Slow to germinate, may benefit from a period of cold
If you wish to use peonies as cut flowers inside cut them the day before they open fully, place them in cool water in the shade and if there are any ants they will leave your flowers on their own and you can enjoy an ant free arrangement.
These estimates for how long Common Peony takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
Average 210 days | Min days | Max days (0)
Average days | Min days | Max days (0)
Average 817 days | Min 29 days | Max 1481 days (4)
Said to protect against bad weather and motion sickness. Said to ward off evil.
There is an ‘old wives tale’ that says that ants are needed to open the peony flowers.
Common peony, Peony
Paeonia officinalis L.