The method is to cut the cuttings, separate them from the mother plant, and then insert them into soil or other substrates to make them take root and become new plants.

Cutting propagation is a method of propagating new plants by using adventitious roots of peony branches, which belongs to one of asexual propagation methods. Branches with native soil buds should be selected from the roots of peony for cutting propagation, or branches with full stems, full terminal buds and no pests and diseases should be selected as spikes when pruning peony, and the length is 10- 18 cm. The roots of peony are fleshy roots, which like high dryness, avoid dampness and tolerate drought. Therefore, the nursery bed should be ventilated and sunny, and a high bed should be built to raise seedlings. When cutting, pour one edge after cutting and pour it thoroughly at one time.

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The legend of peony

It is said that Wu Zetian drank and wrote poems on a snowy day in the dead of winter after the Tang Dynasty. She took a drunken pen and wrote down the imperial edict, "Daming Garden, it is urgent to inform Spring, flowers must be released overnight, don't wait for the breeze to blow." Hundreds of flowers were overwhelmed by this fate and bloomed overnight, only peony could not resist. Wu Zetian was furious and demoted the peony to Luoyang.

As soon as the strong and unyielding peony arrived in Luoyang, it was in full bloom with its head held high, which angered Wuhou even more and ordered the peony to be burned. Although the branches were burned, the peony bloomed more vigorously in the next spring. Because this peony was set in the fire, people praised it as "burnt peony". Later, after careful cultivation by Luoyang people, the flower became redder and brighter, and later generations named it "Luoyang Red".

During the Jingkang period, the Jin army broke through Luoyang, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, and peony declined from then on. But since Luoyang Peony became famous, admirers from all over the country came to buy it, making Luoyang Peony spread all over the country. Later, several peony producing areas appeared, all related to Luoyang peony.

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