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Every year flowers are gaining more popularity. Many women expect them for the holiday as a gift or as a sign of attention. Scientists develop new varieties of flowers every year to further decorate modern life. Peonies have a special charm. It is with their help that florists create beautiful bouquets in combination with other various types of angiosperms. Peony Dinner Plate is distinguished by its beauty and uniqueness. Below we describe in detail the types, methods of growing and maintaining these flowers.
Breeding history
The life of Diner Plate peonies began not so long ago: in 1968 in the USA. The author was Charles Clem and Son. After some time, the flower began to receive various awards in the field of gardening and plant growing. The culture belongs to the group of milk-flowering plants.
Description of the Dinner Plate peony variety with photo
Compared to its relatives, this type of peonies is distinguished by its large inflorescence size. The flower shape is pink. The length of Dinner Plate buds can reach up to 20 cm. The plant is especially valued for its aesthetic appearance: the petals are round, but with small notches. This gives the peony its own flavor. Also, colors in soft colors cannot be ignored. Over time, it only becomes more tender. From lilac at the beginning of blooming, the petals turn into pastel pink.
Although Diner Plate looks like a soft plant, in fact, the stems and petals are durable and strong. Even prolonged rain cannot damage these beautiful flowers. Dinner Plate buds lack pistils and stamens. Peonies have strong aromas that can be enjoyed for a long time.
The plant has frost-resistant properties. Dinner Plate leaves have a medium plate size and are located on all sides along the entire stem.
The type of inflorescences is densely double. The petals are large, similar to roses. Dinner Plate is characterized by light-loving properties.
Timing and duration of flowering
Mid-late flowering plant. It has been able to delight gardeners with its beauty for a long time. After blooming, the buds last a long time, like other perennial varieties.
Advantages and disadvantages of the plant
Diner Plate peonies have become very popular recently. Every flower bed lover wants to see a bush of royal peonies on his plot. When choosing, new gardeners are faced with the question of the pros and cons of flowers. Experienced florists highlight a large number of advantages, both aesthetic and practical.
Due to its unusual structure and shape, the peony looks artificial
Pros:
- Nice colour;
- frost resistance;
- stands well when cut;
- resistance to pests and diseases;
- a leading position in the compositions of landscape designers.
Minuses:
- high cost for both Diner Plate seedlings and cut flowers in a bouquet.
Landing Features
Fertile soil with excellent drainage properties is welcome. Moisture-absorbing loams are well suited for these purposes. Before planting, it is advisable to loosen the selected area, removing weeds. The cultivated plant cannot withstand competition with parasites. It is important to saturate the soil with oxygen for successful growing and preserving the beauty of peony.
Care instructions
You must remember to perform care in a timely manner. The lifespan of a culture depends only on systematic care.
Annual maintenance includes many processes: watering, fertilizing, spraying against insects, removing weeds.
If there are young peonies in the flowerbed, they must be fertilized from the first cycle of life
Liquid substances or mullein work well for this purpose. The process of applying them is also important: pour or pour the required amount of the substance into the holes around the Diner Plate shoots, and add more after watering.
Preparing for winter
Although the species is frost-resistant, it takes a long time to work to preserve the properties of the plant. First you need to carry out hilling. Experts recommend using peat, humus or straw as mulch. When the first snow appears, remove excess snow around the plant and place small accumulations of snowflakes on the petals. Thus, gardeners provide food in frozen ground conditions.
After the winter season, it is important not to forget to remove the mulch layer. Otherwise, the Dinner Plate roots will not have enough oxygen.
After wintering, you need to loosen the soil, water it and apply fertilizers containing nitrogen and other useful minerals. Experienced gardeners do not forget to add fertilizers containing potassium when fertilizing.
In summer it is important to protect the Diner Plate from aphids and other insects. Once a week it is recommended to spray the entire shoot with insecticides.
Reproduction methods
Depending on environmental conditions and the characteristics of the flower bed, Dinner Plate peonies can be propagated in several ways. All of them are simple, so every gardener will be able to choose a method that will be better suited specifically for his site.
Division by rhizome and root cuttings
The most common and popular method is dividing the rhizomes. Back in the last century, this was the main method of propagation for peonies. In the process, you need to dig out the bush in a circular motion so as not to damage the precious cuttings.
Dividing the bush
Division is recommended to be used starting from the age of five. It is necessary that the buds underground have already formed, but the roots have not yet branched off.
It is necessary to dig up Dinner Plate peony seedlings in the fall.
Layering to a vertical position
The buds should not be dug up, but carefully removed from the ground with your hands. The main role here is played by a box without a bottom, which is installed on the rhizome. A mixture of peat, sand and soil is formed in the container. You need to top up the composition weekly. The buds that emerge from the stem are cut off and planted.
Seed method
The seed method is typical only for science in breeding experiments. At the end of summer, seeds appear on the Dinner Plate. During the experiments, they are taken out and sent to the refrigerator. Before the winter season, the seeds are planted.
Disease and pest control
All peonies have sufficient immunity against diseases and pests. But there are insects that are not averse to eating the tasty leaves or stems of Diner Plate. And diseases are observed in most plants, including viral and infectious ones.
Rust is a popular problem with Dinner Plate. It appears as yellow-orange spots on the leaves. To prevent the disease, it is necessary to spray the Dinner Plate shoot with Bordeaux mixture.
Gray mold is also a popular disease on peonies. Symptoms: The affected areas are covered with white mold. The method of control is Bordeaux mixture and poison from leaf-cutter ants, possible carriers of the disease.
Application in landscape
When planting peonies, the area and flower bed are filled with special chic. The Dinner Plate flower mixes well with other representatives of the angiosperm family. But even in single compositions it fits perfectly into any design solutions.
Here are some examples of using Dinner Plate in site design:
- Solitaire planting along the path.
- Single occupancy.
Conclusion
Dinner Plate peonies are flowers that are distinguished by their beauty and delicate coloring. Any person who at least once sees or smells them will not be able to forget these beautiful plants.
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