Hiccups occur when a spasm contracts the diaphragm, a large sheet of muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. This spasm causes an intake of breath that is suddenly stopped by the closure of the vocal cords (glottis). This closure causes the characteristic hiccup sound.
Deer Resistant? I've seen peonies on several lists of deer-resistant plants. Please share your experience with whether or not the deer leave your peonies alone. We're thinking of putting some in our back yard which does get some deer traffic (we use several products to try to keep them off our plants). Peonies are my husband's favorite flower.
once hard frosts zap herbaceous peony leaves plants go dormant and disappear from the landscape until the following spring when new growth emerges from the root tuber another of the peony types is the tree peony this kind of peony is a shrub having woody stems that lose their leaves when frosty weather arrives in spring new growth emerges from buds on the woody stems these types of peonies typically flower before herbaceous peony varieties the shrub like growth habit results in tree peonies having giant dinner plate size flowers that can measure 6 to 9 inches across the blossoms are breathtaking and long lasting in the garden