How to grow peony flower planting methods and precautions

Planting peony has always been a thing that Chinese literati and traditional medicine farmers are very happy to do. on the one hand, they can appreciate the beautiful appearance of peony, and at the same time, it can give full play to the efficacy and role of peony, and make the necessary effect for human beings. Therefore, the experience of planting peony is very rich.

How to grow peony

1. Soil preparation: deep ploughing and ridging in autumn.

Mix soil with 48% chlorpyrifos 500 ml + 40% phoxim 500 ml / mu or stir-fried millet 10 kg evenly before cultivated land.

Apply 50 kg of balanced compound fertilizer, 40 kg of phosphate fertilizer and 100 kg of organic fertilizer per mu.

Continuous cropping fields of medicinal materials need to be sterilized with fungicides. Generally, more than 80% carbendazim 500 grams + 50% thiram 500 grams mixed soil 10 kilograms evenly.

2. Seed selection: select healthy stem head without disease, large stem head should be divided into small pieces, and each stem head should keep three to four plant buds. Plant about 2500 stem heads of peony per mu, and sterilize the stem head with chemicals before planting. It is recommended to spray the stem head evenly with 10 grams of carbendazim or carbendazim + 30 ml of rooting liquid fertilizer and 30 jin of water, while stirring the stem head to ensure that the solution is evenly distributed and can be planted in the ground after drying.

The planting time is in the first and middle October of the Gregorian calendar. It is appropriate to plant the stem head hole on the ridge and cover the soil with 1 cm to 2 cm.

3. Field management after planting: ridging again after planting, the ground can be evenly sprayed with pendimethalin or mixed with 100 ml of water and 30 jin of water. Spraying the above chemicals again before peony sprouting in the spring of the second year can greatly reduce the occurrence of most grass damage in winter and in the coming year. Note: the use of herbicides should be carried out under the guidance of professionals to avoid drug damage.

4. When peony sprouts to a height of about 20 cm in the next spring, pyrethroids insecticides + rooting agent liquid fertilizer + metamyl or thiazolyl should be sprayed per mu to control soil silkworms, root rot and root promotion at seedling stage.

Planting methods and matters needing attention of Paeonia lactiflora

1. Planting time

Peony likes sunshine, cold resistance, the temperature requirements is not high, should be cool and afraid of heat, summer high temperature season is easy to grow bad, so autumn is the best season to plant peony.

2. Soil requirements

Peony is a fleshy root, potted peony in the family must choose loose, fertile and slightly acidic sandy soil. Try not to plant in the soil, if the alkalinity of the soil is too large, it is easy to cause yellow leaves, or even wither and die.

3. Fertilizer and water conservation

Usually, you can put the peony outdoors, it is no problem to be caught in a light rain, and you don't need to water it often. Peony needs the most water before and after flowering, or when the weather is relatively dry in spring, the watering times can be increased appropriately.

Topdressing should also be properly controlled, usually three times a year, the first time in spring, when the new shoots are drawn out quickly, and the other two times when the leaves and buds are stretching, mainly applying fast-acting fertilizer, also known as flower-promoting fertilizer.

4. Shaping and pruning

In order to make peony flowers colorful and grow healthily, plastic pruning is very important. The pruning of Paeonia lactiflora mainly includes fixed stem, pruning, bud removal, bud thinning, residual flower pruning and other work, mainly according to the growth of peony, strong varieties can be pruned into a single stem, less branch shape varieties, generally to cut off thin diseased branches and retain strong branches.

5. Don't transplant frequently

Peony can not be often transplanted after planting, otherwise the roots will be damaged and the growth and flowering will be affected. In general, the pot should be changed every 2-3 years, and the soil and weeds should be sent in time during this period.

6. Cut off the dead leaves in time

Potted peony, Frosts Descent cut off withered branches and leaves to avoid breeding diseases and insect pests. In winter, there is no need to move peony indoors, you can put it on the balcony or sunny place under the eaves to avoid wind and snow, basin soil should not be too dry.

7. Flowering maintenance

Before the peony blossoms, after the lateral buds appear, remove the excess buds in time, which can concentrate nutrients and promote the beauty of the top buds. After the flower fade, if you do not intend to collect seeds, cut off the pedicel directly to avoid seed consumption.

Flower language of Paeonia lactiflora

The flower language of Paeonia lactiflora is "beautiful and moving" and "reluctant to part with each other". In ancient times, men and women interacted with each other with peony to express the agreement of affection or the feeling of farewell, so it was also called "will leave the grass". Now, peony has become the representative flower of Qixi Festival and the flower of love in China.

Western roses are prickly, Chinese love peony is not only beautiful, but also can cure diseases, it reflects the Chinese nation's character and character as jade as peony, hard-working, pragmatic, light as peony, soft as jade.

Pink peony, such as the rosy clouds on the horizon, is also like a shy girl in love, romantic and implicit peony reflects the face of spring. The custom of Shangsi Festival and the love song of "giving it a spoon of medicine" continued from the singing of the Book of songs to the Han, Tang, Ming and Qing dynasties. In ancient China, peony has always been a melody of love and a romantic folk song.

When will the peony blossom

The florescence of Paeonia lactiflora is in spring, basically concentrated in April-June, and the full bloom is in May.

Paeonia lactiflora has beautiful flowers, a wide variety of horticulture and rich colors.

But today people are no longer as persistent as their ancestors, so we still have to start from the foundation of planting peony, and then continue to accumulate experience in order to achieve the degree of planting good peony. Therefore, some of the basic knowledge in this article is very helpful to the vast majority of friends.