Example Sentences

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Peonies are famous for their beauty and fragrance, and are associated with great prosperity and nobility.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2022

Peonies take years to bloom, and new plants are tiny and vulnerable.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2019

Peonies are easy to divide once they die back in fall, and it’s a great way to make new plants.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2017

Peonies benefit from a little fertilization after flowering, but avoid a high-nitrogen feed, which will diminish blooming.

From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2016

Peonies and flag lilies and poppies were blooming in people’s yards, and roses and sweet William, mountain laurel and bleeding heart.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns