Peony (Paeonia lactiflora) random color

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🎁 GIFTING BADGE
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🎁 Perfect Gift For:
✔ Housewarming    ✔ Birthday
✔ Anniversary     ✔ Garden Gift
✔ Wedding Gift   ✔ Festival Gift

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About This Plant
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Peony (Paeonia lactiflora) is one of the world’s most loved perennial flowers, famous for its lush, fragrant, multi-petalled blooms that can be pink, white, coral, magenta or crimson. This random-colour pack brings you one healthy rootstock that will unfurl an unforgettable flowering display each spring. Peonies are long-lived — a single plant can thrive for 50+ years and get better every season. Indian gardeners in cool hill climates prize them as the crown jewel of their spring garden.

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✨ Key Benefits
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🌸 Huge, fragrant spring blooms ideal for cut-flower vases
💚 Long-lived perennial — returns year after year for decades
🏡 Great for cool-climate garden beds, borders and pots
🐝 Attracts butterflies and pollinators
✅ Deer and rabbit resistant

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🌿 Care Instructions
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☀️ Sunlight: Full morning sun with light afternoon shade (4–6 hours direct sun)
💧 Watering: Deep watering once a week when actively growing — never waterlog
🪴 Soil: Deep, fertile, well-draining loam enriched with compost
🌡️ Temperature: 5–25°C (needs cold winter dormancy to flower)
🧪 Fertilizer: Bone meal + balanced NPK 10-20-10 in early spring and after flowering
✂️ Pruning: Cut back all foliage to ground level in late autumn once leaves die down

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📏 Size Guide
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🌱 At Delivery:
Height: 15–30 cm (or dormant root, depending on season)
Pot Size: 5–6 inch nursery pot
Stage: Young, established plant

🌿 After 1 Year:
Height: 40–60 cm
Spread: 40–50 cm
Growth Rate: Medium

🌳 Fully Grown:
Height: 70–90 cm
Spread: 70–90 cm
Time to Mature: 2–3 years to first heavy bloom

📌 Space Needed:
Minimum Pot Size: 14–16 inch (ground planting preferred)
Floor Space: 2–3 sq ft

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📅 Seasonal Availability & Behaviour
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🌸 Spring (Feb – Apr):
New red shoots emerge. Flower buds develop rapidly and bloom in March–April. Feed now.

☀️ Summer (May – Jun):
Foliage stays green but plant rests. In hot semi-arid cities like Delhi and Jaipur (peak 42–47°C), the plant may go dormant early — water less and shield from harsh afternoon sun.

🌧️ Monsoon (Jul – Sep):
Ensure sharp drainage — soggy soil causes crown rot. Raise the planting bed if needed.

🍂 Autumn (Oct – Nov):
Foliage turns yellow and dies back. Cut down to ground level and top-dress with compost.

❄️ Winter (Dec – Jan):
Complete dormancy — this cold spell is essential for flower buds. The colder your winter, the better the blooms.

🛒 Best Time to Buy & Plant: October to February. Winter planting gives the roots time to establish before spring.

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🌍 Climate Zone Compatibility
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✅ Cold Cities (ideal): Leh, Manali, Ooty, Munnar, Kodaikanal
✅ Semi-Temperate Cities (ideal): Shimla, Srinagar, Shillong, Gangtok, Darjeeling, Kohima, Aizawl
⚠️ Subtropical Cities (possible, cooler microclimates): Bangalore, Mysore — protect from summer heat
❌ Tropical Cities (not recommended): Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune, Goa — winters too warm for flower bud set
❌ Hot Semi-Arid Cities (not recommended): Delhi, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Nagpur — peak summer 42–47°C damages the plant

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🏠 Perfect For
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👤 Who: Hill-station gardeners, cut-flower enthusiasts, heritage garden lovers
📍 Where: Cool-climate garden beds, borders, large patio pots
🎯 Why: Stunning fragrant blooms, decades-long lifespan, cut-flower favourite

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📦 What You Get
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1 healthy Peony plant (random colour)
Carefully packed for safe pan-India delivery
Nursery grown in Darjeeling hills
Free plant care guide
100% healthy plant guarantee

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
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Q: Will the plant survive shipping?
A: Yes! We use special packaging designed for live plants. Dormant peonies actually travel very well.

Q: Is this plant safe for pets?
A: No — peonies are mildly toxic if chewed. Keep out of reach of pets.

Q: What colour will I get?
A: This is a random colour pack — you may receive pink, white, coral, magenta or crimson. Exact colour reveals at first bloom.

Q: Can I grow this in Delhi or Bangalore?
A: Bangalore (subtropical, peak 34–38°C) is borderline — possible in cool microclimates. Delhi and other hot semi-arid cities (peak 42–47°C) are not suitable. Peonies need cold-winter dormancy and thrive in Shimla, Darjeeling, Gangtok, Manali and other cold/semi-temperate hill cities.

Q: When will it flower for the first time?
A: Usually in the second or third spring after planting. The first year focuses on root establishment.

Q: Do you provide a care guide?
A: Yes! Every order comes with a free, detailed care guide written specifically for this plant.

Q: Is this good for beginners?
A: Yes, if you live in a cold/semi-temperate zone. Once established they are essentially maintenance-free.

Q: Can I keep this indoors?
A: No — peonies need outdoor conditions and cold winter dormancy to flower.

Q: When is the best time to plant this?
A: October to February. Autumn planting is best for long-term success.

Q: How fast does this plant grow?
A: Medium grower. Takes 2–3 years to reach flowering maturity, then blooms reliably every spring.

Q: What size pot do I need?
A: A minimum 14–16 inch pot for a mature plant. Ground planting is strongly preferred for long-term success.