Fertilizer for Itoh Peony
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Comments (1)Never tried growing peonies from seed although I have many different varieties of peony in this old yard. The fernleaf is not an itoh peony. The double flowered fernleaf is considered a hybrid or cross with a herbaceous double peony since the original fernleaf in it's natural state is a single flower. They are almost a species unto themselves and quite primitive in their look and characteristics. Apparently they are not very prolific producers which would most likely explain the default back to single flowered plants; self pollinating F1 plants. Just my thoughts :) Ginny...See MoreItoh peony- fertilize?
Comments (4)There are 4 reasons I know that will impede blooming: 1. lack of sun exposure like littlebin wrote; 2. planted too deep or had sunken too deep; 3. overcrowding or competition from other plants such as trees or shrubs; 4. bad drainage (though i don't think this is your case since you wrote that the foliage is good) or rodent damage(rarely but does sometimes happen...See MoreItoh fertility
Comments (5)The Peony Database lists every Itoh I've ever looked up as infertile both seed and pollen. Southern Peony blog site has an interesting experiment back in 2013 about using a single stem with just a bit of root, sometimes none, to get new plants. Might want to take a look at that, too.Southern Peony Blogsite Peony Database is http://www.paeo.de/navigation/hilf_en_1oben.html and go to column Peony Database....See MoreItoh Peony Cora Louise is Yellow?
Comments (7)Cora Louise has white petals with purple flares at the base. It is also a semidouble meaning that it has more petals than the single form which is the form exhibited by your mislabeled peony above. Yours maybe Pastel Splendor, I am not sure. But here are pics to help you compare. Cora Louise at cool temps. Cora Louise at warmer temps. Pastel Splendor - single form with cream colored petals overlay with light pink....See Moreken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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