Growing peonies for cut flower production

[@GrowWithSara]

Seems like every time I search for a video on KZbin lately one of yours pops up and you have so much good info! Thank you for everything you do!! 💐

[@mariomene2051]

She really does!

[@beatrizcrossman3351]

This is an excellent video with loads of timely and much needed info on peonies. Thank you!

[@mal1090]

I am so glad I just found your channel this week!! All of your videos have been so relevant to my own home garden. I don’t grow for production professionally, but I do love making arrangements and someday I hope to be able to sell plants or cut flowers. You’re a wealth of knowledge, you explain everything so well and I’m really excited to keep learning from you!! If you ever need ideas for more videos I’d love to learn how to improve production from plants like: dahlias, snapdragons, cosmos , daisies, roses, calendula, zinnias, iris, delphinium, astilbe. PS. I already learned a very valuable tip from you. I had cosmos sonata planted near my tomato beds last season. Yesterday I found a bunch of cosmo seedlings around the bed! I happily transplanted them to a new spot, but you’re right! Even being in zone 5/6 those babies reseed freely!! I found 11 seedlings!

[@GoingGreenMom]

Thank you for this! My kids' Grandma had me pull some peonies out of her garden for a sister I think one year and I missed a few. The next year I dug those up and she sent them home with me.... And they haven't bloomed last year or this year. The leaves seem healthy and it has gotten bigger, so I think I am just in that first 3 years at this point. Was really concerned that I had screwed something up and they weren't going to make it. Since she is gone now, that would be very sad. I even got her bag of bone meal to help fertilize them in the spring. 💚🌺💚

[@specialk22tt]

Great info from someone who does this professionally!

[@rachelleighwilliams]

Love the phlox experiment! Definitely do updates!

[@AC-garden]

I was trying to find a video about cut flower peonies last week and no luck! I’m so glad you made this!! So much good information!

[@cbak1819]

Hi great content.. I removed side buds this year and the buds are large. The plant looks better as well❤

[@gardeningonthewestforkwith8994]

Love how you teach us so much right to the point!!

[@tammylvanbaale2989]

I had a neighbor down the road that had interplanted beautiful white peonies and dark purple irises. They seemed to get a long very well. Just a thought for ya.

[@robertab4025]

Very informative! Thank you.

[@JoyoftheGardenandHome]

Awesome. I'm establishing a peony patch and now know to get them this fall❤

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

Thank you. This is excellent information!

[@jackhsiehhautecouture]

Love the tips.

[@hyperionhiker6320]

I truly appreciate your research and advice, but I have to confess... I am so curious what you are doing to make a cocktail with nasturtium flowers. Cheers from France ! Thank you for your content.

[@Flower_hoarder]

🌸GOOD INFO🌺

[@barbaramesloh7739]

Thank you for all this info! It is so helpful. My peonies have powdery mildew in my Colorado dry garden. What can I do about this.

[@Blossomandbranch]

It’s normal for them to develop it at the end of the season, just cut them back each fall and remove the foliage to prevent it from spreading :)

[@EvelynM-vlogs]

I read recently that ornamental alliums are good companion plants for the peonies as the foliage on the alliums is already dying back when the peonies start to put on their mass of leaves. What do you think of this pairing?

[@mal1090]

My peonies were already fully leafed out and budded up when my alliums were blooming. And my peonies are so big that they would have dwarfed my ambassador alliums. I underplanted my alliums with coneflower/echinacea and I recommend this! It gives you late spring - late fall blooms in the same spot. If you underplant your alliums and peonies you won’t have any blooms past late spring.

[@EvelynM-vlogs]

@@mal1090 I am thinking of planting the giant globemasters so they should be OK for height, but good point about the smaller ones, I won't plant those in that location. The alliums and peonies are in my spring garden (backyard), I have a separate summer garden (front yard) where my dahlias etc. are. I only grow flowers to sell so there is hardly ever anything blooming anyway, I cut it all, my property is too small to leave any on the plants - except for the dahlias and sweet peas. Thanks so much for responding, it will keep me from planting all but the giant alliums with the peonies, much appreciated.

[@hwin743]

Is there a site you recommend for buying peony bare roots?

[@tamisauer2402]

I bought some peony roots at an end of season sale this spring. If I should wait until fall to plant them, what is the best way to store them?

[@gennymiller8332]

As a flower farmer how close do you plant the peonies?

[@mmcreads]

I screwed up last year and had year 1 peonies (no blooms) growing but dumped 2” of compost on all my beds, not thinking about the fact I was raising the level of soil around the peonies. Can I just gently dig like 12” around each peony to lower the soil level around it, or do I have to dig them up and replant higher?

[@denvertom7627]

As an amateur gardener, I have tried this but not been successful. Would love to know if this could be done.

[@gardenflourished1548]

Yes just clear off the top so it’s only a few inches below soil level. It should work

[@katjo0812]

How long is a peony's vase life? When should you harvest for cut flowers?

[@gardenflourished1548]

5-7 days cut the flower when they are still in bud but the bud is soft and squishy. It’s the “marshmallow stage”

[@kimberlygreidanus5639]

Can you still pluck off the peony ball if it has been left to bloom-out within the 3 year period? I haven't plucked off the little buds as they were coming on but have just left them and they are almost ready to bloom but if its beneficial to still cut them off at the "almost blooming" stage then I'll do that right away, thanks so much:)

[@MS-de7bb]

😊

[@MoonchildBloomsFF]

Do you have an update on on the interplanting?

[@Blossomandbranch]

Yes watch our more recent peony video from this spring!

[@MoonchildBloomsFF]

@@Blossomandbranch thanks!!

[@charlottej8549]

Should seed pods of Itoh peonies be removed or left on plant? TY

[@athena0161]

I tried growing them I failed. 😢 I have to try again.

[@godisgood678]

What about ants? Mine are always full of them. Maybe you addressed this and I missed it. 😊

[@Blossomandbranch]

Ants aren’t harmful to them, just let them be. When you cut turn the flower upside down and shake gently but by the time it blooms most have already left.

[@denvertom7627]

if you dig up and divide a peony plant, can part of the division be returned to the original site or should all divisions be “freshly” planted

[@gardenflourished1548]

You can return one part back to where it was. Peonies are not picky and it will be fine 👍

[@tommyocchipinti7424]

U c that bundle u have in ur hand , how many is thst n can I buy it

[@loveliz0974]

Do you recommend and fertilizing to help develop?

[@gardenflourished1548]

Peonies are fine with no extra fertilizer.

[@pa7017]

I just bought 8 bare roots from the store. Should I plant now or store them until fall? Thanks

[@mal1090]

What zone are you? And are you northern hemisphere? You should get them in the ground no matter what, but if you’re a low zone like 3,4,5 you may be okay if you’re having spring weather still. But perhaps plant them somewhere shadier. It’s hard for unestablished plants to grow in summer heat. I recommended heavily amending the soil with compost and root improving fertilizing (like Biotone). The goal is to get established roots and a little green growth for photosynthesis so they’ll have enough energy to survive the winter. If your temps are already in the 90s like us (zone 6A 😭💔) it may be tough on them. Hopefully you got them on super clearance if a retailer is selling bareroots this late in the season. PS I recommend peony bareroots from Gilbert H Wild and Sons, Eden Brothers and Longfield Gardens! They do an awesome job of shipping during your growing period :)

[@pa7017]

Hi! I am in zone 3 in Canada. This has been a great spring, we are in the 90F for quite some time. I got eight bare roots for $20 so it won’t be that much of a loss, but I really wanted them. I have four established plants in my yard. I will follow you advice and plant them in a shadier place and will buy more bare roots in the fall. Thanks!!!

[@Brightwatereq]

I had a random peony come up in my yard and I would like to transplant it somewhere else. Is this ok? If so what should I do to safely move it? I’m worried about puncturing it.

[@gardenflourished1548]

Dig it up in the fall when the leaves are dead for the season. If you break off or cut some pieces it will still be fine. That’s how bare root peonies are sold, they are just cut up pieces of root with 3-5 eyes.

[@jacquelinelykins4485]

I purchased a peony bareroot plant from Walmart this spring. Do I need to save it and wait until fall to plant it?

[@lydiaahubbell8545]

NO! Plant it now!! Fall is for dividing.

[@jacquelinelykins4485]

@@lydiaahubbell8545 thank you so much. I will put it out this weekend. It’s a beautiful red bloom.

[@rachelblumberg6742]

I just got whole sale barefoot peonies, I'm in zone 7a, can I plant them? if not what should I do to store them till the fall?

[@Maple_vin]

I want to know the same thing

[@judyruelas7101]

Should peony plants get pinched like dahlias?

[@mycherona1]

No

[@oreo1064]

What about lace panties