How to Use peony in a Sentence

peony

noun
  • The fall months are the best time to plant peonies.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Then the rose note come in, but the peony is just as loud.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Space new peonies about 3 feet apart.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Look for peonies here, too, in pink and white, bud and bloom.
    — Donna Freedman, Alaska Dispatch News, 19 July 2017
  • The fragrance has notes of pink peony and black grape.
    — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Plant peony roots with the buds facing up.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Her bed of peonies was a source of pride and joy every spring.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • For four years that peony toyed with me, putting up shoots in the spring but no buds.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
  • After your peonies lose their petals, trim the seed pods.
    — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 4 June 2026
  • What is the rarest peony color?
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
  • If a storm is on its way and your peonies are in full bloom, then cut your blossoms.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 29 May 2026
  • By year three, your peony should be ready to produce loads of blooms for years to come.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Grab it in nine colors ranging from soft peony pink to deep mauve.
    — Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Not every peony bud makes it to the blooming stage.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 27 May 2026
  • The peony blooming season is a short but sweet one.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 27 May 2026
  • One of the reasons the peonies thrive at her farm is because of the soil.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026
  • Yes, root weevils can give a peony quite a fancy, lacey look.
    — oregonlive, 10 Oct. 2020
  • At first glance, seeing so many ants on your peonies can be alarming.
    — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
  • After trimming some leaves and adding one more peony, she was done.
    — Michael Schulma, The New Yorker, 31 July 2021
  • To find your peony planting window, look for your first frost dates.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2024
  • To find your peony planting window, look for your first frost dates.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Their hair had been swirled into high buns pinned down with giant silk peonies.
    — Esmeralda Bermudez, latimes.com, 26 May 2018
  • Week five bloomers are perhaps the biggest group of peonies.
    — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 4 June 2026
  • Or maybe roses, pink peonies, and hydrangeas are more of your thing?
    — Carine Lavache, Cosmopolitan, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Pink peonies cultivars range from blush to hot pink.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
  • Here’s how to winterize your peonies for healthy plants next year.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • There was a climbing rose by the front porch, and there were five or six peony bushes.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 28 July 2022
  • For herbaceous peonies, cut the stem at an angle just above the first healthy set of leaves.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • Divide peonies now to get more flowers and more plants with this step-by-step guide.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
  • My left hand braced against the paper peonies, my right cut along the crown molding with a sash brush.
    — Christine Kalafus, Longreads, 28 Dec. 2019

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