieties that are not only in demand among gardeners, but also qualitatively complement any garden.

White peonies in the country

White peonies are considered one of the most popular in our country, so we decided to allocate a small section of our article for them.

Experts advise to take these colors very seriously and devote enough time to them., because only by observing the rules of agricultural technology and providing the white peonies with correct care, you can achieve not only the correct bushiness of the plant, but also a beautiful, long flowering.

So, the recommendations of experts for growing white peonies:

• White peonies should be planted in partial shade or even in a sunny place, as they require at least 4-6 hours a day of direct sunlight;
• When planting white peonies in the ground, make sure that their root system is not too deep, as this is wrong.If the roots of the plant go far into the ground, then flowering can be short-term, painful, and it will also negatively affect the development of the plant as a whole;
• Be sure to provide white peonies with systematic and proper care. Beautiful and majestic plants prefer timely watering, loosening the soil and proper feeding, which have a beneficial effect on the internal biorhythms of the plant and its appearance, in particular, the flowering of the bush;
• When white peonies reach the age of 7-10 years, they need to be planted, or simply renew the bush. The plant is dug up and carefully divided into several strong parts, leaving only 3-4 roots, no more than 15 cm long;
• Try to monitor not only the flowering and development of peonies, but also the quality of flowers. It will improve, and, accordingly, improve the appearance of the white peony bush, if you remove faded and dried buds in time;
• During the flowering period, pay attention to the bud ovaries. Only one, the largest and strongest bud should be left on the peduncle. In this case, he has enough juice and vitality to show a beautiful flower. The rest of the buds, small in size and strength, will only hinder its development, and by themselves without showing any special results.

White peonies are great plants for your garden

This small list of tips from experienced summer residents will help you not only grow white peonies on your own plot, but also, over time, create a whole peony that will delight you with abundant flowering and pleasant aromas for many years.

Peonies cultivation and care in the garden

Peony (lat.Paeonia) is a representative of herbaceous perennials of the Peony family. The culture is decorative, used to decorate the garden. Growing peonies in the country and in the garden is popular, since caring for them is not difficult, and some varieties of shrubs can delight you up to 50 years.

Reproduction of peonies

The culture is propagated by dividing the bush, both green and root cuttings, layering, and even seeds.

Seed propagation

This method is more often used by breeders, since the plants obtained from seeds do not have the varietal characteristics of the parents. Seed collection begins in August and ends in mid-September.

Reproduction peony - collecting seeds in August

They are immediately sown into the ground, deepening by 5 cm.Thus, the seeds go through 2 stages of stratification:

• warm - when the daytime temperature rises to 30 degrees Celsius, and at night drops to 15;
• cold - for 2 months the seeds are affected by a cold temperature of 5-10 degrees Celsius.

This technology guarantees a high probability of germination, but some seeds will germinate only for 2 years.

The acquired planting material has a dried up hard shell, which greatly complicates germination. Before sowing, it is necessary to soak the seeds in warm water for 2 days, then sow in September-August using the above technology.

Peonies - propagation by root cuttings with a bud

Harvesting of root cuttings begins at the end of flowering - at the end of June:

• choose a young shoot with adventitious roots and a replacement bud;
• the stalk is cut off with a sharp knife, and the top is shortened, leaving a few leaves;
• the root is placed in a growth stimulator for 12-14 hours;
• the cutting is planted in a shaded place, deepening by 10 cm.

Peonies propagated by root cuttings

By about September, it will take root, and before wintering it will need to be cut off, and the rhizome with a replacement bud should be covered for wintering. Reproduction of peonies by cuttings is a long process, the first flowering will occur only in the 5th year.

Propagation of peonies by stem cuttings

It is necessary to harvest a large number of cuttings, since not all will take root. Cutting is carried out a week before flowering:

• choose bushes 5-7 years old;
• the selected internal shoots (inside the bush) are cut at the root;
• then they are cut by cutting so that there are 2 internodes on each segment (one cut is made under the leaf itself, and the second is made 2-3 cm above the top sheet);
• the cuttings are soaked in a root stimulant solution for 8 hours;
• planted in the shade of trees: the bed filled with compost is sprinkled with a layer of sand, the cuttings are deepened by 3 cm at an angle, at a distance of 0.15 m from each other;
• the landing is covered with a portable greenhouse;
• plants need high humidity, therefore, abundant spraying is carried out 2-3 times a day;
• after 3 weeks, they begin to ventilate the greenhouse, increasing the time every day;
• in late autumn, rooted cuttings are cut, and the rhizomes are covered for the winter.

Propagation of peonies by stem cuttings

Reproduction of peonies by vertical layers

In early April, the base of a 5 year old bush is dug out, exposing the vegetative buds. The bush is covered with a box of 0.5 by 0.5 m without a bottom, and covered with fertile soil 0.2-0.3 m in height. The soil in the box must always be moist. The buds developing on the shoots must be pinched, then the plant gives off strength to the development of the root system.

Peony propagation scheme with vertical layering

At the end of summer, shoots can be cut off, and the resulting roots with new vegetative buds can be separated and planted in a permanent place.

Mandatory transplantation and reproduction of peonies by dividing the bush

Reproduction by division is suitable for bushes that have reached 5-7 years of age. The procedure is carried out from August 15 to September 15. For this:

• the bushes are dug up, washed with water, and left in the shade for a while (dried roots become elastic and do not break);
• all shoots are cut 10-15 cm from the root;
• the rhizome is divided into parts so that each of them contains 3 or more renewal buds;
• the delenki are soaked in a solution of potassium permanganate for 2-3 hours;
• diseased and growing roots are removed, and the sections are treated with ointment from ash and clay;
• then the delenki are planted in new places, before frost they will have time to take root.

The transplant of peonies is combined with dividing the bush for rejuvenation and reproduction

It is necessary to divide and transplant peonies, growing and caring for them in the garden according to all the rules, every 5-7 years. This promotes plant rejuvenation.

Reproduction of peonies by dividing the bush

The root collar of adult bushes (over 10 years old) grows old and becomes hollow, ants, worms and slugs settle in it. And vegetative buds are laid deeper over time, which negatively affects flowering.

Reproduction of peonies by dividing the bush video

Site preparation and planting of peonies

Peonies are unpretentious to the soil, the most suitable option is clean loamy soil. A closely spaced layer of groundwater is undesirable; in such cases, an artificial embankment with good drainage will be needed for cultivation. The place should be sunny or slightly shaded. The nearest neighbors should be several meters away from the planting.

A week before planting, pits for peonies should be prepared, cultivation from ready-made seedlings is carried out only in the fall - in September. The required size of the recesses: 60x60x60 cm, and the distance between them: 1 m. The bottom layer is filled with drainage from broken bricks (0.2 m). The next layer consists of compost and mineral fertilizers.

Peony planting scheme

A week later, when the soil settles, the seedlings are placed in planting pits, and sprinkled with garden soil. In this case, vegetative buds should be no deeper than 5 cm from the surface. Deep-planted shrubs do not bloom.

Caring for peonies in the garden

From early spring, it is necessary to often water a peony, growing and caring for it implies the presence of moisture, but not an excess. For watering, use 2-3 buckets of water for an adult bush. Loosening and weeding are required.

Fertilizing peonies

Peonies are fed in 3 stages:

• as soon as the snow melted: 10 g of nitrogen and potassium are scattered around the bush and watered;
• during the budding period: 10 g of nitrogen, 12 g of potassium, 15 g of phosphorus (add in the same way);
• 2 weeks after flowering: 12 g of potassium, 20 g of phosphorus under 1 bush.

Diseases and pests of peonies

In early spring, peony bushes can be damaged by diseases such as gray rot (Latin Botrytis cinerea) and powdery mildew (Latin Oidium). For both prevention and treatment, it is enough to treat the plants with soapy water or copper sulfate.

Peonies in the spring need preventive treatment for fungal diseases

Among the pests of the peony are often found: a bronze beetle (lat.Cetoniinae), a gall nematode (lat.Meloidogyne) and a turf ant (lat.Tetramorium caespitum). Insects feed on the roots, leaves and flowers of plants. In the fight against them, insecticides should be used: Kinmiks, Aktara.

Pruning peonies after flowering and preparing for winter

Peonies finish flowering in June. The faded shoots are cut off, and the next feeding is carried out. Further care of the flower garden consists in regular watering.

Pruning peonies

Pruning is carried out in late autumn, before frost. All stems must be removed. They should not be cut too low, leaving several leaves on the shoots - the formation and development of replacement buds depends on this. Cut fresh flowers in this way - not too low.

In autumn, the peony is completely cut off

Preparing a peony for wintering

After the autumn pruning, the bushes must be covered with a layer of peat mulch for the winter, especially the young and transplanted plants this year. Adult bushes are not afraid of frost, and easily endure winter.

Outcome

Such a perennial as a peony is unpretentious in care. The most important procedure for growing is regular transplanting, which can be conveniently combined with division for reproduction. The long-awaited beautiful flowering and longevity of the shrub fully justifies the time spent on growing peonies.

Peony is a wonderful flower of the Peony family. What are the main points to consider when caring for this plant so that it pleases with beautiful flowers and a healthy appearance for many years?

There are about 5 thousand varieties of peonies of various colors in the world. It is advisable to plant peonies in a sunny place, as they love warmth and a lot of light. If the area is shady, the likelihood of seeing huge shaggy balls of wonderful flowers is sharply reduced. The peony tolerates the winter cold of the middle lane well, it is durable, you can not transplant it to another place for about 10 years. Although, based on my own experience, I will note: if the plant is not transplanted for a long time, then the flowers gradually become smaller.

How to propagate peonies?

There are several ways to breed peonies. Amateur flower growers often choose vegetative, since plants grown from seeds give flowers only for 6-7 years, or even later. Breeding work is very long and painstaking, so it is mainly used by breeders to develop new varieties.

The most common breeding method for peonies is dividing a bush into several divisions. The bush is divided when the plant reaches 5-7 years of age. The best planting time is from mid-August to mid-September.

The overgrown bush must be dug up, washed and put in the shade for several hours. After this procedure, the roots wilt a little, lose their fragility and break less when dividing. At least 3-5 buds, several adventitious roots should remain on the cut. After preparing for transplanting, the delenki are dipped for a while in a solution of potassium permanganate (3-4 g per 10 liters of water) to protect against root rot.

Rhizome of peonies

Features of planting peonies

In order for peonies to quickly form an aboveground mass and bloom, it is necessary to properly prepare soil... If the earth is heavy, then peat and sand are introduced into the hole for planting.

The underground part of the bush has an overgrown root system, therefore landing pit should be large: 60 cm deep and up to 70 cm wide.The bushes should be no closer than 70-100 cm from each other. Such a distance will make it possible to process the bush without hindrance and provide a good air gap, thereby preventing the appearance of fungal diseases.

After landing peonies, plant roots are tightly squeezed by hands, avoiding voids. The soil should adhere well to the roots. It is not advisable to tamp the ground around the bush with your feet, because the roots are very fragile and can be easily damaged. You can simply compact the soil after squeezing the roots watering... Each bush should receive about 5 liters of water, after settling, garden soil is poured to the prescribed level.

Be careful! If, when planting, the buds of renewal are deeper than 5 cm, the bushes will not give the desired flowering. With shallow planting, peonies will hurt due to lack of moisture.

Correct care

Peony loves the good feeding... It can be magnesium, boron, manganese, zinc and other trace elements. He needs clean, loosened soil, so he needs regular weeding. If you prepare the soil correctly, then the bushes can do up to 2 years without root dressing. You only need frequent loosening of the soil and watering. The soil is necessary loosen both after heavy rains and after watering.

Buds, in the first 2 years you need cut offso that the plants use the nutrients for the development of the root system. Closer to the third year of life, the bushes grow strongly and you can let them bloom. At this time, the plants need mineral feeding, which is carried out in full mineral fertilizer... Since that time, increase and irrigation rate: 3-4 buckets of water per bush once every 2 weeks. Do not forget that the soil should be loosened after each watering.

It is impossible to use sprinklers when watering, as fungal diseases can develop. When flowers appear, the method of watering with sprinklers is generally unacceptable, the flowers immediately get wet, their heads droop, spots appear on the petals.

The Greeks added the root of peonies to various potions, they believed that by doing so they would be able to protect themselves and their home from evil spirits. Peony tincture was used to treat epilepsy, insomnia, and was given to calm the nervous system. And from the roots of flowers, beads were made and worn around the neck as an amulet, personifying wealth and good luck.

Pionary is second only to a rose garden in beauty and aroma. These are some of the most beautiful flowers in the garden and are very popular with gardeners.

Peonies are favorite garden flowers and this is not surprising. Lush and bright flowering usually lasts two to three weeks, but in different varieties it occurs at different times. Therefore, flowering of a well-chosen collection can last up to three months. From the first days of May to the last ten days of July, your garden will be filled with bright colors and wonderful aroma.

In this flower garden, a large collection of herbaceous peonies is organized on the lawn in the form of concentric semicircles. For the winter, the leaves of these flowers completely die off and must be pruned, so the plants hibernate well under the snow. The only thing they dislike is seasonal soak and fresh organic matter. Both can lead to the death of the flower.

These garden flowers vary in color, size and flower shape, and can be simple or double. They have a rich spectrum of aromas, mostly strongly pronounced and unusually pleasant. The leaves of these flowers are openwork, ornamental, decorative already in early spring: even in an empty garden, before flowering, they stand out with reddish and purple hues. Their attractiveness remains in summer, after flowering - cut bushes keep their shape perfectly. And in the fall, with the onset of cold weather, the leaves of peonies again acquire reddish, bronze and purple hues.

Recently, tree-like peonies are deservedly a favorite. The conditions for their cultivation are somewhat different from keeping herbaceous varieties in the garden.The collection of tree peonies must be placed in areas that are slightly shaded at midday and well protected from the wind, since their winter hardiness and general stability in wind-blown places is noticeably reduced. From these flowers, arabesques are still well obtained.

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The location of the flower garden in the garden

Experts recommend planting peonies in sunny places, since these plants are very photophilous, but cultivation in partial shade is also possible. Be careful when choosing a location, as the amount of sun regulates flowering and its abundance.

It is advisable to determine a place for planting peonies a few meters from trees or shrubs, since they need complete freedom, but the lack of moisture or nutrients, due to the development of a number of other large plants, can affect growth and flowering. Also, the pionarium should be well protected from winds and harsh drafts.

How to grow peonies (video)

Preparing for landing

The scheme for planting peonies is very simple, and the work itself will not take you a lot of time and effort, but careful preparation should be carried out before planting a pionarium, since the growth of the plant, its development, flowering and life expectancy depend on this.

So, first of all, we prepare the pits for planting. This should be done a month and a half before disembarkation, so that the earth inside settles well. Pits are dug at a distance of 80-100 cm from each other, 60-70 cm deep, 55-70 cm in diameter. The correct planting scheme will help not only the plants themselves in development, but also the owner of the pionarium in caring for flowers.

Now that the pits are ready, it is necessary to add a special mixture to them - compost, peat and rotted manure with admixtures of 150 g of potassium sulfate, 350 g of bone meal and 170-200 g of superphosphate, if the soils are clayey, you can add 140-170 g of slaked lime ( shredded). All such a composition is mixed with the top layer of earth, removed in advance, and compacted. As a result, you should get about half of the nutrient pit, which will serve as a supply of the right amount of nutrients for the future.

Planting peonies

The best time to plant is from mid-August to late September. If you plant peonies at this time, then the winter cold weather the plant will have time to take root and develop the root system, and this is very important.

Further, the prepared planting material is planted in pits dug in advance according to the scheme, and the planting depth is adjusted. It is required to place the planting material in the soil so that the renewal buds go into the soil by no more than 3-4 cm, provided they are grown on loams, and no more than 5-6 cm on sandstones.

When planting, you should not tamp the soil around a new bush, so as not to break the young roots, and also not to change the deepening of the bush into the soil, which may affect its development and flowering in the future.

Peony care

If the pits and the soil in them were prepared correctly before planting, then for the first two years your pionarium does not need feeding and can develop well due to fertilizers applied in advance. What is most needed in this period is the timely loosening of the soil, watering and weeding.

Loosening is carried out very carefully so as not to damage the bush. The depth of loosening is no more than 5-7 cm, the distance from the bush is 20 cm, the total loosening strip in diameter is about 15 cm. It is advisable to loosen it after watering or rain, this will exclude the formation of a crust and create an aerated mulching layer around the plant.

Timely and systematic watering, about once a week, with 25-40 liters of water for each adult bush is also important. Watering is especially important in early summer, during the period of active plant growth and budding.

Pay close attention to the drying out of the soil around the bushes during the summer heat; due to the high evaporation of moisture, additional watering may be needed.If watering takes place in grooves, the same temporary scheme can be applied, but if watering from a watering can, then it is possible daily.

Try to remove weeds in pionaria in time, which has a positive effect not only on the appearance of plants, but also on their development.

Fertilizing peonies

Top dressing is carried out already in the third year after planting, when the plants begin to bloom actively. In total, three dressings are carried out per season.

• First feeding - nitrogen-potassium, in early spring, possibly immediately after the snow melts. 10-15 g of nitrogen and 10-15 g of potassium are scattered around the bush. Fertilizer should be poured only on the soil, avoiding contact with the bush.
• Second feeding - nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. It is carried out during the budding period to improve the quality of flowering. The amount of fertilizers with nitrogen-potassium-phosphorus feed is 10 g, 12 g and 15 g, respectively.
• Third feeding it is carried out 12-15 days after flowering, it is necessary to stimulate the formation of large buds of renewal, which will ensure good growth and flowering for the next year. Top dressing is potassium-phosphorus, 12 g and 20 g of fertilizer, respectively.

Video about planting and growing peonies on the site

Reproduction of peonies

Reproduction of culture is possible in several ways, but most often we use the simplest and most common — division.

First of all, an adult white peony bush is pruned so that it can be dug up. The trunk with the stems is tied and, after carefully digging in so as not to damage the roots and buds, they are removed from the hole. Further, the root system is washed with a weak stream of water from a hose to make it easier for you to deal with the division.

Now, with the help of a wooden stake and a hammer, the bush is divided in two, then, each part is still in two, and already with garden shears for a full-fledged planting material. A high-quality division is formed, without old or spoiled roots, about 30 cm long, with 1-2 good roots and several buds.

The red peony plots are placed in prepared planting holes, after sprinkling with earth, the upper bud should be several centimeters under its layer.

After planting, you do not need to ram the ground around, it is important to water the peony seedling abundantly and mulch the soil around the future bush with peat or humus.

Peony varieties

Herbaceous and tree-like peonies have many varieties, not to mention the fact that this number grows significantly every year. We decided to tell you some of them so that you know exactly what to start from when laying a pionarium or breeding a culture on your own site.

So, the most popular today can rightfully be considered: Altai News, Festival Maxim, Cruiser Aurora, Corina Versanne, Peony yellow, Peony pink, Sarah Bernhardt, Pink Radians, Mercedes, Albert Cruz, Mont Blanc, Longfellow, Eugene Vardier, Philippe Revvoir, Clemenceau, Anchantress, Narrow-leaved Peony and many other varieties that are not only in demand among gardeners, but also qualitatively complement any garden.

White peonies in the country

Experts advise to take these flowers very seriously and devote enough time to them, because only by observing the rules of agricultural technology and providing the white peonies with proper care, you can achieve not only the correct bushiness of the plant, but also a beautiful, long flowering.

So, the recommendations of experts for growing white peonies:

• Flowers should be planted in partial shade or even in a sunny place, as they require at least 4-6 hours a day of direct sunlight;
• When planting in the ground, make sure that the root system is not too deep, as this is wrong. If the roots of the plant go far into the ground, then flowering can be short-term, painful, and it will also negatively affect the development of the plant as a whole;
• Be sure to provide white peonies with systematic and proper care.Beautiful and majestic plants prefer timely watering, loosening the soil and proper feeding, which have a beneficial effect on the internal biorhythms of the plant and its appearance, in particular, the flowering of the bush;
• When the flowers reach the age of 7-10 years, they need to be planted, or simply renew the bush. The plant is dug up and carefully divided into several strong parts, leaving only 3-4 roots, no more than 15 cm long;
• Try to monitor not only the flowering and development of peonies, but also the quality of flowers. It will improve, and, accordingly, improve the appearance of the bush, if you remove faded and dried buds in time;
• During the flowering period, pay attention to the bud ovaries. Only one, the largest and strongest bud should be left on the peduncle. In this case, he has enough juice and vitality to show a beautiful flower. The rest of the buds, small in size and strength, will only hinder its development, and by themselves without showing any special results.

This small list of tips from experienced summer residents will help you not only grow white peonies on your own plot, but also, over time, create a whole peony that will delight you with abundant flowering and pleasant aromas for many years.

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