Calling all peony photos
Megan
2 years ago
Spring feels terribly far away in zone 5 but it would lift my gardener spirits to see some of your gorgeous peony photos. the more photos the merrier! Here is Sarah Bernhardt
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Photos of Peony/Floppy /Tall Perennial Cages We Make
Comments (7)Count me in as another person who does not like to spend the money on store-bought cages. Every year, in the very early spring, I would go to the store to look at those cages. Every year I ended up passing ($6 for one wire cage?? I think not!). I also make my own, for peonies and other plants. -Mindy, is the 'Hardwire Cloth' you use wire fencing? Or is it the plastic kind that are used for vines? I get that you move the cage up (not take it out all-together) when the peony itself grows. But how do you keep from stripping the foliage off when you move it up? What I did for mine was to cut down some wire fencing, the kind that comes on a roll from Lowes. The section was around two feet tall and three long or more. I cut out some of the cross sections near the bottom to make long spikes to drive into the ground, all around the peony. Tie together at the back. When the peonies get droopy from the rain they can rest their pretty heads on the wire fencing around it. You can cut a section of the fencing to whatever size you need for the plant in question. I like doing this method because you don't have to instal it just as the peony is popping out of the ground; you can do it even when they are in bud. You can also take it out later and not damage the plant. I use that sort of cage for the shorter peonies and things like my Geranium magnificum, which also flops in the rain. But for my Peony lactiflora (Chinese Peony) I have to do something different because it is more upright and tall. I drive three or more nice sticks/branches (you can use rebar stakes too) into the ground around the peony. Then I weave twine inbetween them at the top. The blooms and stems rest against this. I like the naturalistic look of the branches, and often leave this rig up all the growing season. Fun thread Mindy. Hope you will someday posts pics of these 120 peonies (though I imagine they are not all in one spot??) CMK...See MorePoppies and Peonies (photo heavy)
Comments (6)Beautiful poppies and peonies. We have several peonies alike. Sarah Bernhardt just finished but I should have staked or caged her. The blooms were so heavy they were leaning way down even without rain. I love the single pink. I have two or three singles and semi-doubles and want more because of the no caging thing. A couple of mine must have had some disease this year, the foliage looked funny and the one bloom was stunted and the Krinkled White did nothing. I don't think it was our late freeze. Krinkled was my favorite and I sure hate to loose it....See MoreSome peony blossoms from The Land called Honalee
Comments (20)This lot is 155 x 75 and the house is only 900 square feet. Most of my peonies are in what used to be the vegetable garden. I put them there till I decided on their permanent homes. That was 5 years ago for some. Mom's peonies are up close to the house and are 65 years old. Pretty sure they are Festiva Maxima. Started with one and now there are 2 that haven't been divided for many years. There is also a red one in the garden which is now in the shade of a large elm tree. They will all have to move when I do which may be soon. I'll be sure to share.;)...See Moretrader sent crap peony - is it diseased? photos please help
Comments (9)This is what you get when a peony has not been divided for years, The buds look very healthy so remove some of the distance material and plant. I did a rescue when I moved into the house and all that was left with eyes were woody plates with eyes. I went ahead and planted not expecting anything to grow. The pieces grew and the plants are fine. I hope when people dig old plants they are not discouraged by what they see but plant the best portions and enjoy. You might want to express your dismay at what you received but only because you have never seen this old of root not because you sent a larger division. Your division should have been divided into smaller portions because the smaller divisions grow more rapidly. The larger divisions have a tendency to use the food available food in the roots before growing new ones. I would like permission to use one or more of these photos for a talk that I will be giving in the future. Please let me know....See More
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KarenPA_6b
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoBeautiful peony blooms! Sarah Barnhardt is a great peony!
Some nice peonies from my garden last spring
High Noon Tree Peony
Raspberry Charm
Bess Bockstoce
Buckeye Belle
Lemon Chiffon
Mazerolm, you will love Gay Paree and Pink Hawaiian Coral! They have done well for me.
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