Can Paeonia lactiflora be planted in pots? the method of potted planting of peony in balcony

Paeonia lactiflora is a kind of ornamental plant, which is distributed in many places in China at present. Peony is the most outstanding flowers, petals are very many, flowers bloom when very lush, very beautiful. There are also some people who like to plant peony after buying it home. However, if he wanted it to grow well, he needed to master some skills.

Can a plant grow?

Peony is a potted plant. Peony can be used as special garden, cut flower, flower bed, etc. Peony flower is big and colorful, ornamental, and peony can prolong flowering period in visual effect, so it is often planted with peony. Peony belongs to one of the ten famous flowers.

How to plant peony in balcony pot

1, soil: peony for fleshy roots, planting to choose loose, fertile and slightly acidic sandy soil. It should not grow in alkaline soil. If the soil is too alkaline, it will cause yellowing of leaves and even atrophy and death.

2, watering: peony in addition to natural precipitation, generally do not need regular watering, usually only in the most water demand before and after flowering and in spring drought when the appropriate watering several times to supplement the lack of soil moisture, each watering amount should not be too much.

3, fertilization: peony fertilization to control, three times a year fertilization, the first time in the shoot quickly out. When leaves and buds are spreading, quick-acting fertilizer is mainly applied, which is called flower promotion fertilizer.

4. Shaping: peony shaping mainly includes stem fixing, pruning, bud removal, bud thinning, residual flower cutting and other work. It can be done after 2~3 years of planting. For strong growth potential, vigorous growth of varieties, can be pruned into a single stem peony. For the varieties with weak growth potential and small number of branches, the weak branches are generally cut off and the strong branches are retained.

Notes on potted peony

1) Do not transplant frequently. Peony can not be transplanted frequently after planting, otherwise it will damage the roots and affect the growth and flowering. Generally, it will be replaced once every 2 to 3 years. During this period, it is good to send soil and weed in time.

2. Cut off dead leaves in time. Potted peony, cut off withered branches and leaves after frost to avoid breeding pests. In winter, there is no need to move peony indoors. It can be placed on the balcony or under the eaves in a sunny place to avoid snow and snow, and the basin soil should not be too dry.

3. Flowering maintenance. Before peony blossoms, after the side buds appear, remove the redundant buds in time, so as to concentrate nutrients and promote the top buds to bloom beautifully. After the flower withers, if you do not plan to collect seeds, cut off the pedicels directly to avoid consuming nutrients for seed setting.

Breeding methods of peony

1, plant division: plant division is the most commonly used breeding method of peony, peony production area seedlings basically use this method of reproduction, its advantages have three, one is earlier than the sowing method, sowing seedlings 4 to 5 years of flowering, and plant seedlings can bloom every other year. Second, the operation of plant division is simple and easy to operate, and the management saves labor, which is beneficial to wide application. Third, it can maintain the excellent characters of the original varieties. The disadvantage is that the reproduction coefficient is low, and the three-year-old mother plant can only be divided into 3~5 daughter plants.

2. Sowing: peony seeds should be sown immediately after harvest. With the delay of sowing time, the moisture content of seeds decreases and the germination rate decreases. The seed has double dormancy of hypocotyl and epicotyl. The soil temperature in autumn after sowing makes hypocotyl release dormancy and radicle develop and take root. The better the rooting situation in that year, the more vigorous the growth in the coming year. If sowing is too late, the ground temperature can not release hypocotyl dormancy, can not produce very, then the next spring germination rate greatly reduced.

3, cuttage: peony in mid-July cut cuttings the best effect, after 20~30 days can take root, and form dormant buds. After rooting, water spraying and watering should be reduced, and plastic sheds and awnings should be gradually removed. Cuttings grow slowly and need to overwinter on the bed. In the spring of the following year, they are planted in the open field.

The potted culture of peony is mainly to choose a suitable pot, and then carry out the proportion of soil, and then can be transplanted in due course. After transplanting, management should be strengthened. The maintenance of flowering stage is very important, and timely pruning is also needed. Only by doing this can it grow healthily.