Re: peony people

You are absolutely right, Andrea.
zem
----- Original Message ----- From: "A A HODGES" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
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Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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
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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>
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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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