10/10/2024
Tree Peony Lutea Ludlowii Seeds x 10
Deciduous
Bright-green leaves each with 9 leaflets, deeply cut into pointed lobes. Flowers bright golden-yellow, cupped, to 12cm in width, opening with the leaves in late spring
Eventual Height
2.5m (8ft)
Eventual Spread
2.5m (8ft)
Medium shrub
Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
Vigorous, upright, sparsely branched shrub with horizontal to nodding flowers.
Hardy - cold winter
Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F), They like rich, fertile made up ground in a well-drained situation and preferably in full sun or lightly dappled shade. Sheltered pos preferred.
Tree Peony Lutea Ludlowii.
Growing from seed can be grown from seed as can hybrids, but the latter will not breed true. You might get some interesting new hybrids but, in truth, they are often not as good as their named variety (cultivar) parent. It can still be interesting to try growing from seed, however, and occasionally you will see a self-sown seedling that you might like to grow on.
The viable seed is black. Red seed will not have been fertilised and will not germinate so can be discarded
Soon after collecting the seed, sow the seed 2.5cm (1in) deep in containers filled with John Innes seed compost
Cover the compost with a light covering of grit and place in a cold frame or sheltered spot outdoors, such as at the base of a house wall
Make sure that the compost does not dry out in summer and protect from rodents
Peony seeds need to be exposed to two chilling periods with a warm spell between them. The seeds are doubly dormant; this means the root emerges the next spring after the first chilling period (winter), but the stem and leaves only appear after the second winter, Seeds I sowed in February 2024, have just started to germinate !
Seeds x 10 for £4 , collect (or post +£2 )
Thimbleby Horncastle
