Re: living with peonies
- Subject: Re: living with peonies
- From: D* M*
- Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 20:16:00 -0500
>The peonie pictures make me eager to try some new varieties, but I
>have a hard time coping witht he 3 I already have. Can anyone clearly
>explain how to stake the dang things? The blossoms are far too heavy
>to be supported by the stalks dry, and it rains here often. As soon as
>the blossom is wet, the weight breaks the stem over anything I have used
>to stake the plant.
Why not try the familiar "peony rings" such as shown here:
http://www.execpc.com/~llmen/peonyring.jpg
Not all my peonies need them - the Pink Hawaiian Coral has nice
strong stems that have never flopped, even after heavy rains. These
rings are available at garden stores in a variety of sizes, and for
me, at least, they also serve to remind me during the winter and
early spring, where the plants are located.
> Do tree peonies have similar problems? It seems they
>would be an even greater chalange.
>
Not generally, altho there are some cultivars, such as the pretty
yellow-orange Kinkaku, whose flower stems are so weak (or the flowers
so heavy) that they flop down and are lost in the foliage.
--
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@execpc.com
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