All flower lovers are partial to perennials. These individuals are unpretentious in care, but demanding on the types of soil and grow very well on fertile lands. Dense clay soil, where water stagnates and does not evaporate, is contraindicated for them. In nature, there are many different types of plants that grow and delight us for many years.
General characteristics of peony
One of the favorites of such perennials is the chic grassy peony Edulis Superba.
It has very powerful and fleshy root tubers and a lush bush shape. But often this variety of peony grows in the form of a shrub. Sometimes you can find abandoned and neglected perennial bushes. This species is quite resistant to survival in poor and uncomfortable conditions. Such a plant differs from others in a less attractive appearance. The stems of a well-groomed peony Edulis Superba reach a size of about a meter, and single and large flowers haveterry or simple form of white, pink, red, and sometimes yellow. Its leaves are very large and slightly dissected.
The beginning of peony flowering occurs at the beginning of summer, the second half of June. But the buds may appear in the first days of the month. When peonies are in bloom, there is a pleasant, unforgettable and lasting aroma of a rose in the air.
Conditions for successful peony cultivation
In order to grow a chic Edulis Superba peony bush, you need to plant it in a pre-prepared hole made in dry nutrient soil. The autumn period is suitable for planting perennials. Dividing the entire perennial tuber into several parts with buds, you need to plant them so that the buds are not too deep. They also should not be very high above the ground. In these cases, the plant will grow, but you will wait a long time for beautiful flowering. A place for planting tubers must be chosen illuminated, as the flower does not like shade.
How to plant a peony?
It is best to plant this beautiful perennial species in single bushes, forming a near-trunk circle around it. The flower does not tolerate neighborhood with other bushes and especially trees. Therefore, nothing should be planted on the near-trunk circle in order to avoid the struggle of plants for nutrients in the soil. The young peony Edulis Superba needs to be fed regularly in the spring, using different methods: spraying or applying organic fertilizers under the root. Feeding should not be done on enriched nutrient soils. oversupplyfertilizers, especially nitrogen ones, also negatively affect the growth and flowering of the peony. Water the perennial moderately, avoiding stagnation of water in the soil. Otherwise, its tubers rot and it dies. It is best to water peonies abundantly and less often than more often and superficially.
Why do they remove all the flowers on an annual bush?
In the first year of flower growth, all buds that appear should be cut off. Next spring, these magnificent plants will give you a wild and unique flowering.
Beautiful peony Edulis Superba looks good both in a bouquet and in compositions with other flowers. In autumn, the entire bush is cut off at ground level, and its cuttings are folded into a compost pit. After a while, they will turn into an excellent organic fertilizer. If you follow all these simple rules for caring for a wonderful tuberous perennial, then you will not have to complain about the empty flower or the death of a beautiful flower. Peony will delight you with abundant flowering for many years and bring joy and admiration from the magnificent aroma of terry buds.
