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Peony Rhizomes - Description
- Pack of Peony Rhizomes
- Variety: Sarah Bernhardt
- Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
- These Plants Die Down in Winter & Re-Sprout the Following Spring Each Year
- Quantity: 1 Root Per Pack
- Fully Grown Size: 90cm
- Flower Colour: Light Pink
- Flower: Ruffled
- Flowering Time: Summer
- Sow: In Early Spring or Autumn
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Growth Rate: 3 years to Maturity
- Spacing: 60cm
Peony Rhizomes - Uses
- Paeonies burst into life in early Summer & fill out to form medium sized shrubs
- Most suited to a traditional planting scheme
- Plant at back of borders with other herbaceous
- Plant individually as specimens in your borders
- Can be used in cut flowers gardens
- Underplanting a rose bed
Peony Rhizomes - How to Grow
- Choose a location
- A sunny, sheltered spot
- Deep, fertile soil that is well drained
- Sowing time: Best when sown in Autumn or Early Spring
- Sowing depth: Plant rhizomes so that they are just at the soil surface
- Spacing: 3ft apart
- Then cover with soil & water in
- Feed every 2 to 3 weeks
- Remove flower heads as they fade
- Can lift & divide in Spring
Note
- A Rhizome is similar to a bulb in that it is a dormant growing point of a plant
- Also Known as 'Roots'
- Peonies will not flower in their first year if planted too late in Spring
