After the leaves are dry, we dig up the plants with the entire root ball, which we then divide with a spade (or a knife). Paeonia officinalis peony has the so-called dormant eyes, from which new shoots grow quite quickly after dividing. The Chinese peony Paeonia lactiflora is also reproduced by dividing carp.
However, new shoots grow from already set reddish buds.The seedlings will bounce harder next year if we plant roots with many eyes.It is important that the eyes are covered with a thin layer of soil, otherwise the peonies can rot.
These plants do best in sunny and secluded places. They like fertile and loamy soil, but not too wet. Perennials need to be fed regularly, preferably with compost or well-processed manure. Cut the faded peony flowers.
Planting perennials in autumn
Perennials are usually sold in containers, so theoretically they can be planted throughout the growing season.In colder parts of the country, however, they should not be planted too late, especially if the substrate is wet and clayey, because perennials may not be accepted before winter.If you plan to set up a rebate in the fall, and this is planting date, among others spring-blooming Bergenia, Caucasian forget-me-nots, epimediums or omies, we should not delay with this until the last moment (after all, plants can be protected against freezing by using mulching and covering with tunics.
Other perennials, especially ornamental grasses, ferns, as well as summer and autumn flowering species, should be planted in spring. One square meter of ground allows you to plant from a few to a dozen or even several dozen plants, depending on their height.Plants not more than 20 centimeters can be planted in as many as 30 pieces, while large specimens, approx. one meter high, may be planted in a number of several.
