Re: flopping peonies
- Subject: Re: flopping peonies
- From: W* B*
- Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 20:55:35 -0700 (PDT)
Do some peonies flop naturally to protect their pollen in rainy climates?
Elly Bade
On Sat, 8 Jun 2002, Joe Seals wrote:
> 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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