Cultivation techniques of "King of Flowers" Peony

Peony, also known as Luoyang Flower, Fugui Flower and hundred Liangjin, is a perennial deciduous shrub of Paeoniae Paeoniae. Peony is the national flower of our country, and it is also one of the flowers that can best reflect Chinese traditional culture. The following is to introduce the cultivation techniques of "king of flowers" peony.

I. the growth habits of peony

Peony likes a warm and dry growing environment, suitable for living in a sunny environment, but also resistant to semi-shade. Tree peony has a strong adaptability, can be cold-resistant, drought-resistant, but also resistant to weak alkali soil conditions. But peonies are afraid of heat and direct sunlight, so they are suitable for cool, ventilated and semi-shaded growth environments.

The most suitable condition for planting peony is to be planted in neutral sandy loam with loose soil, fertile soil and good drainage. Planting in acidic or clayey soil can easily lead to poor growth. The root of peony is fleshy root, so the drainage of planting soil should be good, there can be no stagnant water, otherwise it will easily lead to damp and soft rot of the root system.

Peony can not be exposed to the hot sun, once the temperature reaches more than 25 degrees, the peony plant will be dormant. The cultivation of tree peony in the south will be more stringent on the artificial cultivation environment, because the high temperature and humidity in the south is very disadvantageous to the growth of tree peony. Peony must be treated with low temperature for two to three months before flowering, and the temperature is about 1-10 degrees. The suitable temperature for peony flowering is between 17 and 20 degrees, and the lowest temperature is-30 degrees. However, if planted in the cold areas of the north, appropriate cold prevention measures should also be taken in winter.

2. Cultivation techniques of tree peony

1. Planting

The best soil for planting peony is neutral sandy loam with loose soil, fertile soil and good drainage. Before planting, the broken and diseased roots of the tree peony seedlings should be cut off and immersed in 0.5% potassium permanganate solution for disinfection. Then plant it into a prepared pot or pit, which should be dug deep in the shape of a straight cylinder, not in the shape of a bowl. When planting, the root system of peony seedlings should be stretched, and then the soil can be firmly sealed.

two。 Watering

Peony seedlings should be watered once after planting, peony avoid stagnant water, should be watered as appropriate, especially potted planting should pay attention to no stagnant water, it is best to use dry and wet watering method. In the arid areas of the north, it is almost enough to water three times, namely, pre-flowering water, post-anthesis water and frozen water.

3. Fertilizer application

Peony seedlings should be fertilized with base fertilizer at the beginning of planting, topdressing after one year of planting, mature organic fertilizer in autumn, chemical fertilizer in spring and summer, combined with watering before and after flowering.

4. Pruning

In the year when peony seedlings were planted, only about 5 branches were left after the plant germinated in spring, and the rest of the branches should be cut off. The purpose of this is to concentrate nutrition on the trunk of the plant, so that the flowers will be big and colorful in the second year. In autumn and winter, dry flower stalks, thin and non-flowering branches can be cut off.

5. Middle ploughing

Peony growing season should be timely ploughing and weeding, timely removal of weeds, but also pay attention to the prevention and control of diseases and insect pests. Ploughing should be carried out on more than two-year-old peony planting plots in autumn and winter, which is more beneficial to the growth of peony plants.

The above is the introduction of the cultivation techniques of peony by Tuliu. if you want to plant peony well, you must first understand its growth habits. Family friends who plant peony pot and flower growers who plant peony can learn from this article as a reference.