My first one to flower is literally the most unexpected. I had bought several a few years back and I had a lot of root pieces left in the box. I dumped them in a corner of the chicken garden. They were doing super well and now the first to flower if from this “leftover bits” planting. Lol
Lesson here is plant every single piece!
6 Comments
flinty_hippie@beehaw.org · 2 pts · 3y
Gorgeous! I’m definitely planting some at my new place. I’ve gone too many years without them, because my last house felt too temporary to plant something that takes a few years to really get going.
bowreality@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y
Oh do! They are really easy and literally don’t do anything for them here. They also get really really old. 30 years easy but I also have heard stories of 70 year old peonies!
admin@thegarden.land · 1 pts · 3y
Simply gorgeous! What other varieties do you have?
bowreality@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y
Thanks. Uh I have a few lol. Sarah Bernhardt, Red Charm, a fern leaf one without a name (that was a gift), festiva maxima, Karl Rosen field, Duchess of something and a dark red one I can’t remember the name. I think that’s all 😅
admin@thegarden.land · 1 pts · 3y
Okay @bowreality@lemmy.ca is bit of a collector huh ? Nice. What’s the trick to growing peonies?
bowreality@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 3y
A bit of a collector of all plants haha. Well at least that grow here. I am in Canada zone 3. Trick? Plop then in and wait (that’s the hard part!)