Soil of Erqiao Peony

Planting Erqiao peony should use soft and fertile sandy soil with good drainage, neutral or weakly alkaline soil. Pay attention not to use acidic soil. Erqiao peony is easy to grow poorly in acidic soil

How to water Erqiao Peony

In Erqiao, the peony is drought tolerant. In the vigorous growth period, it is better to water properly. It is better to be dry than wet. It is forbidden to accumulate water in the basin, otherwise it is easy to rot

How to fertilize Erqiao Peony

The demand for fertilizer of Erqiao peony varies according to the change of season. Generally, rotten organic fertilizer should be used in autumn, and chemical fertilizer should be mainly used in spring and summer, combined with watering. Potted Erqiao peony is also suitable for liquid fertilizer

Pruning of Erqiao Peony

After the peony planted this year sprouts in spring, only about five branches need to be reserved, and all other redundant branches need to be cut off, which can reduce the consumption of nutrients, make the remaining flower branches more concentrated in nutrition, and make the flowers bigger and brighter. In autumn and winter, we should timely cut off the branches with dead flowers and weak flowers, and the whole plant can be trimmed and shaped at the same time

Loosen soil and change Basin

During the growth period of Erqiao peony, it is necessary to remove weeds and insects in time, carry out pest control, and loosen the soil for plants over two years. Potted Erqiao peony will grow much larger after three or four years. At this time, it is necessary to change soil and pots or plant separately in autumn

Temperature and environment

Erqiao peony likes warm and dry environment, sufficient sunshine and semi cool environment. However, Erqiao peony is not heat-resistant and hates exposure to the sun. When breeding, we should pay attention to proper shading. The temperature is about 17-20 ℃, which is suitable for flowers to bloom. When it is higher than 25 ℃, peony will enter dormancy. The flower is relatively cold resistant, but in areas too cold in the north, we should pay attention to taking some warm measures to prevent plant frostbite

How to urge flowers

If you want to make Erqiao peony bloom in advance, you can heat up the peony in advance, control the daily temperature at about 10-25 ℃, and the average temperature is about 15 ℃. At the same time, properly increase the water and keep it moist. After bud germination, pay attention to more ventilation and increase light. If flowers are urged for festivals or activities, these operations should be carried out 50 days in advance