Siauralapis bijūnas – Paeonia tenuifolia

Siauralapis bijūnas

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameSiauralapis bijūnas
Latin plant namePaeonia tenuifolia L.
English plant nameFernleaf Peony
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Cemetery
  • Wild plant parterre
  • Combination with woody plants
  • Solitaire
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 60 to 80
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • middle height – 41- 60 cm
Habitusflower with expressive habitus, for design as accent
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • red, red tints
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months5
Grouplogn-lived perennial (grown 7 and more years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: crown division, cuttings, grafting, seeds. Scrub can be divided when replanting. Leaves, also soil from roots, should be removed. Unhealthy roots are cut off; healthy roots are cut off and left 15 cm long. Scrub can be divided into parts with 3-5 crown buds. 4-5 years old scrubs are best for this propagation method. It is advisable to soak tubers in clay, which contains 0.5 to 1.0 percent of copper sulphate. The flower is propagated by cuttings in June, before blooming. Top of stem should be nipped off. Leaf cuttings with 2 cm long Stem istaken. Woody stem (2 cm long) is cut lengthwise and leaves are shortened. Growth stimulators can be used as well. Rooting lasts for 2 months at 25°C, and at 90 percent relative humidity. Peonies do not come true from seed (the only exception being large populations of species peonies that are isolated from other peonies) so each seedling is something new. The popular cultivars of yesterday and today do not come true from seed.