You can grow peonies and tree peonies from just 1 seed, and the flowers can be bigger than your face

China has a long history of flowers and a great variety of them. Some ancient traditional famous flowers have always been sought after by people, such as the king of flowers, the tree peony, and the minister of flowers, the herbaceous peony. September and October are exactly their propagation season. Flower lovers who want to plant them must not miss out~

Plant herbaceous peonies in October, and wait for the flowers next year

1. Sowing

It is now the season for harvesting seeds. A few days ago, Huahua collected a lot of seeds, ready to go all out.

Mature herbaceous peony seeds are black-red. We pick the seeds out of the already split fruits and sow them immediately after harvesting.

Soak the seeds in warm water for 12 hours to promote germination. During this time, remove the seeds that float on the surface and are not fully mature, to increase the germination rate of sowing.

Prepare loose, breathable soil, sow the seeds in spots on the soil surface, and cover them with soil 2~3 times the diameter of the seeds.

Herbaceous peony seeds need a certain period of low temperature and darkness to germinate. Generally, after we sow them in autumn, they will only grow roots and not sprout. They will sprout by April of the following year!

Herbaceous peonies propagated by sowing need at least 4~5 years to bloom, but this propagation method can cultivate new herbaceous peony varieties~

2. Division

Division is the most commonly used propagation method. It is generally carried out from early September to late October each year. Flower lovers planting in the ground must pay attention to the timing of division; neither too early nor too late will do.

After the aboveground branches and leaves of the herbaceous peony dry up, cut them off, leaving about 10 cm of the stem base. Use a tool to dig out the roots of the herbaceous peony, ready for division.

When dividing, each clump should have 2~5 buds. Cut along the texture of the root system, apply plant ash to the wounds, place them in a cool place to dry for a while, and then plant.

It should be noted that new plants after division propagation will not bloom until the year after next, but Huahua has brought a solution to this problem.

When dividing, we do not have to dig out the entire mother plant. We can dig soil on only one side and cut off part of the roots and buds. In this way, the untouched mother plant on the other side can bloom as usual!

Divide tree peonies, and 1 clump becomes 10 clumps

Tree peonies are actually like herbaceous peonies, also propagated by division in autumn. This time should also be when flower fans plant tree peonies~

When dividing, dig out the entire tree peony seedling, remove the soil, cut it along the texture of the root system, keep 3~5 branches per clump, place them in a cool place to dry for 1 day, and then plant.

When planting, be careful to let the root system spread naturally in the soil. Then hold the seedling with one hand and fill soil with the other. When the soil is half filled, gently lift the root system upward to prevent the roots from curling.

Then continue filling soil. After compacting the soil, water thoroughly. Wait until next year, and you will be able to see large tree peony flowers!

Whether sowing or division

Now is exactly the good time

Flower lovers who are tempted

Hurry up and take action~

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