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Herbaceous Paeonia - advice please
When I moved, I left behind all my shrub paeonias behind, I suppose I will
spend a small fortune this Spring at the nurseries. However, I notice in my seed cats, some herbaceous types, i.e. p.mlokosewitschii, p.officinalis, p.cambessedesii and p.tenuifolia etc. It does not say whether to expect flowers in the first season. Has anyone had experience with these or similar. I live in Cornwall, approx 6 miles inland. Thanks .......... Paul |
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Herbaceous Paeonia - advice please
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from "H.Monk" contains these words: When I moved, I left behind all my shrub paeonias behind, I suppose I will spend a small fortune this Spring at the nurseries. However, I notice in my seed cats, some herbaceous types, i.e. p.mlokosewitschii, p.officinalis, p.cambessedesii and p.tenuifolia etc. It does not say whether to expect flowers in the first season. Not quite that easy I'm afraid. They'll take at least a year and sometimes up to three years to germinate, depending on how fresh the seed is. They will then take four or five further years to reach flowering size. I guess this explins why bthey're niot the cheapest plants to buy. Janet G |
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Herbaceous Paeonia - advice please
On Fri, 3 Jan 2003 21:45:11 -0000, "H.Monk"
wrote: However, I notice in my seed cats, some herbaceous types, i.e. p.mlokosewitschii, p.officinalis, p.cambessedesii and p.tenuifolia etc. It does not say whether to expect flowers in the first season. Has anyone had experience with these or similar. I live in Cornwall, approx 6 miles inland. Species peonies take five to ten years to reach flowering size after germination. They mature more quickly if planted out rather than kept in pots, once they have put on enough growth to survive the rough and tumble of the garden. Admittedly, they are beautiful things, but they are all singles and their flowers are quite fleeting. You'd best think of them as being an entirely different category from the big hybrid cultivars usually grown. I suggest you put your family on a diet of cold water and stale bread. Tell them it is healthy, and a good way to start the New Year by letting the body purge itself of toxins. Or some similar fairy tale. In a short time, this will free up sufficient funds to buy the cultivars you really want. P. cambessedesii is fairly tender; it might do rather well in the mild Cornish climate. Its flowers are scented of cloves. A delightful plant, unfortunately slightly too tender for me. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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