OF never makes good carpals at my house, so the method I used was to use OF as a pollen…
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For those wanting to read more about peony species, and more specifically about those growing on Russian territory (or nearby in the Caucasus). Sergey Banketov has written several interesting articles about them. It’s in Russian, but if you use chrome or another modern browser you’ll get instant translation so you’re sure to learn a…Read More
Some recent developments with Gansu Mudan…
Gansu Mudan are tree Peonies with distinctive flares on the lower parts of the petals. Sometimes these are red, sometimes very dark, almost black, and at other times, not so obvious. These flares are known by the Chinese as ‘purple spots’.
The plants are generally tall and vigorous, flo…Read More
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liked thisWas on a Secret Garden Tour today and one of the gardens had a tree peony with open seed pod. I asked the owner if I could have some seeds – he said YES! So now I am going to try to grow a peony tree from seed.
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OF never makes good carpals at my house, so the method I used was to use OF as a pollen parent. Which means knowing a friend who lives somewhere where the season is much earlier than in my (quite late) area where I can get pollen, and then use it on earlier varieties.
You are right though; strong stems are the goal here, and in the long run I believe will be the ultimate goal of all work with the herbaceous hybrids, even if not all of our wonderful new varieties have them yet.
Bob
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Good luck with them!