It depends on where you live. You can check with a local nursery. They should be able to help you. Happy planting. :)
Do Peony's prefer the shade or do they like to be in sunlight areas?
midwest US here.. mine are in afternoon full sun. Theyre almost ready to flower!
Reply:I'm on the East Coast of USA and mine love the sun! I believe them to be the finest flower.
Reply:Mine do well with the afternoon sun. Make sure when you plant them, that the crown is ground level and not deep in the ground. Don't spray the ants.
Reply:I have mine in both they do fine, although I have tree peony's.
Reply:Sun. They will grow okay in the shade, but wont get many flowers.
Reply:I live in an in-land valley, hot and dry. They must be in the shade, and misted daily. Norma
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I have peony bushes that are flowering. Can I get my flower bush to bloom more than once by cutting off some?
i have never been able too. wish i could, really love them.
I have peony bushes that are flowering. Can I get my flower bush to bloom more than once by cutting off some?
Unfortunately, no. That would be great though, I'd keep mine blooming all season if I could!
Reply:No
I have peony bushes that are flowering. Can I get my flower bush to bloom more than once by cutting off some?
Unfortunately, no. That would be great though, I'd keep mine blooming all season if I could!
Reply:No
Another Peony question?
Can I crowd by planting another peony right beside one already there? Will it grow smaller?
Another Peony question?
Peonies need space. You should allow at least 3' per plant. They are very long lived and do not like being moved, so choose your site wisely. They need fertile soil and do not like competition with other shrubs or tree roots. Yes, the competition from another peony can affect their growth, but more importantly it can reduce the size and quantity of flower blooms.
Reply:Peonies are just as lovely as your questions and answers.
People who grow gardens are sweet and nice!
Have a good day.
Reply:yes will grow just fine....
Another Peony question?
Peonies need space. You should allow at least 3' per plant. They are very long lived and do not like being moved, so choose your site wisely. They need fertile soil and do not like competition with other shrubs or tree roots. Yes, the competition from another peony can affect their growth, but more importantly it can reduce the size and quantity of flower blooms.
Reply:Peonies are just as lovely as your questions and answers.
People who grow gardens are sweet and nice!
Have a good day.
Reply:yes will grow just fine....
How do you say "black peony" in the languages you know / speak ?
peonia negra-spanish
itim na peonia-tagalog
kuroi shiakuyaku-Japanese
black peony-english
How do you say "black peony" in the languages you know / speak ?
schwarze Pfingstrose (German)
Reply:黑牡丹 (hei mudan) in Chinese.
Reply:♡In English it's black peony, of course and
Black peony in Japanese is kuroi shakuyaku 黒い 芍薬 ♡
Reply:Črna petunia
peonia nera
Reply:juodas bijūnas in Lithuanian
Reply:черная пеония
that's in russian
Reply:czarna peonia (Polish)
Reply:black peony (english)
chernii peon (russian)
une pivione noire (french)
Reply:peonia negra spanish.
Reply:bisa asses
itim na peonia-tagalog
kuroi shiakuyaku-Japanese
black peony-english
How do you say "black peony" in the languages you know / speak ?
schwarze Pfingstrose (German)
Reply:黑牡丹 (hei mudan) in Chinese.
Reply:♡In English it's black peony, of course and
Black peony in Japanese is kuroi shakuyaku 黒い 芍薬 ♡
Reply:Črna petunia
peonia nera
Reply:juodas bijūnas in Lithuanian
Reply:черная пеония
that's in russian
Reply:czarna peonia (Polish)
Reply:black peony (english)
chernii peon (russian)
une pivione noire (french)
Reply:peonia negra spanish.
Reply:bisa asses
Can peony be planted in Southern CA?
I have had Peonies in S Cal. They will grow, but they will not bloom without the freezing temperatures that they need to go dormant. It is that regrowth in the spring, after the winter rest, that produces those magnificent flowers, I am now enjoying in Oregon.
bakerplanter
Can peony be planted in Southern CA?
as long as it has the right soil and enough water sun and shade
Reply:It is slightly possible that you can get peonies to grow in So. California but doubt it.. Peonies like a winter to go thru in order to grow into the beautiful flowers that they are. It would not hurt(perhaps a little money) to TRY.. Make sure that the plant(peony) is not too much in the shade but somewhat in the sun. Good luck... I think you will need it
Reply:Yes indeed they can and will be much larger than here in KY.
Just make sure you keep it watered but not over watered even during its dormant period.
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bakerplanter
Can peony be planted in Southern CA?
as long as it has the right soil and enough water sun and shade
Reply:It is slightly possible that you can get peonies to grow in So. California but doubt it.. Peonies like a winter to go thru in order to grow into the beautiful flowers that they are. It would not hurt(perhaps a little money) to TRY.. Make sure that the plant(peony) is not too much in the shade but somewhat in the sun. Good luck... I think you will need it
Reply:Yes indeed they can and will be much larger than here in KY.
Just make sure you keep it watered but not over watered even during its dormant period.
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Do Peony flowers require ants to bloom?
Why do you usually see ants on the bud?
Do Peony flowers require ants to bloom?
"The presence of ants on peony blossoms is neither beneficial nor harmful to the plant. Ants are simply attracted to the sugary liquid secreted by flower buds." link 1.
"Why are ants always on my peonies?
They are hungry!
The ants visit your peonies because the flower buds secrete a sweet substance that the ants like to eat. The good news is that the ants are not harmful to your peonies! The ants don't eat the actual plant and contrary to popular belief, the ants are not required to open the buds.
A small trick if you want to cut some of your peony flowers but don't want to bring the ants into the house… Try cutting the flowers before they open and the ants get inside. Cut the flowers when the colour is showing and the bud feels like a marshmallow. At this stage it is easy to remove the ants and the buds will open nicely for you inside within a couple of days." Link 2
If you do a google searh for "ants peony" you'll find this mentioned on thousnads of sites.
Reply:The ants have probably found some aphids or mites that are producing honeydew (excrement) that the ants are harvesting for their nests. With peonies, the flower bud scales secrete sap that is also rich in carbohydrates that the ants can use as a food source. It was thought that ants were necessary for peony flowers to open. That theory is not true, according to research. Without any ant activity, the flowers still open.
Reply:Yes, they do. If you spray your peonies with pesticide to rid them of the ants, they will not bloom. We had two rows of peonies, both pink %26amp; white, in the front of our garden. Beautiful smell, aren't they?
Reply:Peonies don't require that ants are a part of their life cycle. However ants are a common user of these decorative and beautiful plants. We always have a small number of ants roaming the buds and stems of our peonies. I think the ants are simply feeding on the sweet exudations that surface on and around the buds. Ants exploit and utilize alot of plants and even other insects, such as aphid populations that the ants will manage and farm on the leaves and stems of all sorts of plants and trees such as appletrees, cherrietrees and herbs like catnip. Most insects that aid plants in fruit production and visit during flowering are pollinators, taking pollen from one flower pistol to another accomplishing cross pollination and the mixing of the genes, these critters are generally fliers like bees and other particular species of flies and butterflies, not crawlers like ants.
Reply:PAEONIA peony... once and for all, there is no horticultural relationship whatever between ants (or any other insect ) and the peony and it bloom. Period! End of story! Void another myth! An ant free peony will bloom just as well as an ant free peony. Old wives tale from the days when we thought the earth was flat as Jimmy Carter's personality. they do not need to be pollinated be wind, bees, a brother or sister plant living up-wind, nor man or beast. I made the mistake of suggesting just such a relationship to a prof of parasitology during my post graduate studies. he became so angry he chased me from the building. he wouldn't even acknowledge i was a me member of his class for many months after. when he did, he addressed me as "mr peony". it was only when i completed a six month, field study on the subject (on my own time) and filled my 118 page research study with the head of the plant science dept, was the sir name peony dropped from his vocabulary. the dear professor had been dealing with that very myth for over thirty years. i just happened to bring the matter up on the very day ..."he could stanz zit no more!" I taught plant science for several years. every year there was at least one mr peony in every class. old myths seem never to die. so please help put this one to rest. ANTS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH CAUSING A PEONY TO BLOOM! PERIOD! class dismissed.
Do Peony flowers require ants to bloom?
"The presence of ants on peony blossoms is neither beneficial nor harmful to the plant. Ants are simply attracted to the sugary liquid secreted by flower buds." link 1.
"Why are ants always on my peonies?
They are hungry!
The ants visit your peonies because the flower buds secrete a sweet substance that the ants like to eat. The good news is that the ants are not harmful to your peonies! The ants don't eat the actual plant and contrary to popular belief, the ants are not required to open the buds.
A small trick if you want to cut some of your peony flowers but don't want to bring the ants into the house… Try cutting the flowers before they open and the ants get inside. Cut the flowers when the colour is showing and the bud feels like a marshmallow. At this stage it is easy to remove the ants and the buds will open nicely for you inside within a couple of days." Link 2
If you do a google searh for "ants peony" you'll find this mentioned on thousnads of sites.
Reply:The ants have probably found some aphids or mites that are producing honeydew (excrement) that the ants are harvesting for their nests. With peonies, the flower bud scales secrete sap that is also rich in carbohydrates that the ants can use as a food source. It was thought that ants were necessary for peony flowers to open. That theory is not true, according to research. Without any ant activity, the flowers still open.
Reply:Yes, they do. If you spray your peonies with pesticide to rid them of the ants, they will not bloom. We had two rows of peonies, both pink %26amp; white, in the front of our garden. Beautiful smell, aren't they?
Reply:Peonies don't require that ants are a part of their life cycle. However ants are a common user of these decorative and beautiful plants. We always have a small number of ants roaming the buds and stems of our peonies. I think the ants are simply feeding on the sweet exudations that surface on and around the buds. Ants exploit and utilize alot of plants and even other insects, such as aphid populations that the ants will manage and farm on the leaves and stems of all sorts of plants and trees such as appletrees, cherrietrees and herbs like catnip. Most insects that aid plants in fruit production and visit during flowering are pollinators, taking pollen from one flower pistol to another accomplishing cross pollination and the mixing of the genes, these critters are generally fliers like bees and other particular species of flies and butterflies, not crawlers like ants.
Reply:PAEONIA peony... once and for all, there is no horticultural relationship whatever between ants (or any other insect ) and the peony and it bloom. Period! End of story! Void another myth! An ant free peony will bloom just as well as an ant free peony. Old wives tale from the days when we thought the earth was flat as Jimmy Carter's personality. they do not need to be pollinated be wind, bees, a brother or sister plant living up-wind, nor man or beast. I made the mistake of suggesting just such a relationship to a prof of parasitology during my post graduate studies. he became so angry he chased me from the building. he wouldn't even acknowledge i was a me member of his class for many months after. when he did, he addressed me as "mr peony". it was only when i completed a six month, field study on the subject (on my own time) and filled my 118 page research study with the head of the plant science dept, was the sir name peony dropped from his vocabulary. the dear professor had been dealing with that very myth for over thirty years. i just happened to bring the matter up on the very day ..."he could stanz zit no more!" I taught plant science for several years. every year there was at least one mr peony in every class. old myths seem never to die. so please help put this one to rest. ANTS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH CAUSING A PEONY TO BLOOM! PERIOD! class dismissed.
I have an established tree peony?
can i transplant it after it blooms, it's been established for about 4-5 years
I have an established tree peony?
The common rule is; peonies don't like to be moved. But 4-5 years is not terribly old, so the roots haven't dug very deep. I have moved tree peonies that age successfully. They took a year or so to re-establish, but the new locations were better for them so it was worth it. You may not have many blooms the first year after re-location, but they should be fine. Take as many roots as possible with them. GL.
Reply:I would 'root prune' (cut around the root ball you plan to move with a shovel - the larger area the better) now to stimulate root growth closer to the trunk, but wait to actually move it until after active growth -late summer or fall would be best. Keep it well watered after moving.
I have an established tree peony?
The common rule is; peonies don't like to be moved. But 4-5 years is not terribly old, so the roots haven't dug very deep. I have moved tree peonies that age successfully. They took a year or so to re-establish, but the new locations were better for them so it was worth it. You may not have many blooms the first year after re-location, but they should be fine. Take as many roots as possible with them. GL.
Reply:I would 'root prune' (cut around the root ball you plan to move with a shovel - the larger area the better) now to stimulate root growth closer to the trunk, but wait to actually move it until after active growth -late summer or fall would be best. Keep it well watered after moving.
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