All flower lovers are not indifferent to perennials. These individuals are unpretentious in care, but demanding on soil types and grow very well on fertile lands. Dense clay soil, where water stagnates and does not evaporate, is contraindicated by them. In nature, there are many different types of plants that grow and delight us for many years.
General characteristics of the peony
One of the favorites of such perennials is the gorgeous grassy peony Edulis Superba.
It has very powerful and fleshy root tubers and the shape of a lush bush. But often this variety of peony grows in the form of a bush. Sometimes you can find abandoned and groomed perennial bushes. This species is quite resistant to survival in poor and uncomfortable conditions. Such a plant differs from others in a less attractive species. The stalks of the well-groomed peony Edulis Superba reach a size of about a meter, and single and large flowers have a double or simple form of white, pink, red, and sometimes yellow. Its leaves are very large and slightly dissected.
The beginning of flowering peony falls at the beginning of summer, the second half of June. But the buds may appear in the early days of the month. When peonies bloom, there is a pleasant, unforgettable and persistent aroma of a rose in the air.
Conditions for Successful Peony Growing
In order to grow a gorgeous bush of peony Edulis Superba, it is necessary to plant it in a prepared hole made in dry nutrient soil. For planting a perennial, the autumn period of time is suitable. Dividing the entire perennial tuber into several parts with the kidneys, you need to plant them so that the kidneys are not too deep. Nor should they be very high above the soil. In these cases, the plant will grow, but you will wait for a beautiful flowering for a long time. The place for planting tubers must be selected illuminated, since the flower does not like shade.
How to plant a peony?
It is best to plant this beautiful view of perennial in single bushes, forming a trunk circle around it. The flower does not tolerate neighborhood with other bushes and especially trees. Therefore, nothing should be planted on the trunk circle in order to avoid the struggle of plants for nutrients in the soil. The young peony Edulis Superba should be regularly fed in the spring, using different methods: spraying or applying organic fertilizers under the root. In enriched nutrient soils, top dressing should not be done. An excess of fertilizers, especially nitrogen fertilizers, also negatively affects the growth and flowering of peonies. Perennial is watered sparingly, preventing stagnation of water in the soil. Otherwise, the tubers will rot and it will die. It is best to water peonies abundantly and less often than often and superficially.
Why are all the flowers removed on an annual bush?
In the first year of flower growth, all emerging buds should be cut. Next spring, these magnificent plants will give you a storm of unique flowering.
The beautiful peony Edulis Superba looks good both in a bouquet and in compositions with other colors. In autumn, the entire bush is cut at the level of the soil, and its cuttings are stacked in a compost pit. After a while, they will turn into an excellent organic fertilizer. If you follow all these simple rules for caring for a wonderful tuber-like perennial, then you do not have to complain about the empty flower or the death of a beautiful flower. Peony will delight you with abundant flowering for many years and deliver joy and admiration for the magnificent aroma of terry buds.