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Peonies
Paeonia require well drained soils and deep fertile soils. Dig your hole about 18 inches by 18 inches and incorporate compost, or steer manure, or bonemeal into the soil. Our soils typically are acidic so add a bit of lime to sweeten the soil. Paeonia like 6.5 to 7pH. The next step is the most important. Plant your paeonia with the crown no more than 2 inches deep. Too deep and they will not bloom. Lots of foliage but no blooms will result. In the fall AFTER the foliage has turned brown, carefully cut the foliage to the ground. Be careful when performing this maintenance as the new buds for next year will have already formed just below the soil surface. Paeonia are mostly disease, insect and pest (moose) free but they do get botrytis. Cutting the foliage back in the fall, having plenty of air circulation around the plant and don’t overwater will deter this problem. If you do see any brown/grey fuzzy looking fungus on the plant, cut back to a disease free place on the plant. Botrytis will kill the plant if not tended. Paeonia are great for cut flowers with excellent vase life. They live 50 years plus so think seriously about where you plant them. I think of paeonia like roses without thorns. There are a myriad of varieties out there. At this date we have 8,000 paeonia in our fields. They bloom starting in July and go through September. You are welcome to visit the farm.
TROUBLE SHOOTING
Why didn’t they bloom?
- Planting too deep is the major cause (too shallow would cause freezing and death). Peony should be planted about 1 ½ inches deep.
- They were cut back in the fall before foliage turned brown
- The soil is too wet. Too dry will do that too but here in Alaska it’s usually too wet. When you feel soils are dry, water deeply then let the soil go dry again before watering. We rarely water our peony and certainly never more than 3 times a season. Paeonia are drought tolerant.
- Too much nitrogen.
- Late frosts may kill the buds so no blooms-but don’t panic-the late frosts will not kill the plants. You’ll get another chance next year for blooms.
- Overfeeding. Paeonia are easy care and don’t require a lot of fertilizer after the initial planting.
- The clumps are old and the middle is starting to die off. They need to be divided.
- Immature plants. Paeonia won’t bloom when moved or first planted for a couple of years.
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Paeonia 'Benjamin Franklin' () | |
| This deep pink to crimson double is free flowering, with blossoms held well above the foliage on wiry stems. Blooms are lightly scented Zone: |
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Paeonia 'Cheddar Surprise' (Peony) | |
| The surprise of course is the cheddar colored center. In bud and when this beauty first opens, you'll think a great white. But as it matures you'll see the surprise dark yellow center (petaloids and stemonoids) start to appear. Semi Double. Paeonia need to planted no deeper than 1-2 inches. Deeper results in nice foliage but no blooms. Humus-rich soil and excellent drainage. pH 6.5 ideal. Foliage is attractive all summer. Zone: 2-3 |
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Paeonia 'Easy Lavender' () | |
| Peony Easy Lavender is a bright lavender colored Japanese type, 5 -6" flowers on 34 -36" stems. Exceptional dark green foliage. Zone: |
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Paeonia 'Festiva Maxima' (Peony) | |
| Very easy to grow and an all time favorite of peony growers. Double white with red flecks. Excellent for the garden and for cut flowers. Lasts a full week in the cut bouquets if cut in bud stage. Paeonia need to planted no deeper than 1-2 inches. Deeper results in nice foliage but no blooms. Humus-rich soil and excellent drainage. pH 6.5 ideal. Foliage is attractive all summer. Zone: 3 |
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Paeonia 'Mme. Emile Debatene' () | |
| Spectacular double salmon-pink, rose-shaped blooms are displayed on the bold, erect stems of this clumping perennial. Zone: 3 |
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Paeonia 'Moon of Nippon' () | |
| Plants form an upright bush of dark green leaves that stays attractive all season. This single Japanese-style selection has delicate white petals, with a contrasting yellow center to the flower. Zone: |
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Paeonia lactiflora 'Karl Rosenfield' (Peony) | |
| Extremely hardy and extremely floriferous, with up to 50 blooms per mature plant, according to Daisy Lee on the Ridge. Brilliant fuchsia-red blooms are double. Early to mid-summer. Paeonia need to planted no deeper than 1-2 inches. Deeper results in nice foliage but no blooms. Humus-rich soil and excellent drainage. pH 6.5 ideal. Foliage is attractive all summer. Zone: 3 |
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Paeonia lactiflora 'Pink Cameo' () | |
| Rare peony with large rounded lavender-pink petals with thin, narrow ruffled ice-pink centers. Long tapered glossy green foliage form upright bushy form. Zone: 3 |
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Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt' (Peony) | |
| A very, very large double, dark rose pink flower. The blossoms are so huge, you'll need to stake this one but it is very much worth it. A standard in the cut flower trade due to its beautiful buds, extremely large flowers, long vase life and sweet, romantic fragrance. Crimson red flecks just add to its beauty. Selected as the 2004 Dried Cut Flower of the Year by the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers. Paeonia need to planted no deeper than 1-2 inches. Deeper results in nice foliage but no blooms. Humus-rich soil and excellent drainage. pH 6.5 ideal. Foliage is attractive all summer. Zone: 3 |
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Paeonia tenuifolia (Peony) | |
| Commonly referred to as the fern leaf or Japanese Paeonia. Totally different foliage that really does look almost fern-like highlights the beautiful dark red flowers. Unusual and hard to find. Caution all parts of this plant are poisonous if ingested.
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