kanimal Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Any info on this would be greatly appreciated,like when to cut them back.Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 If you are talking about a fern leaf peony you have a very beautiful and expensive plant. Don't cut it back! There is no reason to do so. Treat it like a regular peony and remove the dead foliage in late summer. They die back earlier than regular peonies and bloom earlier too. Plant it in full sun with the eyes just a couple of inches below the surface. Feed in the early spring and for best flower development make sure it has adequate water when the buds are forming. You can divide it if it gets too big. Call me when you do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 They are very expensive so if and when you do divide it make sure you know what you're doing. It's very hard to replace them. Research them well before you make a decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 They are very expensive so if and when you do divide it make sure you know what you're doing. It's very hard to replace them. Research them well before you make a decision. I would be happy to buy part of it from you but I wouldn't want the responsibility of your own plant dieing out. They are just too expensive and pretty to worry about killing the original by transplanting. http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/hortiscope/flowers/peony.htm http://www.fernleafpeony.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanimal Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 Thanks for the info.I'll share it with my aunt who inherited this beautiful plant from my great aunt.I'm not sure why she thought she needed to cut it back,maybe because it's getting so big ! The one thing we did know was how expensive it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 The one's you find are usually in old gardens. They have been popular since colonial times. I sort of inherited on too but the party that gave it to me from his late mother's garden dug it up at the wrong time of the year, I wasn't familiar with the plant, and this was before the internet. I didn't have a place prepared for it as we had just moved and I lost it. I've seen only one since in a nursery. Take good care of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goo Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I'd love to see a picture of this plant. I went to the two websites referenced above and couldn't find a photo???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Peonies are all so beautiful. The fern leaf is not only unusual but the color is beautiful. Here is a link with lots of photos including this one: http://www.rcgardens.ca/galleries/galleries/peony.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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