GENERAL DESCRIPTION PLEASE BE AWARE DUE TO THE POPULARITY OF PEONIES AT THE MOMENT THEY ARE SELLING AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN POT THEM UP SO THE PLANTS ARE A LOT SMALLER THAN NORMAL BUT ARE HEALTHY AND WILL GROW INTO LOVELY PLANTS ALREADY POTTED IN 1 LITRE ROUND POTS AND IN THE EARLY STAGES OF GROWTH. THE MAIN PICTURE IS A STOCK PHOTO ONLY AND SHOWS HOW THE PLANT WILL LOOK WHEN FULLY MATURE EACH POT MAKES A LOVELY DISPLAY AND CAN BE EITHER LEFT IN POTS OR TAKEN OUT AND USED TO ADD COLOUR TO LARGER CONTAINERS, OR BORDERS. NAMED FOR THE FAMOUS VICTORIAN ACTRESS SARAH BERNHARDT, BEARING LARGE DOUBLE ROSE PINK BLOOMS TOWARDS THE END OF THE PAEONIA SEASON “SARAH BERNHARDT” HAS REMAINED A GARDEN FAVOURITE SINCE ITS INTRODUCTION IN 1906. IT IS A SELECTION OF PAEONIA LACTIFLORA, A LARGE BUSHY, TUBEROUS PERENNIAL FROM EAST ASIA THAT HAS BEEN BRED, CULTIVATED AND TREASURED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. THE MODERATELY FRAGRANT, DOME-SHAPED BLOOMS OF THIS HEIRLOOM PAEONIA APPEAR ON TALL STEMS IN SUMMER. EACH BLOSSOM HAS A COLLAR OF LARGE SOFT-PINK PETALS SURROUNDING A CENTRAL MASS OF RUFFLES, PETAL-LIKE SEGMENTS THAT SHADE TO ROSE-PINK AT THE FLOWERS CENTRE. BEES AND THE OCCASIONAL BUTTERFLY VISIT THE BLOOMS. THE BOLD DIVIDED, DARK GREEN LEAVES TURN MAROON IN THE AUTUMN. PAEONIA’S ARE EASY TO GROW AND ARE BEST IN FULL TO PARTIAL SUN AND WELL-DRAINED FERTILE SOIL. THE TALL STEMS OF THIS CULTIVAR MAY FLOP, IF NOT STAKED. THESE OLD-FASHIONED PERENNIALS ARE VERY LONG-LIVED AND HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO SURVIVE IN GARDENS FOR OVER 100 YEARS. PLANT THEM IN FOUNDATION PLANTINGS OR ANY FLORAL BORDER. PAEONIA BLOOMS MAKE OUTSTANDING CUT FLOWERS. DIVIDE PLANTS IN EARLY AUTUMN OR AS SHOOTS BREAK GROUND IN SPRING. DIVIDE EVERY 3-4 YEARS TO KEEP PLANTS VIGOROUS. PLANT DIVISIONS AT A FINGER’S-WIDTH DEPTH, PLANTS SET TOO DEEP WILL NOT FLOWER.
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