Peony, Chinese Red (Paeonia obovata), packet of 5 seeds, Organic
$4.95
Family: Peony (Paeoniaceae)
Hardy to Zones 4 to 10
(Red Flowered Herbaceous Peony, Cao-shao-yao) Herbaceous perennial. Native to China and Japan. This is a wild-derived strain of Peony found naturally in forests and forest margins in the mountain valleys of Hebei, Shaanxi, and several other Chinese and Japanes provinces. I find that these are a dependable show plant. The deeply palmate leaves are interesting, and the bright red single flowers with copiously yellow pollen-ed stamens are much anticipated, exclaimed over, and appreciated by bee, beast and human alike. This species is listed as a substitute to P. lactiflora and P veitchii as the source for chi-shao, Chinese Red Peony Root, one of the herbs that regulates the blood. Traditional usage (TCM): uterine maladies, pain, bleeding and traumatic injury. Not to be used during pregnancy. Sow seeds anytime in gallon pots, about an inch deep (the seeds are large). Germination is usually in the first spring after overwintering, but will sometimes take 2 years. Patience. Grow out in a gallon pot for a year before transplanting to garden. Space plants 3 feet apart. Grows 1.5 to 2 feet tall.
5 seeds/pkt, Certified Organically Grown
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Jenny –
When would you expect to restock Peony, Chinese Red
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Richo Cech –
hello jenny, currently gong into flower, we will enable the seeds when ripe, typically mid-august. richo
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Mai Ottersen-Redfield –
How well will this do in Los Angeles?
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Admin Richo Cech –
I would think LA would be too hot for these.
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Kasey –
If these are too hot for LA how would they fair in Tampa, FL? And also, are these able to be grown in pots? <3
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Admin Richo Cech –
The Chinese Red Peony is largely adaptable, you can grow it in the South, its OK. Richo
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Roxann –
When would you expect to restock Peony, Chinese Red (Paeonia obovata), packet of 5 seeds, Organic $3.95 ?
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Admin Richo Cech –
Hello Roxann,
It won’t be long, the seeds are making on the plants right now, I’ll e-mail you. Richo
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Rosanne Emery –
I have a few seedlings (from SM seeds), about 2 inches tall, in plastic gallon pots. I’m in zone 5b in the Catskill Mtns in NY. Do you think I should bring them inside for the winter, or put the pots in the ground and protect with mulch to over winter. They look so delicate!
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Admin Richo Cech –
I would vote for outdoor overwintering, like you say, mulched. Unless you have a cold greenhouse, indoor treatment is rarely helpful. r
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