From these last series, they've received a long warm period and will now go into cold storage. Here the two…
Today the peony world has lost a great man; Don Hollingsworth passed away at a blessed age. He was the founder and owner of Hollingsworth nursery before it was sold. A great hybridizer of peonies and prolific contributor to many peony discussions, you can find many very informative articles within the APS Bulletins or the Paeonia newsletters. If…Read More
One of the big boys in Holland:
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An article about the Dutch peony growing business. Molenaar and Scholten being interviewed.
https://www.nieuweoogst.nl/nieuws/2026/06/01/populariteit-van-nederlandse-pioenrozen-neemt-toeShort? At my place it reached upto 100cm. Great plant, seedlings were disappointing. Single flowers with common and ugly colours.
I planted a portion of Flevo Star this early spring and it took well and made a couple of main buds. My interest is the foliage so I have crossed it with Sparkling Windflower. The other flower and the laterals were left to open pollination. I would be interested in knowîng about fertility of Flevo Star both as pod and pollen parent. Any…Read More
Flevo Star has some fertility. Maybe some effort is needed but I have raised some 20-30 seedlings until yet. I never have used the pollen for hybridisation.
For nice and beautiful foliage I would recommend to cross it with Salmon Dream.
Sparkling Windflower has a nodding flower, bad colour and louzy habitus.
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An english translation for those not speaking Dutch…