Re: peony people

I don't remember if we ever tried that or not. But I do recall the popping
sound they made and seeds would fly everywhere, or am I thinking about
something else? I think I'm in the land of confusion these days. 

Andrea H
hodgesaa@earthlink.net
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> [Original Message]
> From: Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 2/18/2005 9:23:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] peony people
>
> Our plantation bell tower was covered in maypops.  They are really good
to 
> eat.
> zem
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "A A HODGES" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 8:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] peony people
>
>
> > Zem, that reminds me, we used to pretend passion flowers were
ballerinas,
> > except my Granny called them "Maypops"  It's a good memory. They would 
> > grow
> > like ground covers all over the pastures. I never knew they were
actually
> > vines that would climb until I grew up and started gardening.
> >
> > Andrea H
> > hodgesaa@earthlink.net
> > EarthLink Revolves Around You.
> >
> >
> >> [Original Message]
> >> From: Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com>
> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> Date: 2/18/2005 1:53:38 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] peony people
> >>
> >> When I was a little girl my grandmother and I would play "lady" with
the
> >> roses and peonies in our garden.  We would cut the stems with two
leaves
> >> left for 'arms' and the flower would be the skirt.  We would pretend
they
> >> were going to fancy dress balls.  My grandmother was born in
Mississippi
> > in
> >> 1869, and she told me she used to play that same make-believe game with
> > her
> >> grandmother.
> >> zem
> >> zone 7
> >> West TN
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: <Aplfgcnys@aol.com>
> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 9:34 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] peony people
> >>
> >>
> >> > Andrea, I know you will get more professional advice from others, but
> >> > I will add my experience.  I can't predict how well peonies will do
in
> >> > your
> >> > climate - I never saw them until after I was married and moved North,
> > but
> >> > I would hate to live where they don't grow.
> >> > 'Festiva Maxima' is a very old cultivar, and one of my favorites. 
It 
> >> > is
> >> > extremely tough and hardy.  I would guess that if any would do well
for
> >> > you, that would be the one.  I visited a nursery last spring that
grows
> >> > them for cut flowers - literally by the truckload.  The blooms are so
> >> > large that I have a cage around the plant to prevent their flopping
> >> > even though the stems are usually quite strong. Most of my 20 or so
> >> > peonies are grown in a row or in the back of various beds, and so
> >> > help support themselves.  I don't have to stake or prop them.  But
> >> > this one is right by itself and could flop in rainy weather.
> >> > First of all, don't plant them any deeper than the two inches - or
even
> >> > that deep - or they won't bloom.  I always feel in the ground for the
> >> > tubers.
> >> > If they are more than knuckle depth, I pull the dirt away from them.
> >> > Mulch might help to keep the soil cooler, but you don't want to let
it
> >> > build up over the tubers.
> >> > As for fertilizer, I usually add composted cow manure after they
bloom
> >> > each spring - but still carefully, so as not to cover the tubers.
> >> > In this area at least, it is important to cut the foliage to the
ground
> > in
> >> > the fall and dispose of it in the garbage - never the compost.  That
is
> >> > because of the danger of botrytis blight or another fungus.  If I do
> >> > that faithfully, I rarely have a problem, but if I fail to do it in
the
> >> > fall,
> >> > the
> >> > buds will blast in the spring.
> >> > As for sun or shade, you are probably better off in part shade.  Most
> >> > of mine are in part shade - I don't really have any full sun any
more -
> >> > but it doesn't seem to make a lot of difference to their success.
> >> > My one tree peony did poorly when it's location became full shade,
> >> > but when I moved it into a spot with about half-day sun, it recovered
> >> > nicely.
> >> > I hope you have success with peonies.  They're just about my
> >> > favorite plant.  I love the foliage even after they bloom - always a
> >> > nice-looking background for other flowers, and are good in
> >> > arrangements, too.
> >> > Auralie
> >> >
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