Re: flopping peonies
- Subject: Re: flopping peonies
- From: J* S*
- Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2002 19:16:53 -0700 (PDT)
Peonies may flop for a few reasons:
1. Too much water
2. Too much fertilizer (esp. N)
3. Not enough sun
4. Floppy variety
Those that flopped the most, that I've seen, fall into
category 4. That's why so many people use "peony
cages" on so many peonies.
Joe
--- barbara sargent <rsgt@california.com> wrote:
> My daughter, in Portland, has peonies which flop
> unlike those I've seen in
> other gardens while walking around her neighborhood.
> Is there a way of
> remedying this other than staking? That is, could
> there be a reason like
> their needing more or less water or something?
>
> Barbara
>
=====
Joe Seals
Santa Maria, California --
where the weather is always perfect
and my garden always has something blooming
and birds galore
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