The pale pink terry peony Angelic Cheeks is a real work of floristry and selection art. A neat core is woven from many small curls, which are collected in a bed of large lower petals and shrouded in a delicate aroma. Peony is resistant, not prone to phyto-infection and unpretentious to the conditions of detention. Graceful flowers will become a real decoration of the garden and the basis of magnificent bouquets.
Peony Angel Cheeks (Paeonia Angel Cheeks) - history and features of the variety
Peonies of the Angel Cheeks were bred in the USA in 1970, the author of the variety is Klehm. Flowers with a playful and symbolic name are a special milky-flowering subspecies in a delicate palette - strictly pink in color with a delicate cream border. The bud is composed of large, smooth outer petals and a two-tiered core: the lower layer is white and the upper one is pink. In diameter, the flowers reach 18 cm, and the height of the peduncle is about 70 cm.
Angel Cheeks is one of the most airy and tender peonies.
A herbaceous plant, perennial, grown in gardens and greenhouses, used in landscape design and for commercial purposes. It blooms in the middle lane in May and retains its beauty and freshness for a long time. Since such peonies do not cluster, but produce single stems, they are planted along the edge of paths or on curly flower beds to decorate landscape gardens.
On a note! The Angel Cheeks variety has a pleasant unobtrusive aroma that does not attract honey insects. This makes the plant desired in bouquets and flower beds.
The advantages of the variety are a strong peduncle and juicy neat leaves, a single flowering, dense and resilient bud, which almost does not crumble and can be used for decorative purposes even without a stem. The plant practically does not have to be tied up. A big plus of the variety is its resistance to diseases and invasion of parasites. Gardeners have noted that ants and aphids are virtually unaffected by Angel Cheeks.
Cultivation: planting in open ground
Peony Angel Cheeks can be propagated both seed and root. A hardy plant is planted in open beds, it does not need greenhouse conditions. A simple way that is suitable even for lovers is cuttings. It is used not only for reproduction, but also for the rejuvenation of plants.
To carry out the landing, you must:
- Dig up a mature donor plant (stems with greens should be trimmed).
- Divide its overgrown rhizome into parts-cuttings, each should have living kidneys.
- To clear cuttings from young weak shoots, dry shoots.
- Soak the planting material in a specialized fungicide or weak manganese solution.
- Dried dried cuttings on prepared beds.
In the first year, such bushes will give only greenery - they will need time for acclimatization in a new place. But after 2-3 years, with careful care, the first buds that fully correspond to the description of the variety will appear.
The buds of Angelic cheeks bloom for a long time and smell good
The optimal time for a flower transplant is August and the beginning of autumn, while it is warm. In the southern latitudes, cuttings can be carried out until November, if the temperature does not fall below +15 ° C. A spring transplant is done in April - early May at medium temperatures, until the flowering period is nearing.
Site preparation and step-by-step instructions for planting peonies
Grassy peonies love loose neutral soils and well-lit places. Ideally suited beds with temporary shading, located on a hill. In wet areas, before disembarkation, it is necessary to create drainage in the pit so that the water does not stagnate at the root. It is also necessary to add a good pinch of ash to level the pH of the soil.
Peonies are planted no less than 30 cm apart, the flower needs room. The ideal option is compliance with a diameter of 90-100 cm, where the soil is regularly loosened and weeded by weeds. The drainage layer should be 10-15 cm, expanded clay and large crushed stone can be used as a gasket.
Before dipping the cuttings, the soil must be moistened, introduce 2 glasses of ash, fungicide and nutritious fertilizer. It is best to use humus. After that, the material is immersed in loose soil at surface level so that a viable kidney can breathe and sprout.
Important! Creating a slide at the hole is not necessary, the soil can be nailed a little, but not tamped. The first loosening will be needed after the snow melts, then - after the emergence of sprouts.
Only professional florists and gardeners use the seed propagation method, since such a process takes at least 7-8 years before the appearance of powerful flowering bushes.
Angel cheeks perfectly take root in the flower garden, among other varieties
Plant Care Angel Cheeks
Paeonia Angel Cheeks is an unpretentious plant, so careful care is not required. In order for the bushes to bloom and smell, it is enough to follow the basic rules of growing:
- water moderately without flooding or tormenting the plant;
- loosen the soil and eliminate weeds;
- provide shelter in drought and cold;
- fight pests and feed the soil;
- trim dry branches, eliminate heads after flowering.
Angelic peony does not need frequent watering. It is enough to moisten it occasionally intensively - at least 3 buckets under a mature bush, and prevent drying and crusting on the soil surface. You need to feed the plant with potassium and organics throughout the flowering season, in spring with nitrogen to bloom lush greens, and in August with phosphorus to prepare the roots for the cold.
Loosen the earth in a radius of 30 cm around the flower after each watering. In dry years, mulch from hay or sawdust can be used to control the drying of the soil. In addition, it is necessary to cover the seedlings in the winter, but be sure to release them in the spring during the snowmelt. In warm winters, it is better not to cover the root system in order to prevent decay.
Additional Information. At least 2-3 times a season - in the spring, after flowering and before wintering - the peony Angel Chicks needs to be treated with fungicide and monitor the condition of the roots and foliage. When fungal diseases or insect infestations occur, a program to combat them is necessary.
Peony Blossom Angel Cheeks
The period of activity of the Angel Chicks peony is considered to be the time from spring awakening to the end of a long flowering, after which the plant calms down, restoring strength. The angelic variety is mid-season, that is, the buds are tied and not opened very early.
Gorgeous delicate peony flowers angel cheeks
Before flowering, in order for the plant to gain strength, humus, potassium and nitrogen are introduced into the soil, it must be watered and loosened well. A flowering plant can be treated from aphids, but, according to gardeners, nectar of this variety does not attract ants and other insects.
Note! The first generation of buds is removed by cutting, then the next year the plant will gain strength and will give quality flowers.
If a mature peony (from 3 years) does not bloom, you should pay attention to the conditions for its growth. Corrective action:
- With an abundance of greenery, several deciduous shoots are truncated, and nitrogen fertilizing is reduced next season.
- Transfer the plant to more illuminated areas.
- They prevent the occurrence of fungal diseases and the appearance of rot on the roots.
- Strengthen watering, carefully loosen the soil.
- Increase the distance between the wells.
- Rejuvenate the bush by cuttings.
Peonies after flowering
The faded heads are sheared, and the bed is cleaned of dry garbage. Stalks for 2/3 must be left to turn green, and the cut is treated with charcoal. In August-September or later, you need to trim the bush to prepare it for wintering. Above the ground leave no more than 10 cm of shoots. Old plants that produce low-quality flowers are cut or moved to more profitable areas.
Diseases, pests and ways to combat them
The angelic peony, although it is distinguished by its resistance and special immunity to insect attacks, remains sensitive to root rot, rust and other diseases. That is why the plant can not be poured. It must be periodically treated with fungicide and burn all the garbage obtained after clipping and flowering.
Huge radiant flowers perfectly complement holiday bouquets
Peony Angel Chicks - unpretentious and sophisticated decoration for the garden and a wonderful component for delicate bouquets.
