Lactic-flowered peony: description of the 18 best varieties, planting and care rules, reproduction

Plants are popular in gardens, parks, city flowerbeds. The existing variety of varieties of herbaceous lactiflora peony allows gardeners to choose based on the timing of flowering, doubleness and color options. Shrubs with openwork foliage and flowers, with color from white to maroon shades, have a pleasant aroma and bloom until late autumn. And large caps of flowers are good on the bush and in the cut. Varieties are selected for every taste.

Description and features

Perennials have large and fleshy roots, large leaves with a glossy surface and a variety of colors. Inflorescences are found with a diameter of up to 21 centimeters and have a fragrant aroma.

Openwork dissected foliage is formed on each bush.

Popular varieties

Culture is quite popular and unpretentious. This gives breeders a reason to develop new varieties.

François Ortegat

Double tall shrub with hemispherical dark red flowers, strong fragrance. The diameter of the inflorescence reaches 14 centimeters. The culture is frost-resistant, abundant flowering.

Paul M Waid

Variety with dense semi-double red flowers, up to 17 centimeters in diameter. Peduncles are strong, so they do not require backup. For the winter, it is recommended to cover with a layer of peat and compost.

Kansas

A beautiful, non-capricious representative of the species, with double bright red and white flowers. On long - up to 1 meter, stems there is a wide dark green foliage.

Lactiflora

The bush has flower petals of white or pale pink color, up to 20 centimeters. Its leaves are dark green, doubly pinnate. The variety is used in traditional oriental medicine.

Bernhard

The culture has pearly pink, lilac inflorescences and a strong aroma. The variety is unpretentious and can withstand low temperatures.

Charm

Volumetric flowering bush grows up to 1 meter. Features a variety of semi-double or single colors:

• cream;
• white;
• red;
• pink.

Looks beautiful in a group composition and as an independent plant.

Sword Dance

The variety has simple, bright red flowers, with a pronounced bunch of stamens and pistils. The bush needs protection from strong winds and sunlight.

Nancy Nora

The culture is distinguished by delicate, pale pink, double inflorescences, light aroma, lush dark green foliage. The variety needs nutritious non-acidic soils.

Yellow

The culture has stable peduncles, on which yellow flowers with a diameter of up to 19 centimeters are located. It has a strong winter hardiness.

Wai Ti Turner

Dark crimson terry flowers will not leave anyone indifferent. The bush is tall, with a good habit.

Sarah Bernard

The variety has semi-double dense flowers. Multifaceted and semi-double caps of red and white inflorescences adorn the long stems.

Edit

Herbaceous plant has a height of 1-1.20 meters. Terry flowers of dark pink color, with a lilac tint, have a diameter of up to 15 centimeters. In Central Russia, the culture of shelter does not require.

Coral Beach

Semi-double culture has coral-pink inflorescences. There are more than three buds on the stem.

Coral charm

Herbaceous interspecific hybrid changes color during flowering from pink-orange to a shade of baked milk. The bush has tapered leaves, tall stems and semi-double flowers.

Sorbet

The culture has dense semi-double flowers. The shade changes from soft pink to creamy white in alternating layers. Peduncles are stable and do not require support.

Coral Sunset

Large bright petals of the variety have a soft salmon color with a bright red tint. The bush is abundantly covered with juicy green foliage, it has good frost resistance.

Monsieur Jules Elie

Representative needs a sunny place and loose nutritious soil. The inflorescence has a light pink, lilac hue with silvery tips on the petals.

Inspector Laverne

Culture loves moisture and fertile soil, grows in the shade and in sunny places. The plant has erect, sometimes slightly branched stems, with crimson flowers and a delicate aroma.

Landing

Proper planting will ensure the bushes bloom for a long time.

Choosing a seat

The site is selected bright and sunny. In the shade, a crop can be planted, but there it blooms little or does not bloom at all.

Ground requirements

The plant is not picky about the soil. Loamy soil is preferred. It is not recommended to plant the crop in wetlands, acidic areas.

Timing

It is better to start planting at the end of August and until mid-September. The period is considered favorable, since renewal buds are already being laid in the roots.

Plant pattern

The landing hole is dug 40-50 centimeters deep. Then a nutrient layer is laid with fertilizers from rotted weeds. The root is buried until the renewal buds are 4-5 centimeters from ground level.

Growing from seeds

The plant can be propagated by seed.

How to prepare seeds

Seeds are collected until mid-September. The selected material is planted in the ground to a depth of 5-7 centimeters.

Important: if the seeds are placed in the ground in early autumn, the stratification will be complete.

If the seeds are planned to be planted in the spring, they are germinated within two months. Then stratification is carried out on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator for another 3 months.

Soil preparation

Peat and clay are added to improve the soil. This will saturate the soil with nutrients.

How to plant

To plant the plant, the pit is filled with a nutrient mixture of ash, peat, compost.

Density and depth of planting depends on the variety.

Spraying

When the first signs of the disease appear, it is necessary to spray fungicides immediately after flowering. It is recommended to apply the solution on the bush and the soil. Then spraying continues 1 time in 10-12 days.

Transplanting into separate flowerpots

A seedling in autumn is placed in a flowerpot with a volume of 5 liters and a height of 50 centimeters. Until spring, it is stored in a cool room. In the spring, the pot is moved to the windowsill, where it stands until autumn. In autumn, the plant is transplanted into open ground.

Temperature and light conditions

For normal flowering requires 10 hours of daylight. The optimal temperature range is from 20 to 22 degrees Celsius.

Landing in open ground

In the spring, the crop is planted after the snow melts. The plant has not yet woken up, and the buds have not yet begun to form. The soil for planting is prepared in advance. In autumn, planting is done in early September.

Care

The plant has its own subtleties of care.

Irrigation

Abundant watering is important for the culture, especially during the flowering period. But too much moisture can lead to rot. The bush is watered once every 10 days.

Loosening and weeding

The plant needs loose soil and timely weeding. Such activities will protect him from infection. Loosening is carried out with a depth of 5 centimeters.

Mulching

Protect the bushes from the sun, drought can mulch from humus, compost, bark. Mulching will keep the ground cover cool and prevent soil erosion.

Feeding

The plant needs organic and mineral fertilizers. Feed the culture in early spring, when buds are formed, and after flowering after 2 weeks.

Important: top dressing is done on wet ground.

Cutting

In the middle of summer, cut off the entire faded head and part of the stem to the first leaf. Before wintering, the plant is cut to the very root.

Reproduction

Culture propagates by division and seeds.

Dividing the bush

From August to September, the plant is dug up and divided. The seedling should retain 3 developed buds and 2 adventitious roots.

Collection and storage of seeds

Light seeds are harvested from the seed pod. The collected material dries out quickly during storage, so it is immediately sown in the ground or pots.

Diseases and pests

The plant can be affected by diseases and pests.

Grey Rot

The whole bush is affected by white bloom. The treatment is carried out by cutting off the affected branches and spraying with a 0.6% suspension of Thiram.

Powdery mildew

The disease spreads to adult bushes. Distinguished by a whitish bloom on the surface of the leaves. Cured by spraying a solution of soda ash with laundry soap.

Ants

Insects are attracted by the sweet smell of the plant. A solution of drugs with nicotinoids and pyrethroids helps to get rid of them.

Bronze

The beetle eats the petals, leaves and stems of the plant. You can destroy the pest with insecticides or a solution of tomato tops.

Aphid

Small green insects drink juice from a plant. If there are a lot of them, the bush dies. You can save the culture with a strong pressure of water from a hose or treatment with Fitoverm, Aktellik.

Landscape use

The bushes are beautiful due to their inflorescences, so it is recommended to plant in prominent places. The best background for them is a clean grassy lawn.

Plant culture among coniferous trees, primroses, hosts. Plants are suitable for decorating mixborders.

Healing properties

For the treatment of certain diseases, the roots and petals of the culture are used. To do this, the rhizome is dug up in autumn, and the petals are collected during flowering. Tinctures from the plant have anti-inflammatory, tonic and decongestant functions.

Plants have luxurious inflorescences that can decorate any area. With proper care, the bushes delight for several years. A variety of varieties allows you to choose acceptable species for your region.

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