How to harvest peony seeds and grow fresh plants

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Peonies' big, blousy flowers shine in late spring and summer. With one plant, you can create more.

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Division propagates herbaceous peony, whereas stacking propagates tree peonies.

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Collecting and spreading the seeds under cover might help you develop more of these show-stopping plants with patience.

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Why not try it this fall? It's fun and cheap.Keep a few flowerheads to let the seedpods darken and the seeds mature.

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According to gardening expert John Negus, they are solid and loose in the seed capsule.

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.Cut the seedpods immediately above a healthy set of leaves with sharp, clean pruners when ready to harvest.

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Hand-break each seedpod and gather the huge seeds. Royal Horticultural Society states fertile seeds are black

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Put them in a cold frame or similar structure and wait—they might take a year to germinate.

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