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Paeonia mascula

Paeonia mascula
Wild Peony, Male Peony, Coral Peony

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My flower has been slow to emerge from the ground, it must be because it's its first year. It is small and doesn't tiller, but I believe peonies tiller after 3 years. I hope it will be happy where it is planted.

Emilie F., 01/05/2018

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Nicknamed the coral or male peony, this wild species is a rare perennial, protected in nature and not widely spread in cultivation. It is distinguished by its sterile seeds of a coral red colour, accompanied by black fertile seeds, and its foliage cut into wide and undulate leaflets. Its large flowers, formed of single cups 12 cm (5in) wide, of a fresh and vivid madder rose surrounding a heart of yellow stamens, bloom from March to May depending on the climate. This undemanding plant prefers partial shade and well-drained limestone soils.
Flower size
12 cm
Height at maturity
50 cm
Spread at maturity
40 cm
Exposure
Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -18°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time October to November
Recommended planting time February to May, September to November
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Description

Paeonia mascula, or the male peony, is also called the coral peony, perhaps because of the beautiful coral red colour displayed by some of its seeds. It is a botanical species which has become rare, clearly a victim of insatiable collectors due to the beauty of its large flowers of a satin pink colour. It is recognisable for its bicoloured fruit composed of bright red or black seeds, as well as its foliage, divided into wide and undulate leaflets. Its large pink cup-shaped flowers bloom from March to May depending on the climate. Adopt this endangered plant in your garden and give it what it loves: the dappled atmosphere of the understory and well-drained soil, even clay-limestone and rocky!

The Coral Peony is native to Central and Southern Europe, as well as Asia Minor. Its range extends from France to Russia, passing through Italy. To the south it reaches Algeria. In some places this plant is under high protection status, and its collection is prohibited and subject to criminal penalties. Like all peonies, it belongs to the family of Ranunculaceae (now Paeoniaceae)

It is a perennial herbaceous plant with fleshy rhizomes, very hardy. Its growth is slow during the first years, with this moderately vigorous plant eventually forming a bushy clump of 50-60 cm (20-24in) in height and 40 cm (16in) in width. Its stems bear leaves with different appearances depending on their position on the plant. The lower leaves are divided into two leaflets cut into 3 segments, the upper leaves cut into 3 leaflets with broad undulate segments, pubescent on the underside. The lamina, lightly undulate, is of a slightly glaucous green colour. The flowering lasts only one week, from March to May depending on the climate. The flowers, in the form of single cups of 12 to 14 cm (5 to 6in), solitary, appear at the tips of the stems. They are composed of silky petals, whose colour can vary from fresh pink to purple pink depending on the strains. They are centred on a prominent heart composed of yellow stamens. This flowering is followed by the formation of fluffy and gray fruits containing sterile red seeds and fertile black seeds, round and smooth, which germinate after exposure to cold.

Peonies are among those plants that form the foundations of a garden. In the past every garden, from the humblest to the most elaborate, proudly displayed clumps of peonies that made their way into the house, keeping lilacs and bluebells company in bouquets. The rare and precious coral peony deserves a carefully chosen location, in partial shade and in well-drained soil. It can be planted at the edge of a grove, in the understory, or even in a large rock garden sheltered from the scorching sun. It can be associated with small periwinkles, dry soil ferns (Asplenium trichomanes, Cystopteris dickiana, Dryopteris erythrosora, Polypodium vulgare), or other shade-loving perennial ground cover plants. Pot cultivation is not recommended, as its needs will not be met. Over time the peony becomes majestic, multiplies, and blooms more abundantly.

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Paeonia mascula  (Foliage) Foliage
Paeonia mascula  (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour pink
Flowering time March to May
Inflorescence Solitary
Flower size 12 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 50 cm
Spread at maturity 40 cm
Growth rate slow

Botanical data

Genus

Paeonia

Species

mascula

Family

Ranunculaceae (Paeoniaceae)

Other common names

Wild Peony, Male Peony, Coral Peony

Origin

Mediterranean

Product reference844851

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Planting and care

Paeonia mascula, like all peonies, does not like to be moved so you have to think carefully about the right place to locate it. The best time to plant is in spring or autumn. Give the stumps a sunny or bright location and deep, well-loosened soil, making sure it is properly drained. Peonies need space and dislike competition from other species. Prepare a hole of 50 x 50 x 50 cm (20in), adding a thin layer of sand or gravel at the bottom to provide drainage around the roots. Mix an organic fertiliser into your soil, partially backfill, place your plants inside and cover with 6 cm (2in) of soil above the eyes. After planting, tamp down and water thoroughly. Once established, this peony generally dispenses with watering in summer, even in a relatively dry summer climate (it grows spontaneously in the wooded hills of Lot, where summers are sometimes hot and relatively dry).

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Planting period

Best planting time October to November
Recommended planting time February to May, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery, Woodland edge
Type of use Border, Edge of border, Slope
Hardiness Hardy down to -18°C (USDA zone 7a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 3 per m2
Exposure Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil type Chalky (poor, alkaline and well-drained), Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Well-drained

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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