Description.
Terry, rose-like. Large, freely arranged white petals with a pink tint and red rims. During flowering, it can change shape. H=17 cm, D=85 cm. Stems are strong, leaves are light green. The aroma is sweet. Average flowering period.
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To plant peonies, you will need a place protected from the winds with good lighting.
Wet lowlands are not for peonies.
In damp swampy places, their roots begin to rot, and the plant gradually dies. In areas with groundwater closer than 2 m, drainage will be necessary. This can be drainage ditches to drain water, a wide drainage layer in the planting hole, planting on an elevation. Do not plant peonies on the north side of the house or where water drips from the roof. Avoid too close proximity to large trees and shrubs, they will compete with peonies for water and nutrition. A peony should be separated from a building or a large tree by a distance of at least one and a half meters. Windy, unprotected areas are undesirable. Peonies should not be planted in the same place, either the soil is completely replaced or the soil is allowed to rest, sowing decorative green manure for two years (lupine, phacelia, marigolds, nasturtium).
Peonies feel very good and look great when planted on slopes and terraces.
Peonies love well-drained calcareous soils (with an alkaline reaction of pH 6-6.5), grow well on loam, and feel worst on swampy clay and peat soils.
A hole for a seedling is dug one and a half to two bayonets of a standard shovel.
The most important "secret" of planting peonies: there should be two layers of different composition in the planting hole. The bottom layer should be filled with granulated mineral fertilizer with a prolonged effect or mix the lump of earth taken out of the hole with a glass of ash, a glass of dolomite or lime flour and add rotted manure, compost or vermicompost to a quarter of the hole's volume.
The top layer should be light and allow air and moisture to pass through well; it is poured over the compacted bottom layer.
With peaty soil, add ash, dolomite or lime flour. With clayey soil, add sand, peat and ash. With sandy soil, add ordinary turf soil and crushed clay.
Rake the top layer to the periphery of the hole, making a depression in the center approximately the size of the container. Carefully release the seedling from the container, carefully preserving the lump of earth. Place the seedling with the lump so that the buds are at soil level, cover with sand and ash so that the buds are covered. Gently press the planting area, compact the soil around it. Rake the soil from the periphery of the hole to the center, forming a mound around the seedling and provide it with water. When the soil settles and the seedling takes root, the earth will sink and the buds will be at the optimal depth, 3-5 cm below the soil level.
The most important aspect of planting is to prevent excessive deepening of the buds.
Peonies do not like transplanting, after each, they stop growing for at least a year. If there is a need to transplant a peony, this can be done in early spring, preferably before the buds open and always with the integrity of the earthen lump preserved.
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