Inqubo yokukhula kwe-peony ngokuvamile ihilela ukuhluma kwembewu, ukukhula kwezithombo, ukukhula ngokushesha, nokuqhakaza. Yonke inqubo ithatha cishe iminyaka emithathu kuya kweyisithupha, kuye ngezinhlobonhlobo nezimo zokunakekelwa. Ngemva kokuhluma, isithombo sikhula kancane, silandelwa yisigaba sokukhula ngokushesha, sifinyelele ubude obuyi-15 kuya ku-25 cm. Ngalesi sikhathi, izinga lokushisa elifanele lokukhula, njenge-28 degree, liyadingeka. Ngokunakekela okuhle, ama-peonies avame ukuqhakaza okokuqala ngqa entwasahlobo yonyaka wawo wesine (cishe ngo-April), anemibala ecebile ehlukahlukene, ehlanganisa obomvu, omhlophe, nophuzi. Okwamanje sinama-peonies asebhodweni{8}eminyaka eyisithupha{9}obudala athengiswayo. Lezi zinhlobonhlobo ezingenisiwe zinikeza imibala yezimbali ehlukahlukene futhi ehlobisa kakhulu, okuyenza ifaneleke imibhede yezimbali, izibuko zezimbali, namabhodwe asekhaya.