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Please note once despatched, your delivery may take 1-3 days due to the high volume with the couriers. Your plants will be fine during this time.
Full plant information & availability is shown online.
The nursery is now open to the public between 10am and 4pm. Please follow instructions on site, card payments only, no cash. Click and collect is also available.
THE CAFE & GARDENS ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Last updated 14/05/20 10:00.
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Sorry, you cannot proceed to the checkout right now as we are having to limit the number of orders we can process each hour. Your basket will be saved for you - we ask that you please try to place your order later, and thank you for your patiencePAEONIA
Commonly known as Paeony, Peony
All flower MAY-JUN
Genus of about 30 species of clump-forming herbaceous perennials, and deciduous and sometimes suckering subshrubs known generally as tree peonies. These have woody stems with lax branches with some species reaching 2.5m (8ft) in height. Herbaceous peonies have attractive large dissected leaves and flowers are large, sometimes very showy and fragrant in some varieties though the flowering period, in early summer, is short-lived at 7-10 days. Outrageously beautiful is a description commonly applied. Although said to resent disturbance, careful handling should not cause a setback.
Further Reading....
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Herbaceous - Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
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Medium shrub - Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
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Harmful if eaten - These will give you an upset tummy, so please don't eat any of these. - all parts can cause mild stomach upset. -
Additional Features - Good to know - - long-lived but resent disturbance. Grown for their large, brightly-coloured flowers and bold dissected leaves. -
Pests & Diseases - eelworms, viruses, peony grey mould blight (peony wilt). Honey fungus. -
Place of origin - western North America and Europe to eastern Asia. -
Scented Plants - Scented flowers - - some scented.
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil - - prefers deep, humus-rich soil.
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Wildlife - Rabbit Resistant -
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Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
- Dividing Herbaceous Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring Planting Osteospermums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing Summer Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing summer flowering Hemerocallis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Supporting Plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading meconopsis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading Delphiniums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Feeding herbaceous peonies - Video Tip ondemand_video
Paeonies - Care Guide
Buy Varieties of PAEONIA
PAEONIA mlokosewitschii >
Commonly known as: Caucasian paeony.
Molly the Witch - blue-green leaves and single yellow flowers
PAEONIA 'Moon River' >
Commonly known as: Paeony.
Creamy white double flowers with blush of pink. Compact habit
PAEONIA tenuifolia >
Commonly known as: Fern leaf peony.
Deep green divided leaves and cup-shaped single deep red scented flowers. Slow growing
