How to raise peony flowers

Peony flower is a provincial flower in many provinces in China, and it has recently been proposed as a national flower, which can prove its beauty, but it is not easy to raise. Let's take a look at how to raise peonies with the editor. Friends who are interested can learn about it together.

I. Culture environment

Peonies like the sun and can grow better in a sunny environment. When breeding, they must be placed in the sun. Strong light in summer should pay attention to shading. The suitable growth temperature of peonies is between 16 and 20 degrees, so pigs should be shaded in summer and warm in winter to avoid freezing damage to peonies. Watering should grasp the principle of "no drying, no watering, dry watering". High temperature in summer, rapid evaporation of water, watering every two days, suitable climate in spring and autumn, watering every 4-5 days, watering should be controlled in winter, usually once a week. Peony haul should be fertilized three times a year, quick-acting fertilizer should be applied at flowering stage to promote flower growth, organic fertilizer should be applied after flowering to supplement the nutrition lost by flowering, and some base fertilizer should be applied in autumn and winter to promote more prosperous growth in the coming year.

II. Methods of reproduction

Peony can be propagated in three ways, one is sowing, when the seed is ripe in August, it can be picked and sown, or it can be germinated in the wet sand now, and when it grows into young roots, it can be sowed too early, generally covering the surface of the seed with 2 cm thick soil, and then compacting. Second, cutting propagation, this method is suitable for spring, generally choose perennial strong branches, diameter of about 1 cm, length of about 15 cm, cut off and soak it in rooting agent for 2 hours, take it out and cut it in wet sandy loam. Third, split plant, is also a more common method, when the flowerpot is full, it can be divided, the whole tree can rise, separated from the root stripe intersection, each plant is similar to the piglet, can be replanted.

III. Common diseases and insect pests

The main disease is brown spot. After peony suffers from brown spot, there will be many brown spots on its leaves, which seriously affect the normal growth of peony flowers. In addition, root nematode disease is also a frequent disease, when the disease is serious, the peony leaves will all fall, resulting in the phenomenon of dwarfing and non-flowering of the plant. Once the disease occurs, it is necessary to change the pot and soil in time, and then kill it with chemicals.

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