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Peony Peter Brand is a Dutch breeding variety. The perennial plant has many erect stems on which burgundy flowers bloom. The culture is used to decorate flower beds. The frost resistance of the plant allows it to be grown in the conditions of the Russian climate.
Description of herbaceous peony Peter Brand
Variety of lactic-flowered peony Peter Brand is a perennial culture, the life cycle of which is about 15 years. The Dutch variety quickly took a leading position in the ranking of the most popular peonies for its highly decorative and unpretentious care. Peter Brand is a herbaceous variety with a high index of frost resistance, the plant overwinters calmly at -350C.
The peony is found in the gardens of the Urals, Siberia, the European, Central and Middle zone, the North Caucasus and the Crimea. According to varietal characteristics, peony can be grown throughout the territory of Russia (except for the Far North).
The variety is distinguished by its strong immunity to diseases. With proper agricultural technology, Peter Brand does not get sick.
The peony is popular for its decorative appearance:
- The herbaceous shrub Peter Brand grows up to 90 cm in height, forms a lush crown with a volume of up to 0.5 m.
- Numerous stems are tough, strong, light brown in color with a red tint, with 1-3 buds at the top.
The color of peony petals in a well-lit place is purple, in the shade closer to burgundy
- The leaves are large, dark green, lanceolate, pointed, with smooth edges. The surface is smooth, glossy, with a clearly defined central vein. The lower part of the plate is slightly pubescent.
- The root system of the peony is powerful, rapidly growing, superficial, fibrous. Forms a root circle of about 50-70 cm, the middle part is deepened.
Peony varieties Peter Brand refers to light-loving plants. Only with a sufficient amount of ultraviolet light, flowering and stem formation are abundant. It is possible to grow in a partially shaded area, but the color will not be saturated.
Flowering features
Peony Peter Brand is a mid-early variety that blooms in the second half of June. Duration of bud blooming is 2 weeks. The green mass remains until autumn, then dies off.
Characteristics of inflorescences:
- Peter Brand is a terry variety. Rounded multi-petal flowers. The unfolded diameter is 20 cm. The flowers have a subtle, unexpressed aroma;
- on each peduncle, 1-3 flowers are formed with glossy wavy petals along the edge;
- the lower part of the petals is more outstretched, closer to the center, the arrangement is concave, compact, covering the orange core;
- the color is ruby with a purple tint; in an older bush, the shade becomes the dominant color.
The center of the flower of the peony is red-orange, yellow anthers are located on thin filaments
The splendor of flowering depends on the location and feeding. The peculiarity of the peony is that the more primroses are cut, the larger and brighter the next buds will be.
Application in design
The Peter Brand variety has a voluminous root system, for growing a peony in stationary conditions, a large pot is needed: at least 60 cm wide and deep, so that the plant forms a dense bush.If you need to decorate a covered veranda, loggia or balcony with Peter Brand peony, care should be taken that the culture has enough lighting. With a decrease in photosynthesis, the bush does not give buds.
Peter Brand feels much more comfortable outdoors. It is grown in gardens, in personal plots, in city squares, in flower beds near administrative buildings. An ornamental herbaceous plant will brighten any landscape, regardless of location. Bright colors are in harmony with almost any plants that do not shade Peter Brand peony. The variety goes well in mixborders with flowering species: daylily, white roses, irises, hydrangea. Near the peony can grow: decorative undersized shrubs, thuja, dwarf pines, zinnias, hellebore, pelargonium, petunia, geranium.
It is not recommended to plant Peter Brand near plants with a creeping root system, for example, with loosestrife, which tend to occupy free space. Competition for food will not be in favor of the peony, it will be forced out of the site.
Peter Brand is undesirable to place next to crops that multiply by self-seeding. Plants with red flowers are not used in mixes; against the background of the bright Peter Brand variety, they will lose their attractiveness.
Examples of growing peonies in ornamental gardening:
- In the foreground is a rabatka.
Different colored peonies planted in a row for lining trees create a vibrant hedge
- Include in a composition with flowering and coniferous crops.
Peter Brand goes well with the yellow needles of thuja
- They are used to decorate a recreation area.
A Japanese-style garden without peonies will not be so bright
- Peony Peter Brand as a tapeworm is placed on any part of the garden.
Solo in the central part of the flower bed
- Bulk planting as a curb option.
Peony varieties with white buds are used for a color accent.
- Create flower beds on lawns and lawns.
Peonies with varied inflorescence colors are used as a central accent
Reproduction methods
Peter Brand can be propagated generatively. A peony grown from seeds fully retains the characteristics of the parent bush, but this method is rarely used, since it is laborious and time-consuming. At least 4 years pass from sowing to flowering.
You can use vegetative methods: layering or cuttings, but they are not very effective.
The most effective way to propagate a peony is by dividing the bush. The plant grows well, gives a lot of root growth and reacts calmly to transplantation. Any healthy bush over three years old is suitable for the procedure.
Landing rules
If Peter Brand is propagated by dividing the bush, then they are planted on the site at the end of August. It is better to place seedlings of rooted seedlings in open ground in May, when the soil warms up well.
For a peony, an illuminated, ventilated area is allocated without stagnation of water in the ground. The composition of the soil is neutral, diseases develop on acidic soil, and alkaline inhibits vegetation. The soil is chosen light, fertile. The pit is dug two weeks before work. The depth of the planting hole is 70 cm, the width is about 60 cm. The bottom is covered with a layer of drainage, a nutrient mixture is immediately prepared from peat and compost, fluff lime, ash, potassium sulfate, superphosphate are added. The pit is filled with the substrate so that 20 cm remains to the edge.
Landing Algorithm:
- At the beginning of autumn, the mother bush is dug up, shaken off the ground or washed off, carefully divided into parts so as not to damage the young root processes.
- Dry and weak tubers are harvested, the stems are cut to the first vegetative buds.
- Purchased specimens are planted in the spring along with an earthen lump, shoots are not cut off.
- Before planting, the pit is filled with water, the soil and compost are mixed in equal proportions.
- The peony is placed in the center, a plank is laid and a plant is tied to it so that the buds are in the ground not lower and not higher than 4 cm.
Fixation will prevent the kidneys from sinking
- Fall asleep with the prepared mixture.
- The plant is spud, watered, mulched.
The distance between adjacent peonies is at least 120 cm.
Follow-up care
Peony farming techniques include:
- Watering... The plant is regularly moistened until the end of June, then watered three times in the last days of August, and in the fall they carry out a moisture charging procedure.
- Nutrient input... Variety Peter Brand refers to a variety that requires constant feeding for lush flowering. In the spring, organic matter and urea are introduced. At the time of the formation of flowers, they are sprayed with Bud. In the second half of June, fertilize with Agricola, in the fall, add potassium sulfate and superphosphate.
- Mulching... In the spring, the trunk circle is covered with humus mixed with peat, if a crust appears on the root circle, the soil is loosened and weeds are constantly removed.
In the first season of bud formation, they are cut from the lateral shoots, leaving only the central ones. After the end of the flowering phase, all the remaining are removed, the shoots are not touched until the onset of frost.
Preparing for winter
After the aboveground mass withers, the peonies are cut off completely, leaving 6-10 cm. In the first year of planting, the Peter Brand bush is covered with a thick layer of mulch; further, the plant does not need shelter. At the end of September, the peony is fed with organic matter and watered abundantly so that the water will cover the root.
Pests and diseases
The plant is sick only with the wrong place, lack of nutrition and excessive watering. Waterlogged soil leads to the development of root rot. It is possible to reanimate the peony by transferring it to a dry, sunny place if the root is not severely affected. In damp soil and in the shade, a fungal infection (powdery mildew) spreads on the Peter Brand cultivar. The treatment of the bush with Fitosporin helps to get rid of the problem.
Fitosporin is a drug that completely destroys the fungus and its spores
A threat to a peony is a gall nematode, they get rid of the pest with Aktara.
The insecticide is diluted according to the instructions, applied at the root not only to the patient, but also to nearby peonies
Conclusion
Peony Peter Brand is a bright representative of the terry variety. A culture with large lush dark ruby flowers and a dense bush. The variety is medium early, frost-resistant, it is grown throughout the territory of a temperate climate for the decoration of gardens, urban areas, backyards, summer cottages.
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