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| Planting and Growing Peonies |
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Vinland Valley Nursery sells peonies in containers from late winter through late fall. These plants are well rooted and simple to plant, but costly to ship. For our mail order customers, we offer seasonal windows for bareroot peonies in spring and fall. They require special handling.
Upon arrival, open your package and check tubers. They should be fleshy, firm and mold free. Because bareroot plants can dry out during shipping, it's a good idea to soak them in a bucket of water for several hours to rehydrate them before planting.
Peony tubers can be kept in their shipping material for up to a week, but the sooner you get them planted the better!
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• Choosing a Location
Whether planting bareroot or containerized plants, peonies prefer full sun to partial shade and well-drained, slightly acidic soil.
• Planting Bareroot Peonies
Plant with the eyes pointing up at a depth just beneath the surface of the soil. Peonies that are planted too deep will not bloom. Dig a hole about a foot deep, then backfill with soil to create a mound on the bottom of the hole back up to within an few inches of the rim. This will give you a nice inverted cone to splay the peony roots over. Then backfill with the remaining soil, being sure the eyes are no more than 2" below the soil surface.
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Once planted, water well and keep the area consistently moist as shoots begin to grow for spring plantings, and through frost in the fall.
The first year your bareroot peony will produce foliage, but may not prduce flowers. With time, your plants will become more and more floriferous.
• Maintenance
Large, heavy flowers of old fashioned doubles tend to fall over in heavy spring rains. Caging in early spring will create an invisible support through which the plants can grow. Use specially made metal rings with legs to give them support or keep it simple use a piece of wire fencing to encircle the plant.
It's important to deadhead plants to insure a good bloom for the following year. Following this,fertilize in late spring or early summer with a nice organic fertlizer or good compost. Remember that too much fertilizer can result in burn, fewer blooms and thin, weak plants. More is not always better!
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