All about dark and black peonies

The history of the emergence of the apple variety Black Prince

In the middle of the twentieth century, American breeders bred a variety of apple trees, which they called Jonagold. He quickly managed to conquer the territory not only of the United States, but also of Europe, as he had an excellent yield, was distinguished by sufficient drought resistance, as well as unpretentiousness in cultivation. Today it is one of the most widespread and easily recognizable varieties in the world.

This popularity has led to the creation of a large number of tree clones. Now there are about 100 titles. The clones differ from the original in the color of the fruit, as well as small discrepancies in the taste and keeping quality of apples.

One of the best clones of the Jonagold variety is Red Jonaprince (Black Prince). It appeared at the end of the 20th century and spread throughout Europe in a short time.

The black prince belongs to the group of clones of the Jonagold apple tree and is distinguished by a uniform dark red blurred blush over the entire surface of the fruit

Cultivation

A key requirement when growing peonies is the correct selection of the site. Since all such crops are perennial, the place must be chosen thoughtfully so that you do not have to quickly replant the plant. By themselves, burgundy peonies live long enough without transplanting, and its main reason is precisely the mistakes of agricultural technology. For plants, the level of illumination is critical.

But you can't just pick the sunniest piece of land in your garden or garden.

However, even if a seemingly suitable site has been found, this is not a reason to calm down. Check if the ground is dry enough.

Peonies belong to a plant family that suffers greatly from excessive moisture. There is a great risk of root rot. Disembarkation is recommended in the fall. In spring, plant (and transplant) peonies only when absolutely necessary. Having chosen a suitable zone, holes of great depth are formed.

Putting the shovel aside, pour the drainage. It is used as a brick fight, and crushed stone of various fractions. On top of the drainage layer, ordinary fertile soil should be poured. To bring its quality to the proper level, this layer is mixed:

• with clean wood ash;

• high-quality humus;

• recommended fertilizers.

Having planted a peony seedling, they immediately straighten its roots. They should be immediately covered with soil and watered.

Important: as soon as the earth, originally laid, settles, a new portion is added. This is required to keep the stem stable.

Decent watering is extremely important for peonies in the spring. Planting is irrigated once a week, until early August.

After the soil has settled, it is useful to fluff it up a little in order to facilitate the flow of oxygen to the roots. No special feeding is needed for newly planted bushes. An exception is the situation when the necessary substances were not put into the ground in advance. Fertilizers when planting are usually calculated so that they are guaranteed to last at least 12 months.

Adult peonies require a nitrogen-potassium supplement. Ammonium nitrate is placed on top of the ground. Experimenting with other fertilizers is not recommended. Better to find out what exactly is right for a particular strain.

In some cases, the cutting of lateral buds is practiced. They resort to it if they want to increase the main flower to the limit.

Important: tall and thin stems need additional support. Very often it can be seen that they are unable by themselves to withstand the load created by the buds.

Another nuance: it is worth combining peonies of different varieties. If you choose the right combination of them, you can achieve coverage of almost the entire summer period.

In garden culture, it is often practiced to grow peonies near houses. There, in a clearly visible ceremonial place, the plant will be perfectly visible. Planting this culture in palisades also gives a good result. In this case, a combination with other plants is practiced, which bloom both earlier and later than the peony itself. Promising neighbors will be:

• lupine;

• chamomile;

• phlox;

• lily.

Sometimes in the first year of development, the flower grows sluggishly and adds little in growth. This is completely normal - he simply has not yet adapted to the new conditions.

This disease turns out to be the most formidable opponent of peony lovers.

Bordeaux fluid is used to suppress infection. Copper sulfate is also suitable.

But the laying of lime or dolomite flour in the acidic earth with peonies is only welcome. This can significantly increase the likelihood of success. Watering an adult flower should be abundant - 20 or 30 liters per plant. Developed shoots are fed with ammonium nitrate: 0.015 kg of this substance is diluted in 10 liters of water.

For a video on how to plant peonies correctly, see below.

Description of the flower

In total, under the name "peony", there are 30 plant species, over 5000 varieties. The largest part of all varieties are herbaceous varieties of culture, the rest belong to the tree-like group, and there are also several types of shrubs, in which the properties of both herbaceous and tree-like peonies are combined.

Peony is a perennial of the genus of herbaceous and deciduous (tree-like) shrubs or shrubs. In summer cottages and in front gardens, a herbaceous species is most often found. It has sturdy, firm, non-branched stems that form a compact bush with buds on top. By height, the bushes are:

• dwarf (up to 35 cm);
• low (up to 60 cm);
• high (100-110 cm).

In spring, single flowers with a diameter of 15–25 cm appear on the bush. The color range of the petals is very rich: all variations of red, white, pink, to almost black. There are yellow, purple, lilac, ruby, blue and purple peonies. There are two- or three-color varieties, for example, the Copper Kettle variety has an unusual combination of shades: red, yellow and copper-orange.

Varieties of peonies with multi-colored petals have decorative value. Among the monochromatic buds, pale pink peonies with red veins of the "Frank Keith" variety will look good. Terry white peonies with thick crimson-red stripes of "Candy Stripe" variety will amazingly decorate the garden.

The varieties of culture are very interesting, in which, as they bloom, the color of the buds changes. Such a feature is possessed by the Julia Rose variety, which in the process of blooming, the strict cherry-red changes to a delicate pink color, and then becomes apricot. Flowers of the famous chameleon variety "Hillary" are initially white, then turn into carmine-cherry. Variety "Goody" also has an unstable color: the bright pink shade of the petals turns into white over time.

The beginning of flowering of fragrant buds depends on the variety. Early varieties bloom in late spring, late ones - in early July. Each flower blooms for 5–8 days. When the flowers fall, the dense bush retains its attractiveness until the very frost. In autumn, the leaves turn bronze or reddish brown. For the winter, the entire above-ground part of the bush dies off.

In some varieties, the fruit is formed - a complex leaflet in the shape of a star. Inside each leaflet, along the edge of the ventral suture, there are several large semi-oval seeds, which turn black when ripe.

Among the huge number of names of varieties of the herbaceous group, such plants are interesting: Cardinal, Red Clouds, Karl Rosenfeld, Edgar Jessep, Laura Desert, Helen Cowley, Red Grace, Black Pearl.

Varieties

The modern classification of peonies divides all varieties into three groups.

The first group is called Japanese.It includes the most frost-resistant species with simple and semi-double flowers up to 200 mm in diameter and a bright, noticeable center of staminodes. Representatives of this group among dark varieties include the following.

A tree-like Black Panther hybrid. The bush is about 2 m high, decorated with semi-double flowers of a dark red shade with a chocolate tint. The diameter of the blossoming bud reaches 180 mm.

Delightful, very frost-resistant, Roca's Black Boy peony is also a tree-like one. The variety is distinguished by fast growth of shoots and large buds of dark red color up to 200 mm in diameter.

The herbaceous Chocolate Soldier is a short bush with corollas of burgundy beetroot petals that surround bright yellow staminodes. Among the first to bloom, but has a slower growth.

Sino-European hybrids are distinguished by their special terry and large, up to 250 mm in diameter, flowers.

• Tree-like "Earley Black" with semi-double buds up to 250 mm in diameter, painted in a very dark burgundy with a brown-chestnut glow.
• Black Pearl is one of the best dark herbaceous hybrids. Shiny maroon petals of medium-sized buds, with a diameter of only 120 to 150 mm, look almost black and velvety in the sun, reminiscent of the “Black Prince” rose in color.
• Red Charm is a herbaceous variety of American selection that fully confirms its name "Red Charm". Lush bomb-shaped inflorescences with a light aroma bloom up to 200 mm in diameter and are colored dark red.
• Hybrid "Sacred Mountain" has large, very double flowers, rich dark purple, almost black.
• The tree-like "Black Crown" is included in the category of the darkest varieties. The buds up to 170 mm in diameter are colored deep purple. The variety is quite winter hardy, requires shelter only in very cold winters.
• Beautiful purple-pink crown flowers of the Duck Black Ash variety up to 140 mm in size are among the first to bloom and are distinguished by abundant flowering.
• The herbaceous "Black Hydrangea" delights with its dark purple flowers in the shape of a ball with a diameter of 140 mm. The variety is medium flowering.
• The Black Dragon hybrid is a tree-like hybrid. Its full name sounds like "Black dragon holding a magnificent flower." Large, up to 250 mm, cup-shaped buds are colored in a dark red with a lavender tint and have a light aroma.
• The dark rich burgundy color of large, up to 250 mm, spherical flowers of the "Highlight" variety by the end of flowering is replaced by dark chocolate. Strong stems of the plant can hold up to three blossoming buds without additional support.

In the third group of tree hybrids of Yellow and Delaway peonies, dark varieties are absent, but some species have a dark burgundy or pink border.

Care and harvest

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Currant Black Pearl is distinguished by large, beautiful berries

To collect them in abundance, it is important to take timely measures to care for the bushes.

Harvesting currant photo

• Watering should be infrequent, but abundant. About 2 buckets of water are poured under the bush at a time. Watering is carried out once a week, not more often.

• Loosening of the earth is necessary for oxygen to penetrate into the soil, to the roots. It is carried out with a not very sharp hoe, so as not to damage the roots!

• Mulching is necessary so that the bushes can be watered less often and to increase the nutritional value of the soil. Some gardeners do without mulching, so this is not a necessary point of care.

• Weeds are removed as they grow. It is advisable to immediately pull them out by the roots, collect and take them out of the area, and when they dry out, burn them.

• Top dressing with superphosphates, potassium chloride and nitrogen substances, as well as organic fertilizers, is carried out from the third year after planting.In the spring, add urea or other nitrogenous substances according to the instructions. And in the fall, it will not hurt to add phosphorus and potassium to the soil for digging - you can replace it with simple humus.

• Treatment from pests and diseases is carried out as the problem arises. But if you do not want to get acquainted with all possible diseases of the culture, you can carry out preventive treatments with complex insecticides and fungicides 2 times a year.

• Pruning is done in late fall. In the spring, after the frosts have passed, it does not hurt to inspect the bush for the presence of frozen branches that should be removed. Every year, you need to cut off branches over 3 years old to rejuvenate the bush and prolong its fruiting.

After harvesting, you need to start processing or selling it. The Black Pearl currant lies well, but not very long - after all, it is currant, not apples. Fresh, it is used for health improvement. The harvest can be frozen - in winter, delicious compotes, smoothies, and pies are prepared from the berries. High quality jams, jams, compotes and even juices are obtained from this variety, but only with the addition of sugar or other sweeter berries (cherries, strawberries, grapes).

Description

Among the peonies there are herbaceous and treelike plant species with powerful branchy shoots up to two meters high. Large carved leaves retain their decorative effect all summer, thanks to which the bush remains a decoration of the garden even after flowering.

The flower got its name in honor of the legendary physician Peon for its medicinal properties. Peony has been cultivated for more than 20 centuries, and until now, breeders receive new varieties of unusual colors.

Plants with black buds are very beautiful, which include flowers with a dark burgundy or purple color, which look like velvety black in the light. Such varieties look organically surrounded by white or pale pink inflorescences, but single bushes will look no less elegant.

The Black Prince is an apple for the royal table

The Black Prince apple tree has gained great popularity in the market. It is a tree with soft pink flowers and juicy, bright red fruits. But this variety requires special care, watering and fertilization.

Apple tree characteristics

Recently, gardeners simply fell in love with apple variety Red Jonaprince, also known as the Black Prince. It owes its origin to the Jonagold variety.

Belgium is considered his homeland. At the first tastings of the fruit, it became clear that the variety would win the hearts of many people.

One of the features is its triple set of chromosomes. He inherited this characteristic from his parent. The originality is manifested in the fact that the apple tree bears fruit every year, and its fruits contain many useful substances.

Gardeners are also attracted by the appearance of apples. They are all slightly conical in shape, bright purple in color, sometimes reaching a red-black hue, for which the variety got its name. The taste qualities of apples are so pleasant that they can be used in cooking, as well as for preparing compotes, salads. Many apple lovers prefer to consume this variety fresh.

The variety perfectly tolerates long-distance transportation and can be stored for quite a long time.

Useful qualities of the Black Prince

The Black Prince is a storehouse of vitamins and minerals. The fruits are high in antioxidants. They are also rich in calcium, magnesium, iron, and phosphorus. With regular use of apples of this variety, the work of the gastrointestinal tract and the digestive system as a whole is normalized.

ADVICE. Apples of this variety are recommended by nutritionists to fight obesity due to the fact that they are high in carbohydrates. Nutritionists note that one hundred grams of apples contain only 42 kcal. Therefore, apples of this variety are often included in the diet of people on a dietary food system.

Features of the growth and development of the variety

Black Prince is considered a mid-early autumn variety, which is characterized by increased winter hardiness. The white flowers of these trees have a delicate pink tint, which makes the variety look noble and beautiful.

Apple tree seedlings bear fruit in three years. After five years, the apple tree will begin to bear fruit fully and abundantly. Apples can be harvested as early as the third decade of September, but consumer maturity occurs at the beginning of November. You should not rush to harvest, as you can lose the taste of apples.

Giving preference to the Black Prince, it should be borne in mind that this variety is not self-pollinated. For abundant fruiting, it is necessary to surround it with apple trees of a different type. Better if it's Braburn or Elstar. It is recommended to plant them at a distance of no more than 50 m from the Black Prince. Productivity directly depends on the quality of pollination.

Care features

Like any plant, the apple tree of this variety requires special attention. Subject to a number of simple recommendations, the quantity and quality of the apple harvest will delight gardeners for a long time:

Plant care activities begin immediately after planting. For this, the pit and the hill are properly prepared. It is also necessary to remember about the distance of apple trees from each other - it should not be less than 4 meters; It is necessary to regularly water and protect against garden pests in the first year.

It is important that with a lack of moisture, the apples become small; The next year after planting, you need to form crowns and cut off the shoots; It is recommended to weed and loosen the soil under the tree; If necessary, mineral and organic fertilizers are applied, and trees are treated against pests twice a season; It is recommended to hang bird feeders on trees - this is one of the pest control measures; Tree branches should be thinned annually, and dry and weak

In the absence of measures for caring for apple trees, they may die.

Advice. You can now buy apple seedlings via the Internet. That is why it is easy for gardeners to acquire such a healthy fruit. When purchasing an apple tree, you need to trust trusted suppliers in order to exclude the purchase of weak and defective plants.

Competent care and storage of fruits of this variety will provide gardeners with apples until February.

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Features of growing and subtleties of care

The technology of growing the Red Johnaprince apple tree is simple and differs little from the cultivation of other varieties of apple trees.

Features of cultivation in various regions, including the Moscow region

The Black Prince apple tree is suitable for growing in regions with a winter temperature of -23 ... -29 ° C, that is, no further than the 5th zone of frost resistance.

For example, in Ukraine, the Black Prince can be planted throughout the entire territory from Transcarpathia to Lugansk.

In Belarus, only the Brest region is suitable for this apple tree.

In Russia, the Crimea, Stavropol Territory, Krasnodar Territory, Rostov Region are suitable for growing the variety. For the conditions of the Moscow region, Red Jonaprince is not suitable. If you still have an irresistible desire to plant this apple tree, you need to grow it in a low-stem or bush form so that you can easily provide insulation for the winter.

Care features

Caring for the Black Prince apple tree includes the standard operations of pruning, watering, fertilizing and loosening the soil.

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Pruning - formative and sanitary - is carried out every year, in spring or autumn. Already from the next year after planting, you need to start forming the crown. Usually create a sparse-tiered crown of 2-3 tiers of branches, evenly spaced along the height of the trunk. The Black Prince variety is prone to fruit overload, so the crown must be thinned out every year, removing all thickening shoots.During the formation process, it is necessary to ensure that the main branches have an angle of departure of at least 45 degrees (if necessary, the angle of departure is corrected with spacers or braces). The principle of subordination of branches to the central conductor must also be observed, all competitive shoots must be cut out.

The formation of a sparse-tiered crown takes 3-4 years

Watering and soil care

Since the size of Red Johnaprince apples is highly dependent on watering. you need to monitor soil moisture. Trees can be watered along circular furrows or a bay of near-trunk circles. Sprinkling is also good. Young trees of the 1st year of life are watered every week at the rate of 1-2 buckets of water per 1 tree. With age, the frequency of watering decreases and for adult apple trees 1 watering per month is enough (more often they water only in very hot weather). In case of accidental over-watering, punctures 0.5 m deep can be made using a crowbar in a circle at a distance of 0.6–0.7 cm from the trunk. You can organize drip irrigation for the garden.

Do-it-yourself drip irrigation - video

After watering, as soon as the soil surface dries up, it is necessary to loosen and mulch the near-trunk circle. Mulching not only retains moisture, but also inhibits weed growth. The soil outside the trunk circle should also be as free of weeds and dug up as possible. You can sow the aisles with a lawn mixture, and the mowed grass can be used for mulching.

Top dressing

Regular feeding will help the apple tree develop normally and lay large yields. In the first year, it is useful to feed the young tree with nitrogen to stimulate growth. Urea (3 tablespoons for 1.5 buckets of water) is introduced under young trees in early spring. It is possible 3-4 times during the growing season to spray the apple tree with a solution of sodium humate (20 g per bucket of water) at a consumption rate of 2 liters per 1 tree.

From the second year, the apple tree is fertilized 2 times a year, in spring and autumn, with complex fertilizers (for example, Nitrofoskoy) and organic matter (compost, humus) for deep digging of the soil.

Preparing for winter

Due to the not too high winter hardiness, it is advisable to insulate the Black Prince apple tree for the winter. To ensure a good overwintering at the end of October, water recharge irrigation is carried out at the rate of 60–80 liters of water per 1 tree.

Before the onset of cold weather, the bole and the tree trunk up to a height of 1.5 m are wrapped with insulating materials (agrotechnical cloth, paper, reeds), and to protect the root system, a thick (20–25 cm) layer of sawdust or peat mulch is poured into the trunk circle. When snow falls, it must be shoveled to the trunk, compacted and covered with it to a height of 30–40 cm. In the spring, it is necessary to remove both the snow and the mulch.

To protect it from rodents, the apple tree can be protected by wrapping the trunk with a metal net or spruce branches.

Tree peony varieties

Plants, varieties and hybrids belonging to the Sino-European group are distinguished by large flowers of pink and red shades. Under the weight of numerous buds, the branches droop to the ground and require support. For bushes, you need to choose a well-lit area of ​​loamy neutral soil. Peonies require watering and feeding for lush flowering. Among the classic varieties are:

• The giant or Hu hong has short, thick stems. The buds are crown-shaped, colored red. Their diameter is 18-19 cm. The leaves are large, green. Flowers are directed upward and to the sides. Blooms late, in June-July.
• The red lotus is a perennial growing up to 120 cm. The leaves are large, glossy. The flowers are dark red, crown-shaped. Up to 70 pieces bloom on the bush. Flowering lasts 3 weeks.
• Transparent dew is a variety with tall shoots, densely covered with green foliage. Flowers with a deep pink hue around the edges become lighter. Terry form.
• Sisters Kiao - one of the varieties characterized by two-color buds. One part of the double flower is dark red, the other is white. The number of dark and light petals differs on different buds.
• Powder pink is a shrub with large pink flowers. Under the sun's rays, the petals become lighter. Semi-double shape with golden center.
• Firebird - a compact culture, shoots 1.5-1.8 m. Flowers are large, rich crimson hue. The form is densely doubled. blooms late, but abundantly.
• Scarlet sails - plants are frost and disease resistant. Early flowering. The leaves are green, dissected. Terry petals, expressive red. The anther is yellow. Flowering time 14 days.
• Coral Island - The culture is distinguished by abundant flowering. In early summer, the bush is covered with many double coral red flowers. The size of the bud is 15 cm. Flowers are equally good in cutting and decorative planting.
• Purple night - the plant grows up to 1-1.2 m. The leaves are large, green, glossy. They provide decorative effect during the summer. The bush is densely covered with double, purple-red flowers.
• Pink Lu (Lu fen) - blooms in May. Fast-growing shoots. The size is compact - 1.5 m. The flowers are dense, double, pale pink in color. The form is crown. The variety is used in landscape design and for interior decoration (cut).
• Twins are one of the many pink varieties bred in China. Semi-double form with flowers 14 cm in diameter. The plant does not like drafts; planting in a sunny area is desirable. It has a pleasant smell.
• Rainbow Light or Purple Dawn is a great variety with dense double flowers similar to chrysanthemums. Their diameter reaches 18 cm. The outer row of petals is rounded, the rest are elongated and corrugated. The color is dark purple. The stems are strong, the leaves are bright green.
• Giant from Chemoza - the size of the bush justifies the name of the variety. Shoots grow up to two meters. The buds are closely spaced, 40-70 double flowers bloom on each plant. The flowering period is 14 days, but after that the plant looks attractive thanks to the green foliage. It is used for single and group landings.

To the group white varieties of tree peonies relate:

• White phoenix is ​​an early flowering variety with a spreading bush. The flowers are simple, with pure white petals. the stamens are yellow, the pistil is purple. It has a delicate aroma, the petals are brewed like tea.
• White jade - white petals, wavy along the edge. The form is semi-double. The growth of the culture is 1.5-1.8 m. The leaves are light green.
• The scent of lily is the most delicate variety of tree-like peony. Shining white petals surround the sunny center. Semi-double form. Shoots are tall, erect, grow vigorously.

Among the light varieties it is worth noting: White, White Dance, White Crystal.

Strawberry growing rules

Standard rules for growing strawberries:

1. The first
   business prepare the site. All weeds are removed and the soil is loosened.
2. Plot
   should be sunny, as Black Prince does not tolerate shade.
3. When
   the site is prepared, holes are pulled out with a depth of about 15 cm and a width of about 20 cm.
4. Each
   the hole is well watered with water. 1 hole takes about 1 liter of water.
5. When
   the water is absorbed, a seedling is placed in the hole. It should be located
   vertically, so many experienced gardeners recommend shaping in the center
   holes a small mound. The root system is spread over it.
6. When
   the seedling is neatly placed in the hole, it is sprinkled with soil. Then the soil is compacted,
   and the bushes are watered with water (about 1 liter per 1 plant).

Varieties and their description

"Blue sapphire"

It is considered one of the best varieties of tree peonies. The peduncles of the plant are large, lush, up to 18 cm in diameter. The color of the silky petals is very delicate, in light watercolor pink tones with a blue tint and with rich, juicy purple blotches at the base of the flower. Peony has an amazing delicate aroma and is distinguished by decorative carved foliage.

Blossoming "Blue Sapphire" lasts from mid-June. The plant is unpretentious, grows well in shaded areas.The height of the semi-shrub is about 120 cm, on one bush there are more than 20 semi-double flowers. The flowering period of the plant is 14 days.

"Blue Lotus"

This magnificent peony will be the pride of any site. Differs in abundant flowering. On one copy, more than 60 huge semi-double flowers bloom, deep pink, with a blue tint. Their diameter reaches 25 cm. The dark green carved foliage makes flowering even more beautiful.

The variety is unusually powerful and strong, tall. Its height reaches more than 1.5 m. The shrub is not afraid of cold weather and pests, it is resistant to diseases. Loves the sun. The lush bloom of the Blue Lotus lasts about 2 weeks.

"Blue Doe"

The flowers of this peony are pale lilac, with a bluish tint, double, crown-shaped, with a diameter of 15 cm. Against the background of carved bright greenery, their lush heads look very festive. The shrub will delight its owners with fabulous flowering in mid-June. One bush can bloom from 30 to 70 gorgeous flowers.

The variety is frost-resistant, strong. Grows up to 2 meters in height.

"Deep blue Sea"

The dizzying bloom of this peony is simply amazing. The flowers of the plant are rich, dark purple, with a lilac or blue tint. On the petals, you can occasionally see very thin white strokes that look like glare from a distance. Against the background of lush green leaves, it seems that the terry burgundy pom-poms of flowers are glowing from the inside.

The plant is not afraid of cold weather, loves alkaline soils. The height of the bush is more than 150 cm.

"After the rain"

This is a tree-like peony of Russian selection. The flowers of the plant are densely double, very lush, with a diameter of 19 cm, light purple in color with delicate lighter petals along the edge. The flower caps seem so fresh, clean, as if they had just been washed in the warm summer rain.

The foliage of the peony is dark, patterned, with its decorativeness it greatly adorns the plant. The variety blooms profusely, but not very long. The plant is vigorous, the stems are large and strong. The height of the shrub is 2 meters.

"Heavenly brocade"

The name itself speaks of the presence of a blue tint in the color of this peony. The graceful color combination is reminiscent of the spring sky: brilliant pink petals smoothly transition into a deep blue hue.

The variety belongs to herbaceous peonies, the plant height is about 80 cm.

"Blue Chrysanthemum"

An exquisite and very fragrant variety, it decorates any space with flowering, attracting attention with its amazing color. Glossy pink petals have a soft blue tint

The inflorescences have a crown shape, their diameter is about 17 cm.

The height of the plant is small - up to 60 cm. It is better not to plant a peony near tall plants or in the vicinity of trees. The bush begins to compete with its neighbors: it needs a lot of light, water and space around it. The fight will take a lot of strength needed to bloom.

"Blue bird"

Peony of a very bright and rich cold lilac shade with a light blue glow of terry petals will not leave anyone indifferent. The rich bloom lasts from May to the end of June. There are many flowers on the bush - more than 50 pieces. Flowering lasts 12 to 14 days. The caps of the peduncles are very large, bending under their weight to the ground.

The height of the tree-like shrub is 1.5 meters. The foliage is carved, the stems are powerful, branched.

"Blue ball"

A tree-like tall peony with dense spreading branches. The shrub blooms with large bluish-lilac flowers, similar to large fluffy balls. The diameter of each inflorescence is 20 cm. The peony blooms all season. There can be up to 70 flowers on a shrub.

Plant height - 1.5 m. Peony loves the sun, resistant to cold and disease. The variety is completely not capricious in its care.

For general advice on the care and cultivation of peonies, see below.