When is the best time to transplant peony flowers?
A brief knowledge sharing with you about the best time to transplant peony flowers and the optimal season for peony transplantation, as well as related introductions to green plants and flowers. Next, the site editor will introduce to netizens.
How should peonies be planted? What needs attention? Speaking with facts and guiding you to take care of the flowers at home with practical experience, we enjoy flowers together. Peony flowers have been known as the "King of Flowers" since ancient times. Peonies are native to China, with many wild species found in various regions, and now there are many artificially hybridized varieties. Peonies have a long cultivation history in China and are known as the "national color and fragrance."
Peonies are flowers that love sunlight and have a certain degree of shade tolerance, preferring dryness and fearing waterlogging, with strong cold resistance. They are suitable for planting in deep and fertile sandy soil. When planting on the ground, choose a sunny location with high terrain that does not easily accumulate water. Before planting, dig the soil deeply and mix 2 to 3 kilograms of decomposed animal manure into the soil. Then plant the plant and press down firmly. The most suitable time for transplanting peony flowers is every autumn, usually after the 15th day of the lunar month in August, starting to dig and plant divided rhizomes. The plants have two to three months of root growth adaptation period before the temperature drops and the ground freezes, so it does not hinder the flowering of the plants in the spring of the following year.
If dividing and transplanting in spring, the plant's flower buds have already differentiated in autumn and winter, and they will enter the flowering period shortly after planting. However, at this time, the plant's roots have not fully adapted to the previous soil environment and do not have a complete absorption function. This will inevitably lead to insufficient nutrient supply for the plant. Therefore, when transplanting peonies in spring, it is best to remove all flower buds after they sprout leaves to reduce nutrient consumption and promote robust growth of the plant. If allowing a large number of flowers to bloom on peony plants transplanted in spring, leading to excessive nutrient depletion, the plant may not grow vigorously within one or two years.
For potted peony flowers, it is also advisable to use a deeper pot, with fertile and loose soil. In addition to sufficient light and fertilizer supply in daily management, watering and pruning should not be neglected. The soil should be kept moist but not waterlogged, and overly vigorous branches should be topped and pinched during the growing period to promote the development of lateral buds and increase the number of flowers on the plant. When overwintering, potted peonies should be buried underground outdoors or placed in a cold room, with indoor temperatures kept between -5 to -10 degrees Celsius, which is more conducive to the differentiation and development of lateral branch flower buds.
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