Hi Aulikki, Do the two forms overlap in habitats? Are the geographically isolated forms breeding pure consistently?
One of Hans Maschke’s masterpieces now in bloom here: Andreas Maschke (from Bartzella x Lemon Chiffon, thus an intersectional backcross!). As it grows older, the flowers tend to become much larger and more double. Really impressive I think…
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We garden near Cambridge, GB. Our soil is very alkaline: Rich deep loam , over marl over chalk . Paeonies of all sorts love it and grow really well.
Dick posted in the group Species Peonies International Network (SPIN)
Paeonia sterniana. Seedling.
4 CommentsTwo survived at my place. One from seeds (see picture) and one seedling.
The seedlings were too dry and the others didn’t grow at all.
I learned that sterniana hates to grow in a greenhouse. It needs the outdoors humidity.
(wish I had knew this before!)
Placed outdoors it’s trouble free and recovered from looking poor. (until yet
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Great to see it’s doing fine with you! Lost one of two last Winter here. The last one has decreased in size as well, I hope for survival now.