Peony

The breeders have managed to create well over six hundred varieties of peony. There are two types of peony, the first being the herbaceous or the garden peony and then there is the tree peony which grows like a standard on a tall stem. Peonies start life as a tuber which is generally planted in the Autumn to allow the plant to become established by the Winter. They are hardy perennials, which means that they will withstand all weathers and they flower every year, but try to shelter the plant from keen wind if you can. The Victorians loved the peony flowers, they used to cut the full heavy blooms to incorporate in their flower arrangements. Although the ...  Read the complete review

Today I am going to talk about Peonies (Paeoniaceae) not the peony tree but the herbaceous one. My first experience of the peony was a beautiful red flower that grew on a plant right outside the thatched country cottage I grew up in .it was there forever in my memory. Peony flowers come in a variety of colours but this was a dark red one. My mother was very fond of peonies. Personally as an adult these are not my favourite flower. My games and toys were simple when I was a child. I used to make perfume out of rose petals, (it really stank after being matured in a jam pot for weeks.) now the red peony made great dye. I soaked the petals in water ...  Read the complete review