Culture methods and matters needing attention of Paeonia lactiflora

Peony is known as "flower fairy" and "flower phase", and is listed as one of the "six famous flowers", also known as "Mayflower God". Because it has been regarded as the flower of love since ancient times, it has been regarded as the representative flower of Qixi Festival. today, we would like to introduce to you the breeding methods and matters needing attention of peony flowers.

Culture methods of Paeonia lactiflora

1. Planting time of Paeonia lactiflora: Paeonia lactiflora likes sunshine and cold tolerance, and it should be cool and afraid of heat when the temperature is high, and it does not grow well at high temperature in summer. Autumn is the best time to plant peony.

2. Soil quality: when planting peony, you should choose sunny land with high topography and good drainage, and do not plant it in low-lying places where it is easy to accumulate water. Paeonia lactiflora is a fleshy root, so we should choose loose, fertile and slightly acidic sandy soil when planting. It is not suitable to grow in alkaline soil. If the soil is too alkaline, it will cause leaf yellowing, even shrinkage and death.

3. Main points of cultivation: when cultivated in open field, manure should be applied to turn the stables deeply, and the beds should be arranged after fining. Generally, the height of the border is 10 to 15 meters, the width of the border is 70 meters, and the length is not limited. The distance between cultivated plants is 80 cm. During cultivation, dig holes according to the length and size of the root system, pay attention to the root should be extended, should not be too deep, cover the soil with a top bud of 4 to 5 meters, water once after planting, and the choked soil will survive the winter.

4. Fertilizer and water management: peony does not need to be watered frequently except for natural precipitation. Usually only in the most water demand before and after flowering and in case of spring drought before and after appropriate watering, in order to supplement the lack of soil moisture, each watering should not be too much. Topdressing should be controlled, three times a year, and the first time it is quickly drawn out in the new shoots. When the leaves and buds are stretching, they mainly apply quick-acting fertilizer, which is called flower-promoting fertilizer.

5. Shaping and pruning: in order to make peony flowers colorful and robust, shaping and pruning is very important. Peony plastic surgery mainly includes fixing stem, pruning, removing buds, thinning buds, cutting off residual flowers and so on. Paeonia lactiflora can be dried after 2-3 years. For the varieties with strong growth potential and exuberant growth, they can be pruned into independent peony. For the varieties with weak growth potential and small number of branches, the thin and weak branches are generally cut off and the strong branches are retained.

6. prevention and control of diseases and insect pests: the common diseases and insect pests of peony are brown spot, anthrax, scab, root rot, root nodule nematode, longicorn beetle, red spider, beetle, mole cricket and so on. The prevention and control of diseases and insect pests should give priority to early prevention, once diseases and insect pests occur. According to the degree of occurrence, according to the above-mentioned dosage, the interval between spraying should be appropriately shortened and the frequency of drug use should be increased.

Matters needing attention in Paeonia lactiflora culture

Paeonia lactiflora can not be transplanted frequently after planting, otherwise it will damage the root and affect the growth and flowering. In order to make the peony grow well, reasonable fertilization is needed every year. After each fertilization, enough water should be irrigated, and the soil should be loosened immediately to reduce water evaporation. Weeding should be often ploughed in the rainy season.

After potted peony, Frosts Descent cut off the withered branches and leaves to prevent the breeding of diseases and insect pests. During the overwintering period, there is no need to move indoors, put it on the balcony or under the eaves where there is plenty of sunshine, and the basin soil should not be too dry.

Before the peony blossoms, after the lateral buds appear, they can be removed in time to concentrate nutrients and promote the beauty of the top bud flowers. After the flower fades, if you do not plan to sow and reproduce, you should cut off the pedicel at any time so as not to seed and consume nutrients.

About the cultivation methods of peony flowers and matters needing attention, that's all for today. I hope the above content can be explained to everyone!