peonies
- Subject: peonies
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 21:26:03 EDT
In a message dated 5/27/01 3:34:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
mygarden@easystreet.com writes:
<< Speaking of Peonies, I have 3 new ones that are blooming now for the first
time. I chose them out of a field all in bloom last year at this time.
They are very large flowered singles with a big center of long gold stamens.
I am very impressed by the sturdiness of the stems. >>
Marilyn,
I like the singles better than the very heavy older double.
You can keep a peony stalk in bud in the fridge and take it out on any summer
day for a vase of peonies.
You wrap each stalk with buds just minutely showing color in very damp paper
towels. Then put them into a roll with some buds on either end to make a
staight package.
Wrap the package of bloomstalks in wax paper several layers thick and put the
package made by the wax paper wrapping on a shelf in the fridge, again the
rear of the box and where it is safe from foods. It takes very little space.
Check the toweling every few weeks and redampen if necessary. To bloom
these buds put the stalks in a tall container of water and keep upright in
the fridge. If you do it out side the fridge the buds will open almost
immediately.
They will be quite like June peonies and in July or August it is like magic.
Claire Peplowski
NYS z4
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