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How to ensure peony flowers bloom to its full potential
It's peony season and that means the UK’s favourite big, fluffy flowers are back.
Peonies symbolise prosperity, good luck, love and honour, and it's a firm favourite in households ahead of summer, praised for its mood-lifting, bloom-bursting magical appearance (a golf-ball sized bud will open to three times its size), and wonderful abundance of colour.
In fact, during peony season last year, online flower company Bloom & Wild sold two peony bouquets every minute, with coral, pink and white being the most popular colours.
Any peony lover will know that these blooms make a fleeting appearance as they are only in season from April to June. Peony season starts with coral charms; these are the first to bloom each spring, just a few weeks between late April and early May. With colour-changing petals, their ruffles transform from a vibrant coral shade to vintage cream. Powder pink Sarah Berndhart peonies then follow and are in season from early May through to the end of June.
Bloom & Wild's peony collection is as beautiful as ever this year, with some wonderful arrangements guaranteed to breathe new life into your living space.
Bloom & Wild's peony collection: order a bouquet now
Because peonies stay fresh for about five days, each Bloom & Wild bouquet has been cleverly designed to look beautiful with – and later without – their peonies. Just remove them once they've faded and rearrange to make your other flowers the focus.
To ensure your peony blooms to its full potential, follow these care tips:
• Peonies can produce nectar (even when cut), which can glue the petals together, so gently wipe away any sap with a warm, damp sponge to help them open up.
• Keep peonies away from direct sunlight and radiators (as they're dehydrating) and fruit (because it releases gases that can make flowers fade).
• Trimming peonies by at least 3-5cm allows water inside to hydrate them fast. And cutting them at an angle gives as much surface area as possible to drink from.
• Flowers don't like drinking dirty water, so it's best to refresh the vase water every few days.
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