Description of 18 popular varieties of milky peony, planting and care

Plants are popular in gardens, parks, and city flower beds. The existing variety of herbaceous milky peony varieties allows gardeners to choose based on flowering time, fullness and color options. Bushes with lacy foliage and flowers, with colors ranging from white to dark burgundy, have a pleasant aroma and bloom until late autumn. And large caps of flowers are good on the bush and for cutting. Varieties are selected to suit every taste.

Description and features

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

On each bush, openwork dissected foliage is formed.

Popular varieties

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

François Ortegat

Terry tall bush with hemispherical dark red flowers, has a strong aroma. The diameter of the inflorescence reaches 14 centimeters. The culture is characterized by frost resistance and abundant flowering.

Paul M Waid

A variety with dense semi-double red flowers, up to 17 centimeters in diameter. The flower stalks are strong, so they do not require support. For the winter it is recommended to cover it 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 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, double 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

A voluminous flowering bush grows up to 1 meter. Features a variety of semi-double or single flowers:

• creamy;
• 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 distinct cluster of stamens and pistils. The bush requires protection from strong winds and sunlight.

Nancy Nora

The culture is distinguished by delicate, pale pink, double inflorescences, light aroma, and 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 is characterized by strong winter hardiness.

White Turner

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

Sarah Bernhardt

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

Red

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

Coral Beach

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

Coral charm

The herbaceous interspecific hybrid changes color during flowering from pink-orange to a shade of baked milk. The bush has narrowed 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

The large, bright petals of the variety are pale salmon in color with a bright red tint.The bush is abundantly covered with lush green foliage and has good frost resistance.

Monsieur Jules Elie

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

Inspector Laverne

The culture loves moisture and fertile soil, grows in shade and 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.

Selecting a location

The site is chosen to be bright and sunny. The crop can be planted in the shade, but there it blooms little or not at all.

Soil requirements

The plant is not picky about soil. Preference is given to loamy soil. It is not recommended to plant the crop in wet, acidic areas.

Deadlines

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

Planting scheme

The planting hole is dug to a depth of 40-50 centimeters. Then a nutrient layer with fertilizers from rotted weeds is laid. The root is buried up to the renewal buds 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 at the beginning of autumn, the stratification will take place completely.

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

To improve the soil, peat and clay are added. This will saturate the soil with nutrients.

How to plant

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

The density and depth of planting depends on the variety.

Spraying

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

Transplantation into separate flowerpots

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

Temperature and light conditions

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

Planting in open ground

In 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 occurs in early September.

Care

The plant has its own subtleties of care.

Watering

Abundant watering is important for the crop, especially during the flowering period. But excessive excess moisture leads to rot. Water the bush once every 10 days.

Loosening and weeding

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

Mulching

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

Top dressing

The plant needs organic and mineral fertilizers.The crop is fed in early spring, when buds form, and after flowering 2 weeks later.

Important: fertilizing is done on damp soil.

Trimming

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

Reproduction

The crop is propagated 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 colored seeds are collected 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.

Gray rot

The entire bush is affected by a white coating. Treatment is carried out by cutting off the affected branches and spraying with a 0.6 percent Thiram suspension.

Powdery mildew

The disease spreads to adult bushes. It is distinguished by a whitish coating on the surface of the leaves. It can be cured by spraying with a solution of soda ash and laundry soap.

Ants

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

Bronzovka

The beetle eats the petals, foliage and stems of the plant. The pest can be destroyed with insecticides or a solution of tomato tops.

Aphid

Small green insects drink the juices from the plant. If there are many of them, the bush dies. You can save the crop by using strong water pressure from a hose or treating it with Fitoverm or Actellik.

Use in landscape design

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

The crop is planted among conifers, primroses, and hostas.Plants are suitable for decorating mixborders.

Medicinal properties

The roots and petals of the crop are used to treat some diseases. To do this, the rhizome is dug up in the fall, 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 will last for several years. The variety of varieties allows you to choose acceptable species for your region.