Show Date: 26 Aug 10
I always thought Peonies was pronounced Pee OH nees until I had to do a presentation in front of a group of Master Gardeners.
Peony 'Candy Stripe'
I was wrong! It’s Pee AH nees! Just in case anyone asks you, you can sound like a Master Gardener. Really, any way you pronounce it, they’re beautiful plants.
They grow in most types of soils but don’t like shade. For a great start to these beauties, dig a hole about a foot and a half wide and two feet deep. Replace some of the soil with peat moss, leaf mold or compost. Plant so the peony eyes are face up about 2 inches below the soil surface.
For the first year, mulch your plants AFTER the ground has frozen then pull the mulch up as Spring arrives.
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