From these last series, they've received a long warm period and will now go into cold storage. Here the two…
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Read MoreA hybridizing program for peonies I've been hybridizing peonies since 2009, so with 15 years of trials and errors I think the time has come to give a short overview of where we're heading. We've registered a few peonies which...
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The Peony Society posted in the group Species Peonies International Network (SPIN)
I finally dug some of the peonies that had a tough time coping with the extremely wet Winter and Spring last season. Disappointing results to be fair. Whilst losses are everywhere, the species are a negative outlier still. Some are completely gone, the label around the roots which was planted with them is at times all that remains, with some…Read More
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I’ve moved them into crates with a substrate filled with lots of clay granules, pebbles and grit, thus lots of good drainage and air. A rock garden might be the next step I suppose…
I’m searching for some ” true seeds ” of P. mascula ssp. bodurii – selfpollinated protected or collected in NW-Turkey – if some one can offer a few , please contact me – thank you.
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I think you should think about converting part of your wild paeonia growing area into a rock garden. This may provide conditions closer to the natural habitat for many of the plants that originate from rocky elevations.