Re: peony people

I mentioned this once before.  I bought a root - didn't look like a graft to
me - just a few inches long and about as wide as my thumb, years ago.
Planted it and got a tree peony  It was supposed to be lavender, but when it
flowered in its second year, it was deep dark red.  2 years in a row.  The
next year it had lavender flowers, but never again. I counted 28 deep dark
red flowers on it this year.  Fine by me.  But I also bought a new lavender
one.
Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 4:12 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] peony people


> Well as I said before, don't even have one peony here.... but I think
Ron's
> bit of news about reverting back to old stock is quite interesting.... How
> often does this happen with 'woody ones'..
>
> Donna
>
> >
> > I thought that the only peonies that were grafted were the woody ones -
> > they are grafted on to herbaceous root stock.
> > Cathy
> > On Saturday, February 19, 2005, at 06:34 AM, Ronald Verow wrote:
> >
> > > Andrea, something I need to watch with my peonies that I have had for
> > > a few years is the root stock that they were grafted to still tries to
> > > send shoots up from the ground early in the season & if not cut off
> > > will dominate in a few years & will revert back to what the basic root
> > > stock is. I noticed that you said green shoots coming from below the
> > > ground. I don't know if this applies to the type of peony you have or
> > > not knowing  very little about any of these things.
> > >
> > > Ron
> > >
> > > A A HODGES wrote:
> > >
> > >> Alright all, I need some advice. I have read that we can grow peonies
> > >> down here as long as they are the early flowering variety. Felder
> > >> Rushing did an article and suggested Festiva Maxima and Sarah
> > >> Bernhardt
> > >> for us. A week or so ago I happened to be in Lowe's garden shop,
> > >> imagine
> > >> that, and they had those two peonies for sale in bare root form.
Maybe
> > >> this means Lowe's is actually starting to try and sell things that
> > >> will
> > >> grow in our area.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Anyway, because the package said (and I've read it from you guys)
that
> > >> peonies need to be planted with the red buds at least 1-2 inches
below
> > >> the soil I did that in containers to get them started. Now they have
> > >> big
> > >> green shoots and leaves coming up from the soil. When I plant them
> > >> outside, 1. Should I probably give them partial shade in our climate?
> > >> and 2. Do I now plant them at soil level since I started them in
> > >> containers with those buds or eyes or whatever 2 inches below the
> > >> soil?
> > >> 3. What type of fertilizer do they like? Am I missing any questions?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I assume well drained, fertile soil and well watered but not wet. I
> > >> can look all this up of course but I trust you guys more.
> > >> Also, if I remember correctly, the article by Rushing said to
> > >> defoliate
> > >> them in the fall so they would go dormant when they're supposed to.
> > >> Does
> > >> that mean just defoliate or cut them back?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> THANKS!
> > >> A
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Andrea H
> > >> hodgesaa@earthlink.net
> > >> EarthLink Revolves Around You.
> > >>
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