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Paeonia Lactiflora Duchesse De Nemours | Paeony Or Peony
Paeonia Lactiflora Duchesse De Nemours | Paeony Or Peony

Paeonia Lactiflora Duchesse De Nemours | Paeony Or Peony

SKU: BU30003029
bare root plant
£9.99 £8.99
Delivered in October onwards
3 × bare root plants
£22.90 £20.61 £6.87 each
Delivered in October onwards
4 litre pot
£29.99
Available to order from autumn
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Overview

Prized for their blowsy, glamorous blooms and glossy, deeply cut foliage, peonies are held in deep affection by many gardeners, despite their short flowering season and vulnerability to peony wilt in damp weather. It's easy to see why. From the promise of early spring, when their red, mottled shoots push through bare earth and the handsome foliage unfurls from spherical red buds, to early summer, when the huge flowers burst open, peonies exert a fascination that few can resist. 'Duchesse de Nemours' has huge, bowl-shaped pure white, fragrant, double flowers, flushed green in bud, from early to midsummer. This classic, double-flowered peony from the mid-nineteenth century is a favourite of the cut flower trade. It will thrive in full sun or partial shade. Fill the bare ground around the peony before the leaves appear with spring bulbs to prolong the season of interest.

Specifications

  • Position: full sun or partial shade
  • Soil: fertile, moisture-retentive yet well-drained
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Flowering period: June to July
  • Hardiness: fully hardy
  • Toxicity: Skin irritant to pets

Eventual height & spread

Eventual height and spread

Care guide

Plant your Paeonia as soon as you are able and conditions allow in soil that is not water-logged or frozen. Incorporate some well-rotted compost or manure and mycorrhizal fungi into the planting hole. Deadhead after flowering. In early spring apply a top dressing of a balanced slow-release fertiliser around the base of the plant and mulch with conditioned organic matter.

Warning

Pets: Skin irritant

How your order will arrive

Pots and Packaging
Bare root plants are either wrapped in plastic bags or waxed paper where possible and then placed into a cardboard box.

Preparation
The nursery will ensure the plant is moist while it's waiting to be picked up. Our quality control team waters the plant before packing them where necessary to make sure that the plant is suitably watered for transport. Plants with long delicate stems are secured with canes to prevent damage.

Plant on Arrival
Typically plants are delivered ready to plant and will take some time to settle, grow and look more like the product image above.

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