Re: Tree Peony
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- Subject: Re: Tree Peony
- From: M* T*
- Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 03:40:56 -0400
Well, I looked in my stash of posts and found that a couple of years ago,
Gene Bush replied to someone on some list who was asking about growing tree
peonies from seed. I have not asked him if I can quote his post, but feel
pretty sure he won't mind....if he does, he can come whip me with a wet
noodle:-)
Gene said:
"You can plant the seeds
of your tree peony after they mature. It helps if you do not allow them
to dry out so plant them someplace in pots and place in a shaded
coldframe. Allow to overwinter and they should germinate next spring.
Expect a wait of around 4 years before you see the first bloom. The new
plants will not be exactly like the mother plant."
Seems to me I read recently - cannot remember where - that tree peonies
were often grafted onto herbaceous peony rootstocks for faster propagation,
but that was the only reason - and that it, if I remember correctly, was
not best practice because of possible longevity problems...now, where on
earth did I see this??
I should think, that even so, the seed would be a tree peony of some kind
as that is what the flower is...unless, of course, the herbaceous
understock has taken over and is what is producing the flowers..
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: jaime <jknoble@warwick.net>
> Date: Monday, June 07, 1999 5:30 PM
>
> > My mother's tree peony flowered this year and is now setting
> > seed. She wants to know if she should sow the seed as soon as
> > they are ripe or would it be better to save them and sow them
> > next spring. Do they need any special conditions to germinate?
> > Thanks a lot.
> >
> > Louise English, southern England
>
> Louise, tree peonies are grafted so I'm not sure what would come
> from the seed. It could be interesting to try, but I'll wager
> the result would be a herbaceous peony rather than a tree peony.
>
> Jaime
> jknoble@warwick.net
> NW NJ zone 6/5
> "By doing just a little every day, I can gradually let the task
> completely overwhelm me." Ashleigh Brilliant
>
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