Peonies are unusually spectacular flowers that adorn almost every garden. Being planted once, this plant pleases the eye of the owner of a suburban area for many years. There are just a huge number of varieties of peonies . One of the most beautiful and popular among our compatriots is Coral Sunset - a half-double form with unusually spectacular bright flowers. This plant is not only very beautiful, but also quite unpretentious.
Peony Coral Sunset: Description
The main features of this perennial herb can be attributed to:
- compact bush
- straight tall stalk (up to 90 cm),
- semi-double showy flowers with a diameter of 18-20 cm,
- pleasant aroma.
The flowers of the peony Coral Sunset have a very beautiful peachy pink hue with an admixture of blood red coral. Hence the name of the variety. Coral Sunset is translated into Russian as "bloody dawn." By the end of flowering, the petals acquire an equally attractive yellowish color. Both shades are unusually harmoniously combined with the bright green foliage of the plant.
How to choose a place to land
The milky-flowered peony Coral Sunset is very fond of well-lit places. A flower bed with these flowers should warm well in the sun and be protected from the wind. It is undesirable to plant these peonies near the house (only on the south side). In partial shade, Coral Sunset also feels decent, but abundant and prolonged flowering in this case cannot be achieved. Do not make a bed under these flowers and next to trees or shrubs. Plant root systems can compete for nutrients.
Also, the area reserved for these peonies should not be flooded in the spring. Otherwise, the roots of the perennial simply spit out.
What should be the soil
Best of all, the Coral Sunset Peony grows on loamy, well-drained soils. Of course, the soil should be loose and fairly fertile. On clay soil, the plant will not feel too good. Therefore, if the land on the site is heavy, you will have to make a flowerbed with peonies for its replacement. Unsuitable soil is simply cleaned, to a depth of about 50 cm. The flower bed itself should be wide enough. The resulting pit is covered with a mixture of sand, organic fertilizers and sod land in a proportion of 1x2x2.
Landing technology
This variety is usually sold in the form of a root lump. They plant a peony grassy Coral Sunset using this technology:
- To deepen the purchased root lump should be so that the upper kidney is about 3-5 cm from the surface of the flower bed. If the landing is too high or low, the peonies will not bloom in the future.
- Sprinkle the roots carefully, being careful not to damage them. In this case, you must try to make sure that there are no air voids inside the flower bed. Otherwise, the peony roots will dry out.
- At the final stage, the plant needs to be properly watered.
Until the first frosts, the soil under the newly planted peonies must be kept moist. However, it should not be too raw.
Do I need to mulch
The soil under peonies should be covered with sawdust, dry grass or straw only during the dormant period of plants. Mulch flower beds with peonies in the fall, and in spring this layer is removed. Otherwise, it may happen that the sprouts do not break through it.
The timing
Peony Coral Sunset is planted (photo of the variety can be seen on the page) usually in late August - early October. After lowering the air temperature in the street to 12 degrees, suction roots begin to grow in peonies. This will contribute to their good survival. You can plant plants in the spring. However, it is better to do this as soon as possible - immediately after the melting of the melt water.
Basic rules for leaving in the first year
In the first year after planting, the peony Corel Sunset should form a strong root system. In order not to weaken it, emerging buds should be plucked in the pea phase. The adnexal roots begin to grow in peonies in April - May. Subsequently, they turn into storage. During this period, in order to accelerate their growth, it is worth watering the young plants with some kind of stimulant. It can be, for example, "Zircon" (1 ampoule per 10 liters). The buds that appear are removed from the peony bush in the second year after planting. To control the variety, you can leave one flower.
Watering young peonies should not be too often, but plentiful. It is especially important to ensure that the soil under the bushes remains constantly moist in the spring and at the beginning of summer, when the plant grows actively and the formation of renewal buds.
How to care for adult plants
In the third year after planting, the peony Coral Sunset begins to bloom already in full force. Adult plants are watered a little less often than young ones. However, it is impossible to allow the soil to dry out under the bushes. A one-time watering rate is about a bucket per bush. Humidify the soil under peonies in the summer period approximately once a week and a half (in the absence of rain).
After each watering, the soil on the flowerbed must be loosened. It is highly discouraged to allow crusting.
How and what to feed
From the third year of life, the Peony Coral Sunset must be fertilized. Most often, top dressing is carried out using complex formulations. One plant needs about 80 g of fertilizer per season. A single dose is approximately 26 g (1 tbsp. Per 10 liter bucket of water). Fertilizers are applied for the first time in early spring. At this time, it is best to patch them around the bush into a previously dug groove. The second time the bushes are fertilized during the budding period. The last top dressing is carried out two weeks after the end of flowering.
Reproduction by dividing the bush
Varietal peonies, including Coral Sonset, are quite expensive. And therefore, many owners of suburban areas probably would like to know how to plant this plant yourself. Unfortunately, in the early years, this is unlikely to be possible. It is permissible to divide the overgrown Coral Sunset bush after 10 years of growth in one place. Otherwise, a peony can simply be ruined.
The division is carried out in such a way that at least 3-5 kidneys remain in each part. Perform this procedure with a sharp knife, trying as little as possible to damage the roots. Transplant in August - October.
Peony Coral Sunset: reviews
Since the plant is very beautiful, garden lovers have a very good opinion of it. Such pioneers look just fine. The flowers at Coral Sunset are large, and there are a lot of them on the bush. At the same time, due to the difference in the time of blooming, they have different colors, which gives the culture an additional charm. The owners of the garden plots and the spicy, unusually pleasant smell of the flowers of this variety are very praised.
In general, this plant is very beautiful and also not too whimsical - Peony Coral Sunset. The photos presented in the article confirm this fully. Very large spectacular flowers, bright foliage - all this can make a peony one of the main decorations of the yard or garden.