paeony have captivate the cosmos . The “ old red Piney , ” that magic , erstwhile - fashioned blossom , is hardly as popular as it was in mean solar day now past , because the raw , endearing and more delicately tinted varieties , which have been recently introduced , are crowding their older congenator into the background . paeony in great sight are now find growing around the humble cottage out in the village or country , along roads and timber paths , in gardens throughout the large cities and around the residence of the loaded where they seem to have truly arrogate that aristocratic yet charming air travel so in keeping with the juncture . There is no other fearless flowering flora which grows in the Northern States and endures the Northern Winters as does the Peony . Massive without being harsh , fragrant without being pungent , wondrous without being gaudy , various in soma and colouring material , beyond the opening of being successfully supersede , they fend in the first rank of hardy flowers .
The genus Paeonia is separate into two pigboat - header , the Shrubby or Tree Peonies and the Herbaceous .
Peonies are uprise both for their flower and beautiful foliage . From the clip the red shoots first come out early on in Spring , when the flowers in an almost endless number of colors are massed on the bushes , and when the calendered green foliation takes on the autumnal tints of vivid cardinal , purple , amethyst and orange , Peonies are in great need . The average height is from 2 feet to 4 feet , each works spread out to almost the same distance . The blossom are bear either singly or in groups of two or three .
There are single salad days very much like a wild Rose , except in size of it ; semi - double flower and double I which are a round mass of mismatched petals . Some of the bloom are so large and heavy that it often becomes necessary to prop them up so that the Spring rains will not dash them into the clay . The leave are politic , dark , glossy and divide . The colors of the flowers range from pure blanched with a mass of halcyon stamens in the center through all the shades of pinkish to the darkest of bolshy and purples . There are also some pleasing xanthous variety show .
Many of the New varieties are delicately rosaceous - scented which make them very much more valuable because the offensive odor of the early red “ Piney ” has been done off with . Some of the variety do not last very long , but if early and belated varieties are planted , a taking over of blush can be had which will last for six or seven hebdomad . The bully majority of them are in bloom from about the middle of May on through June . The originally blossom varieties combine well with many bulbs , particularly Daffodils . Narcissi , Scillas , Gladioli and lily are very magical when plant in among the Peonies , while Michaelmas Daisies , Delphiniums , Gaillardias and Lobelias make a very suitable background .
How to use Peonies
Peonies can be used in almost any position in any garden . These plant are every bit at household planted as unmarried specimens on the lawn , in grandiloquent grass , in the Wood , or imbed in layer and borders with other perennial and bellied plants , or when massed by themselves . peony can be planted along woodland track , at the final stage and edges of shrubbery groups , at the bases of stone wall , or along drives and manner of walking . They are at domicile in almost any state of affairs , naturalizing as readily in woodland copses as informal gardens . They make a rather dense increase and are often used in place of scurvy hedge .
As for cut bloom they are utterly invaluable . If they are cut down just as the bud is about to open and are localise in a cool room , the blooms will last many days . Since the new varieties are sweetly sweet , the flowers are now used to a greater extent in homes in vase , bowl and baskets . The stem turn are prospicient , stiff and are splendid to employ for ornamental purposes for bombastic function where large blossom of rich _ color are postulate .
Where to plant Peonies
Peonies profusely repay serious care and alimentation and do not require a great deal of care after they are once establish .
Types of Peonies
S.-Single , showing ( g ) , sentry duty petals ; ( s ) , stamens ; ( c ) , carpels or lobe of pistil . J.-Japanese type ; stamens wider than in single . B.-Bomb type . The stamens become minute petals , called petaloides . SD.-Semi - bivalent . Many petaloides are quite broad and are flux among the stamens . C.-Crown . The stamens are wider and petal - like . The carpeting , which before have remained unchanged , are now petal - like . R.-Rose . In this eccentric there is an full transformation of the bloom .
The cooking of the land is one of the biggest factors in growing good for you plants . They are heavy feeders and want a deeply prepared grime . The best soil is heavy loam , one which is not too heavy with mud nor too light with backbone . steadfast yellow-bellied clay , a sour soil or an copiousness of fresh manure in the soil hinder the proper growth of the roots and flora . The bed should be prepared very profoundly , the soil is mixed with well - rotted cow manure . Each flora should be kick in a outer space 3 feet in diam for its development . The soil should be retentive of moisture , yet well - drained , for the plants rot out if the ground is so low that the water will stand in syndicate around the plant during the Winter . The manure should not be unify among the roots , but uncontaminating soil should be next to the roots and then the manure . The root word should be go down in the soil so that the top centre is not more than 2 inches or 3 inch from the open .
When the plants have finished blooming in the Summer , work must be start to insure a good next year ’s crop . gage should be kept down all during the Summer , for they overcharge the soil of its richness . The first Winter the roots are at large in the soil and will need a good finish of manure as a mulch applied after the earth is soundly frozen . This will prevent the roots from being heaved out of the ground , due to alternate freezing and thawing . The manure should not be allow to remain about the flora in the Summer but worked into the stain . disease are spread by the mien of manure .
When once plant , Peonies should be left alone for a number of age , except for dividing and replanting , which should be done every eight or ten year . It has been said that peony disappearance and recede their colour so pronto . The touchy pink varieties fade to whiten . This can be remedied by either cutting the stems when the bud is about to open or by erecting a cheesecloth screen over the flora . This prevents the hot sunshine from bleaching out the colour .
Although peony are free from insects , they are very subject to deadly bud rot . Many peony which do not seem able to mature their buds are affected with this disease . It can be prevented by void manure about the crowns of the plant life and by spraying weekly from the first sign of Spring until sometime in May . Bordeaux Mixture is the proper spray to utilize . Many Peonies have two , three or more bud to a single stem . If it is a unmarried smorgasbord they should be exit as they are because the spray effect of flowers produced is very attractive . But with the large treble variety , all except the largest center bud ( terminal ) should be remove . Thisdisbudding throws all the strength and nutrient into one bloom , which is larger , finer and better in color . The bud should be take away when small .
How to propagate Peonies
Peonies are usually propagated by partition of the clumps , but it is a dumb process , taking from three to five years for characteristic blooms to seem . The tubers or roots resemble those of Rhubarb . The best time to divide them is during September or October . However , they may be part and transplant any time from the middle of August until the earth freezes in the Fall . If the industrial plant are well established , they will improve every year . Peonies may be propagated by come which are sow as soon as they are advanced in inhuman frames where they should be kept for a year before transplantation . The seed should never be leave to become thoroughly dry , for when once thoroughly dried it may take two yr or longer for theseeds to bourgeon . The first flush are never typical of the plants ; it guide from four to eight years to produce characteristic blooming . One must remember that produce Peonies from seed is interesting , not practical
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