The Latin name of the flower Paeonia Officinalis Rubra Plena is translated as Peony Medicinal Red Full. He is a close relative of wild narrow-leaved medicinal peonies that are found in the north of the Alps, in the southern European regions, the Danube basin, Asia Minor and Armenia. In Russia, in the Volgograd region, a zone of their protection has been created. The plant has popular names - Voronets or azure flowers.
History of creation
Back in the days of Hippocrates, wild-growing Paeonia Officinalis was used as a tonic, diuretic, and sedative. Female problems with unwanted pregnancy were also solved with the help of these plants. Tincture from the roots facilitated the fate of those suffering from gout, diseases of the skin, respiratory tract.
Small-leaved peony in the steppe
In the Middle Ages, the plant was called Benedictine or Church Rose. Monks of the Order of St. Benedict was the first to collect it in the foothills of the Alps and brought to Germany. Then they conducted the first selection experiments, and a peony with a terry-shaped flower was grown. Now it is often used for crossbreeding with Paeonia garden species.
Paeonia Officinalis in the garden
Description of peony thin-leaved Rubra Captivity
The grassy peony Officinalis Rubra Plena is a very early hybrid, created in 1954 in America by the manufacturing company Glasscock. The plant blooms in May-June and blooms 10-15 days. In winter, the surface parts of the peony die off. The roots of the culture are covered with pineal growths, penetrate deep into the soil, so they do not freeze out in winter and do not require additional shelter.
At the top of the peduncle, 1-2 double flowers with a diameter of 12-14 cm are formed. At the same time, up to 20 buds can bloom on the bush. The bush under the weight of flowers can decay, so it is tied. The petals of the inflorescence are shiny, bright, saturated dark red.
The bush reaches a height of 80-100 cm, a minimum of 45 cm, the diameter of the crown is about 85 cm. The stems are thick erect, not branched, covered with thin dark green leaves, dissected into filamentous lobes. The appearance of the leaves resembles long soft needles. The smell of flowers is very faint.
On a note! Unlike the wild steppe species, the Rubra Pleniya peony does not form seeds, therefore, it is propagated by dividing the rhizome.
Use in landscape design
Peony Rubra Plena is used for landscaping garden plots and parks - both as a tapeworm and in group plantings. It becomes very beautiful even before the appearance and opening of buds. Flowering bush looks good in rocky gardens, next to phlox, obrietta, arabis and tulips. The plant is suitable for cutting; bouquets from it retain their freshness for a very long time.
Important! The medicinal properties of the peony Officinalis Rubra Plena have not been studied in detail, therefore, it is not used in official medicine, but is used to treat many diseases in homeopathy.
Bush Officinalis Rubra Plena with buds
Flower growing
Rhizomes of Paeonia Officinalis Rubra Plena tolerate snowless winters and sudden changes in temperature without damage, so the flower can be planted even in the northern part of the garden. It will bloom beautifully and grow well in the bright sun and in partial shade.
Flowering in a dense shade will be rare, but the decorativeness of the green part of the bush will improve - the plant will increase the thickness of the stems and the density of the leaves. In this regard, Officinalis Rubra Plena peonies are not planted under tall trees and spreading shrubs on the northwest side of fences and houses.
In wetlands, the decorative Peony of the Captivity is planted in elevated areas of the garden, where the root system of the flower cannot be soaked from excess moisture. The soil should be loose and fertile. Rubra Plena peonies are suitable for neutral and slightly alkaline soils. If it is necessary to reduce the acid level of the soil, the earth is lime.
Additional Information. In nature, thin-leaved peonies grow in the mountains, in the steppe zone on the plains, where subsoil waters occur at great depths.
Outdoor landing
In one place, wild Vorontsians can grow up to 30 years. Decorative flowers need more frequent transplants, which are done at least 1 time in 10 years. Separation of the rhizome into cuttings and planting of delenok in new places is best done in late August - early September. Spring planting is very rare; plants planted in spring are poorly rooted.
Pit preparation
2-3 weeks before the transplantation, a planting pit 60x60 cm in size and 40 cm deep is torn out on the site. On clayy, water-holding soils, the pit should be deeper, because a thick drainage layer will have to be laid to the bottom, which will not allow root decay.
The necessary substrate is prepared taking into account the composition and level of soil fertility at the planting site. On depleted soils, the pit is filled with a mixture of turfy earth, high peat (grassroots not use it - it has a high level of acidity), ash, sand, bone meal and 2-3 tablespoons of granular Superphosphate.
Bush separation
Bushes that have reached 5 years of age are best separated and rooted. Before starting work, all the stems of the peony are tied and half cut. The bush is dug from all sides at a distance of 25-30 cm from the stems. The plant is carefully removed from the ground, the earth is shaken off the roots, the remnants of the earth are washed off.
After drying, the bush is divided so that at least 3 growth points remain on each dividend. Cut points are treated with crushed activated carbon.
Peony root
Landing
The day before planting, the prepared hole is shed with water with the addition of a fungicidal biological product. When the soil settles, a layer of dry soil mixture is poured into it. A piece of rhizome is buried to the very top eye. He must stay on the same level as the ground.
Pit fall asleep, watered with plain water. When the water is absorbed, they fill the earth to the edge of the pit, tamping a little. Pegs are dug around the bush, tied with twine, marking the boundaries of the landing pit. This technique will not accidentally trample the root of the peony.
Before the onset of cold weather, a layer of wood ash is poured on the bush. It, along with sedimentary waters, will penetrate to the roots of the peony during the winter. Then a layer of fallen leaves is poured. Peonies Rubra Plen are not covered with coniferous spruce branches, since the needles increase the acidity of the soil.
Additional Information. In the spring, stems will appear on a young, still weakly rooted bush, and buds will begin to form on them. They need to be plucked so as not to weaken the immature plant by flowering.
Caring for Paeonia
Peonies planted in fertile soil begin to feed after 2-3 years of active flowering:
- In autumn, 2 tablespoons are scattered on the surface of the soil in the root circle. Superphosphate.
- In the spring, barely pecked stems are watered with nitrogen fertilizers.
- Before flowering, plants need a comprehensive top dressing, which is used Nitroammofoska with the formula NPK 15:15:15.
Peonies are watered as the soil dries, overflows are unacceptable. After flowering, the plants begin to prepare for the period of winter dormancy, slow down their development, so they are watered only in very hot weather.
Top dressing and watering change the acid composition of the soil, and this may affect flowering activity. To maintain a slightly alkaline soil reaction, peonies are periodically watered with a solution of wood ash.
Peony spring shoots
Pruning, preparing for winter
By the end of summer, the stems of the plant begin to fade, change their color. As they dry, they are cut off and sent for disposal.
In the south and in the middle zone of Russia, the peonies of Rubra Plen do not freeze. But in recent years, the weather is unpredictable. To protect against abnormal cold, a layer of mulch is placed on the soil surface above the rhizome of the flower.
Important! If necessary, on top of the mulch, the peony is covered with a slate sheet or a layer of agrofiber.
Pest and disease protection
Buds and blooming peony inflorescences can be affected by aphids spread by ants. You can destroy it with the help of systemic insecticides.
Officinalis Rubra Plena peonies have a strong immunity, so they practically do not get sick. But their root system may suffer from extremely heavy irrigation or from soil contaminated with fungi, which the plants were not treated with antifungal fungicides before planting. When the roots rot, they make an urgent bush transplant to a new place treated from rot. Sick parts of the root system are removed.
A medicinal peony planted in the garden may possibly help someone overcome the disease, but this must be done carefully, after consultation with specialists. But you can admire this flower without any fear - it is worthy of admiration and care.
