In the spring, courtyards and public gardens are adorned with beautifully floweringbushes of peonies. They grow almost everywhere. Their popularity is associated with huge beautiful flowers that emit a strong but delicate flavor. Simplicity of care, unpretentiousness made them irreplaceable for any gardener. A variety of colors allows you to turn any flowerbed into a bright multi-colored carpet. Among the variety of pions there are several whites. One of them is the peony of the Maxim Festival.
Peonies are perennial flowers.Among the three dozen species there are herbaceous and tree-like varieties. They differ in that the tree-like grow in the form of a bush or tree, and the stems of grassy for the winter disappear. Tree in the form of a shrub or half-shrub grow in nature in the south-west of China. In regions with a temperate climate, grasses are more common.
Peonies in nature have flowers with five petals pink, red or white. Only in the Caucasus grow white and yellow. Stamens are many, they are noticeable, with long threads of red color.
Some types of pions:
The interest in studying the pion is evidenced by the fact that,that at the beginning of the 20th century a society of pioneers was created in America. Based on these wild species, breeders have created tens of thousands of varieties. All of them are divided into three groups:
According to the structure of the flower, all varieties of pions are divided into the following groups:
There are three groups of peonies in terms of flowering.The earliest bloom in the first half of June. Those that blossom until the third decade of this month are average. The flowering of the latter continues until the first decade of July.
The Maxima Festival is a peony, which has proved itself well over a century and a half of its history. It was then that this beautiful flower was created in France.
What kind of peony of the Festival Maxim?Description and photos show that the peony bush of this variety is tall, spreading. The stems grow to 1 meter. The leaves are large, dark green in color. Flower rosy-like terry. The petals fit tightly to each other. The size of the flower can reach 20 cm. The color of the petals is white, the central ones are with red strokes along the edges.
The Maxim Festival is a peony that blooms for about two weeks. The number of flowers is large. The flower is fragrant, with a delicate and rather strong smell.
Peony Herbaceous Maximus Festival can pleaseflowering in one place for about three decades. Therefore, planting it, you need to provide that in the future, he received a large amount of light. Can grow in slightly dark places. The distance from the buildings must be at least 2 m. There they will not bloom.
The Maxima Festival is a peony that loves neutral soil. The acidity level for pion precipitation is pH 6-6.5. To make soil less acidic will help the addition of lime or wood ash.
Ground for the cultivation of the Peony Festival Maximmust be nutritious. But it can be successfully grown on the poor. Such flowers on the sand feel bad, so it needs to be diluted with clay and organic.
The peony in the swampy areas feels worse. There, its roots begin to rot, which can lead to the death of the plant.
To transplant the Peony of the Festival of Maxima is necessary in the autumn, in September. Planting later is undesirable, because he may not have time to get accustomed to frost.
When planting in spring, the plant tolerates transplantation much worse. His buds begin to unfold very early, so they fall off during division.
The Maxima Festival is a peony, which must be immersed inthe earth is not deep. The upper bud should be at ground level. If you plant much deeper, shoots will be weak, flowers will be small. The depth of the pit for planting the Peony Festival Maxima must be at least 70 cm. The root length reaches 60 cm. There must be room for their further growth, otherwise they will cease to grow.
If the peony is planted too high, in spring it will be on the surface. He is sprinkled with earth, and in the autumn they are transplanted.
The pit for the peony pond is being prepared for the Festival Maxim. Lay a layer of drainage: gravel, expanded clay, coarse sand.
The removed top layer of the earth is mixed withhumus, peat. Add a glass of wood ash or superphosphate. Lay the bottom of the pit. It is better to prepare a hole in advance, for six months. But not always it turns out. The land in the pit must be settled for at least 2 weeks. If this could not be done in advance, the soil during the planting of the pion is well rammed.
The distance between the pion bushes should be at least 1 m.
After planting peonies should be watered.Can be covered with peat or mown grass. The first two years to fertilize peonies is not necessary. They will have enough useful substances, laid down during planting. Loosen the soil, remove the weeds. Do not allow the pion to bloom just after planting. If the flower buds are formed, they are torn off.
A young bush is covered with peat for the winter. Subsequently, he will not need shelter.
The Peony of the Maxim Festival flourishes abundantly, photowhich is located here since the third year. In a few years the bush will grow, the stems will not be able to hold flat and begin to bend under the weight of the flowers. Therefore, they will need to provide support. It is set a week before the peonies blossom, so as not to damage the flowers afterwards.
Is it possible to make it even larger peonyFestival Maxim? Comments of flower growers are advised to remove all buds, except the central one. Then the remaining central flower will be larger. Faded flowers are also removed so that the bush does not waste energy on the formation of seeds. They should not be used for the reproduction of the Peony Festival Maxim.
Many gardeners grow flowers on a slice.But you need to carefully separate them from the bush. On each bush you need to cut no more than half of the flowers. If you cut off all or most of it, young buds will be weak. A part of the stem with several leaves should also be left.
At the end of the summer, under the bush of the peony of the Festival Maxim, fertilizers, humus and mineral fertilizers are introduced. Cut the leaves, but they do not cover the bush. This can lead to a disease with gray mold.
