Blooming peony is always associated with the beginning of summer, sun and warmth, children's vacations. After all, they open their luxurious buds just in the last days of May or early June. Dutch peonies are especially beautiful. Regal and luxurious, they look great both in solo version and surrounded by other colors. And by the way, they bloom not only in early June. If you select the varieties correctly, you can significantly extend the festive appearance of your flowerbed, because one bright bush will replace another.
Oldest garden plant
Indeed, he has adorned gardens since time immemorial. Dutch peonies began to appear much later, as a result of selection. There are more and more lovers of these plants, but unfortunately, buying them in Russia is not so simple. Today breeding nurseries are already beginning to appear, but there are very few of them.
If there are three main groups: grassy, tree-like and ITO hybrids. But today, breeding has already learned to get hybrids from crossing different species. Therefore, new colors and shapes appear, the size of the bud increases and the timing of their appearance is shifted.
Growing Features
The bushes will grow on any soil, but much depends on the composition. In sandy soil, the plant blooms faster, but becomes less decorative. Loam rich in minerals is much better. Choose a sunny location, but in a light partial shade, a peony will also feel good. And of course, immediately think over the support system. Heavy flowers will bend the branches, and to maintain decorativeness, it is advisable to weave a kind of trellised basket, which in the spring is put in place where a peony is pecking.
Very early peonies
At the end of May or the beginning of June, luxurious heads dissolve these varieties. Usually, by June 9, they will already fade, passing the baton to others. Many varieties can be purchased at the Landsad gardener’s online store. The office is located in Moscow Region, at ul. Kalinina, 38.
- Peony Athena (Athena). These Dutch peonies are distinguished by simple inflorescences that look simply magnificent. The wavy edge of the petals and their delicate color make the inflorescences so attractive. The cream color of the petals at the base of the buds turns into lilac. This beauty will delight you with early flowering. Stamens are light yellow, located on long threads. The height of an adult plant is 80 cm, and the diameter of the flowers is 15 cm.
Grassy Peonies from Landsad
The Dutch peony nurseries are happy to work with this store, selling their beautiful products directly through it.
- Albert Kruss is a large, terry pinkish, with an inflorescence size of up to 20 cm. The height of the plant is about 100 cm. It blooms late, delighting the gardener with buds in early July. The flower itself is salmon-pink in color, with a slight cream tint. The edges are creamy, slightly lighter. These Dutch peonies are in great demand among gardeners. They grow almost everywhere and are not too whimsical. In one place, it can grow up to 50 years, delighting with magnificent inflorescences and corollas.
It is worth noting that grassy Dutch peonies are the easiest to grow. Unlike hybrids, they do not need to be covered for the winter, and they willingly bloom in any climatic zone.
Early grades
If you want the flower garden to look just perfect, then try to collect peonies on the flowerbed that will bloom in turn. When the above ones are crumbling, they are ready to be replaced by the next ones, which enter the flowering period from mid-June. For example, the luxurious "Buckeye Bell", semi-double, red-brown. The outer petals are large, round, shiny. In the center are large, yellow stamens and numerous small petals. The stems are straight, height 80 cm, and the flower 16. The nursery "Gardens of Eden" is engaged in breeding. It is located in the Samara region, the city of Tolyatti, pos. Cartilage. Delivery is carried out throughout Russia. Varieties of Dutch peonies here you can buy a variety of, only about 70 items, and each of them will be the best decoration of the garden.
A novelty of the season was the Lemon Dream hybrid. Incredibly beautiful hybrid with an unstable color gene. On one bush can be both pure yellow and lavender flowers. Moreover, one inflorescence can be of different colors.
Medium Early Varieties
Flowering begins towards the end of June. By this time, many flower growers are already waiting for the first roses to blossom. However, nothing beats the charm of these regal colors. Having fallen in love with peonies, you will forever remain their fans. One of the most popular representatives is the milk-flowered peony “Laura Dessert”. Winter-hardy, no additional shelter required. This is a plant with powerful shoots that hardly branch. Height is about 80 cm. Terry flower. Watching him closely, you will see how Dutch peonies change color. The external petals during dissolution are slightly pinkish, and then cream. The center is initially yellow, and then gradually turns into almost white. The flower is about 12 cm in diameter, with a pleasant aroma.
Saplings are offered to you by the Vnukovo decorative plant nursery near Moscow. Here you can buy peony roots from Holland, which are grown and then divided in the usual way for these plants.
Medium grades
The flowering of these beauties begins in about the last decade of June, approximately after the 25th day a wonderful opening of the buds can be expected. Buying perennial roots can be quite expensive, so you can consider an alternative. Nursery "Agrofirm search" offers seedlings of Dutch peonies. Its cost is much lower, although you will have to wait quite a while until the plants become luxurious bushes.
A great choice will be the variety Edens Perfume. Herbaceous perennial with powerful root tubers. The flowers are large, solitary, pale pink, double and very fragrant. Luxurious option for bouquets.
Mid-late grades
The nursery of Gardens of Babylon, located in Moscow, at Novaya Basmannaya, 9, building 1, offers you a luxurious collection of varieties that will bloom by early July, when all the peonies should give way to later flowers. Pay attention to the seedlings of peony Bernice Carr. They are ideal for group landings. The flowers are large, with a diameter of 18 cm, have a magnificent bluish-lilac hue and a pleasant aroma.
Another typical representative of medium-late varieties is the herbaceous peony Advance. Terry, pinkish, it blooms creamy yellow. After a couple of days, it changes its color to white, with a red outline on the central petals. The stems are very strong, up to 100 cm high. The smell is weak.
Late grades
Modern hybrids do not cease to amaze. In early July, peonies "Solange" open their magnificent balls. Terry peony with delightful inflorescences that exude a heady aroma. It combines pink, salmon and cream shades. Petals tightly fill the flower, creating a shape of a ball, the diameter of which is 17 cm. The aroma is really amazing, it attracts a large number of insects. Fantastically beautiful variety that will become the pearl of your garden.
Peonies ACS (Holland) will easily make your garden unique. Another luxurious, late variety is Armani. This is one of the darkest varieties, terry, it blossoms ruby red, and then becomes burgundy. The petals are silky, delicate. The uniqueness of this variety lies in its deep, pomegranate color. Dense flower can reach 20 cm in diameter. The petals at the base are large, smaller towards the center.
Very late varieties
Today is the last group that we will consider. Flowering of these plants occurs in the first decade of July. One of the most gentle and beautiful representatives of this group is considered to be "Marie Lemoine". Like weightless clouds or fluffy snowballs, charming flowers bloom on the bushes. The variety is very late, it may well continue flowering until the end of August. The bush is stunted, up to 70 cm. The flowers are terry, dense, white, with a diameter of up to 18 cm. The shape of the flowers is spherical.
Instead of a conclusion
It is impossible to list all varieties of Dutch peonies, there are too many of them. The above classification will make it possible to make a choice of one or several types. But in each of them there are terry and semi-terry peonies, simple. Even the form of terry can be different: pink, bomb-shaped or crown-shaped. And why are the original stamens that give a kind of charm. The varieties considered can be considered only an example, a kind of advertising for nurseries that grow and sell them.
If you want to engage in pion farming in your garden plot, be sure to pay attention to the material presented. All these varieties perfectly tolerate cultivation in Russia and do not require specific care. All that is required of you is to prepare a good soil and water on time. And of course, enjoy the beautiful flowers.