Peony Etched Salmon (Paeonia Etched Salmon)
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Peony Etched Salmon is a wonderful decorative culture that looks like a rose with an exquisite scent. Therefore, the plant is often used to decorate garden plots and flower beds. It is undemanding to care. When planting this plant, it is important to choose the right site and soil composition.
Peony Etched Salmon (Paeonia Etched Salmon) - what is this variety, history of creation
This hybrid is bred by Canadian breeders. Etched Salmon's unique description of the peony allowed him to receive the gold medal in 1981.
Brief description, characteristic
This culture belongs to herbaceous plants. The bushes reach a height of 80 cm. The shoots are decorated with large pink-shaped buds. The inflorescences are pink in color and have a light border. There are no buds on the sides. Peonies are characterized by corrugated petals, which smoothly acquire a coral color. The buds reach 17 cm in diameter.
Peony Etched Salmon
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Plants have many advantages:
- excellent decorative properties;
- sophisticated aroma;
- beautiful inflorescences;
- unpretentious care.
At the same time, peonies also have certain disadvantages. They are quite demanding on the parameters of illumination and soil composition.
Use in landscape design
Paeonia Etched Salmon fits perfectly into group compositions. The plant can be used for single plantings. To emphasize the decorativeness of the bushes, they can be combined with honeysuckle. Flowers of contrasting shades - purple irises or yellow lilies - will become spectacular additions. Blue sage will look no less successful.
Peonies are distinguished by large flowers, therefore they are perfectly combined with small inflorescences. High crops should be placed in the back, low crops should be brought to the fore. An unusual option is to create a composition of peonies of different colors.
Peonies in landscape design
Growing a flower, how to plant it in open ground
In order for the Etched Salmon peony to develop well and retain its decorative properties, it is important to correctly plant it.
Planting by root cuttings
Most often, the plant is bred with root cuttings. To achieve good results in this matter, you need to pay attention to the choice of planting material. It must be of high quality and not contain damaged areas.
What time is the boarding
In the middle lane, plants are recommended to be planted in August or September. Thanks to this, crops have time to take root and adapt to winter. In areas with a long spring, hybrid varieties can be planted in the ground in May or June.
Location selection
The choice of a place for a plant must be treated very carefully. The culture has a hard time tolerating constant transplants.Do not plant after peonies, perennials, trees or shrubs.
The Etched Salmon hybrid needs a well-lit place. In this case, a small shadow should be present at noon.
How to prepare the soil and flower for planting
The culture can develop in different types of soil. At the same time, it does not tolerate a substrate with increased acidity parameters. To neutralize the effect of acid, lime or dolomite flour is added to the soil.
The hybrid culture is able to penetrate into the soil to the border where the loose and nutritious soil is. Therefore, the land must be cultivated deep enough. This is especially true for heavy terrain.
Planting peonies
Planting procedure step by step
The bushes of this variety are characterized by strong growth. Therefore, when planting, you need to maintain an interval between them of at least 1 m.To plant a plant, you need to perform the following steps:
- Make a 60 cm depression.
- Fill the hole 2/3 with a special compound. It should include peat, sand, humus, fertile soil layer.
- Place the plant in the recess and cover with earth.
- Tamp down the soil slightly.
- Pour warm water over the garden.
Seed planting
Sometimes the Salmon peony is propagated by the seed method. At the same time, there is a risk of getting a plant that will differ in characteristics from the parent culture. In addition, this method of growing a peony takes a long time. It can take 2 years for the seed to germinate. It can take 7-8 years for the plant to bloom. Therefore, seed propagation is mainly used by breeders.
Plant care
Peony Etched Salmon is considered very unpretentious. At the same time, strict adherence to agrotechnical recommendations will help to achieve lush flowering.
Watering and feeding
In the spring, immediately after the snow melts, the garden bed should be watered abundantly with a solution of potassium permanganate with a concentration of 1%. This will help to disinfect the soil and activate the swelling of the kidneys.
Subsequently, the culture must be watered abundantly enough. Every 10 days, it is recommended to pour at least 3 buckets of water under the bush. For young plants, the amount of liquid can be reduced slightly. In dry weather, the soil should be moistened once a week.
If fertilizer and humus were applied during planting in the ground, the culture can not be fed for the next 2-3 seasons. For 3-4 years, the plant should be systematically fertilized. In this case, you need to adhere to the following scheme:
- in the spring, nitrogen preparations should be introduced, for example, you can use ammonium nitrate;
- during the flowering period, it is worth using potassium salt, superphosphate. Preparations can be alternated with mullein solution;
- immediately after the end of flowering, potassium salt and superphosphate are used;
- in the fall, a month before frost, a similar composition is again used.
Watering is needed for all flowers
Mulching and loosening
To keep the soil moist for as long as possible, the trunk circle must be covered with a mulch layer. Its thickness should be 4-5 cm. Hay, straw, sawdust can be used as mulch.
Preventive treatment
To prevent parasite attacks, it is worth using insecticidal preparations. The most effective means include "Biotlin", "Actellik". At the initial stages of the appearance of pests, folk compositions help well. These include a decoction of onion peels, a solution of soda, wood ash.
Peony Blossom Etched Salmon
It is a large-flowered variety that has double inflorescences. They have a regular rounded shape and resemble a rose in appearance. The outer petals are waxy in texture. This helps them keep their shape well.The petals in the middle often have a golden border, which makes them more attractive.
A period of activity and rest
Etched Salmon peonies are characterized by a mid-early flowering period. It is observed in early and mid-summer. After the end of flowering, the culture begins a dormant period.
Care during and after flowering
In order for the plant to bloom profusely, you need to follow these rules:
- timely moisten the soil;
- apply fertilizers;
- use mulch;
- provide sufficient illumination;
- choose fertile soil for the plant;
- systematically loosen the soil.
What to do if it does not bloom, possible reasons
The lack of flowering can be attributed to various factors. Common reasons include:
- violation of the irrigation regime;
- lack or excess of fertilizers;
- insufficiently fertile soil;
- lack of sunlight.
Blooming peonies
Peonies after flowering
After the end of flowering, the culture requires specific care. This will help keep it decorative next year.
Transfer
Bushes can grow in the same place for several decades. They can hardly tolerate transplants.
Pruning
The peony does not need specific pruning. After flowering is complete, it is recommended to remove wilted buds. A few weeks before frost, the plant is cut to the ground.
Preparing for winter
After pruning, the bush must be covered with earth and covered with peat, straw or spruce branches. The layer should cover the plant well. In the spring, it must be removed immediately.
Diseases, pests and ways to control them
The plant can suffer from fungal or viral infections. Of parasites, it is affected by aphids, ants, nematodes, May beetles.
Before planting, the bushes should be treated with fungicides - "Skor", "Topaz", "Maxim". The second treatment is performed one month later and before the formation of buds.
Etched Salmon peonies have excellent decorative properties. This culture is often used in landscape design and is characterized by unpretentious care.
