Peonies
John Bryan (Mon, 05 Jun 2006 19:10:35 PDT)

Dear Angela & Dean;

Salpiglossis are either annuals or perennials, 24 to 36 inches in
height, flower from late spring through he summer until the frost.
Flowers not unlike a petunia in shape & size, colors in flowers much
varied, marbled and with contrasting colors, shades of red, orange,
yellow, purple and pink shades, and all are superb. Dutch iris with
successive plantings might also be a cut flower for you, note successive
plantings. Purists of this forum, forgive me for mentioning an annual!
Cheers, John E. Bryan

Angela and Dean Offer wrote:

Thanks for your information.,
What are Salpiglossis? There is a big commercial lily farm nearby, so I can
buy them cheaper than I can grow them, but I still grow Stargazer and a
couple of others.
If I can grow peonies, or something that unusual (unusual for us!!), I can
use them in wedding bouquets,
also if I manage to grow them in foam boxes, I'm hoping to get them to grow
all year round, by putting the whole box into a cold store (when I get
one!!!)
Angela
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Bryan" <johnbryan@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Peonies

Dear Angela:

Herbaceous peonies need frost, the tree types do not. An alternative is
to dump ice (left over from the no doubt frequent cocktail parties you
have) on them as often as possible during the winter. You might be in
for a long haul if you are growing them for cut flowers, you might do
better with Alstromeria, which are great cut flowers. The flower
production on the tree type is not that great, unless they are old
plants, and I question if the stems would be suitable for cut flowers.
Salpiglossis make superb cut flowers and this is another plant you might
try if you wish unusual and not commonly grown cut flowers. Remember
Lilies, they are superb as cut flowers. Cheers, John E. Bryan

Angela and Dean Offer wrote:

I am trying to grow herbaceous peonies, I have some in the ground and

some in foam boxes, lifted off the ground. I have been told it is not cold
enough here (we rarely get a frost) . Any information would be very
appreciated. I am trying to grow them as cut flowers.

Angela
Albany W. Australia
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