This flower is the "prime minister among flowers," with big and beautiful blooms. Root one stem as a cutting and you'll have a whole pot, and next year it will bloom in a big clump.

Paeonia lactiflora is also called the "prime minister among flowers." It is a perennial herbaceous plant with thick, fleshy tuberous roots. Paeonia lactiflora usually blooms in May and June, in a rich variety of colors, and the flowers somewhat resemble tree peonies. Paeonia lactiflora can be planted not only in the open ground, but also in flower pots at home. The flowers are big, beautiful and vivid, and come in many colors. How do you plant and propagate potted Paeonia lactiflora?

This flower is the "prime minister among flowers," with big and beautiful blooms. Root one stem as a cutting and you'll have a whole pot, and next year it will bloom in a big clump! There are three ways to plant Paeonia lactiflora:

The first is division propagation, which is also the one most people use. Dig up a two- or three-year-old Paeonia lactiflora plant, roots and all, from the pot soil, then let it dry in the sun for a bit, and break the tuberous roots apart by hand. If you can't break them apart, use a small knife, dividing them into pieces, each with three or four small buds on it.

Wipe the wounds with plant ash. Then plant them separately into prepared flower pots and that's it. They sprout especially fast and grow very quickly.

The second is using stem cuttings, suitable for taking cuttings in spring, in April and May, and soft young stems are better. The cuttings are about six or seven cm long, with a few bud nodes on them, and only two or three leaves are kept.

Thicker stems root more easily. Before taking cuttings, soak them in rooting water, or use willow branches soaked in water and soak them in that water; they sprout and root quickly, the survival rate is very high, and this method is also very easy.

There is another method, which is sowing seeds, but it takes some patience and time. It is best to use seeds produced in the current year and sow them the same year. Before sowing, soak the seeds in warm hot water for one day.

Then sow them into the soil. After sowing, they do not sprout very quickly, and after being grown for three years they can bloom.

Growing potted Paeonia lactiflora is very simple, especially with the first two methods, and you can grow a pot of beautiful, impressive Paeonia lactiflora. For everyday care of Paeonia lactiflora, you only need to apply enough base fertilizer, putting in some rotted cake fertilizer or chicken manure fertilizer, and keep plenty of light. Paeonia lactiflora then blooms especially abundantly, one big, beautiful flower after another.

Xiaoya also grows a pot of Paeonia lactiflora on the balcony, and every year it produces incomparably gorgeous flowers.