From these last series, they've received a long warm period and will now go into cold storage. Here the two…
First flower of the season outside and it’s only March 26th. P. kesrouanensis. Strong agreeable fragrance. The foliage develops further after flowering. Flowering times are usually compared to Red Charm. That one normally flowers May 10-15 here. So the offset is approximately 45 days earlier. I don’t have any other peony flowering this early
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liked thisSome new images of Paeonia kesrouanensis have been added. Thanks to Bakhos Kamouh for the permission to use them.
https://www.peonysociety.org/species/herbaceous/sect-paeonia/subsect-foliolatae/kesrouanensis/In the hoophouses, peonies are growing fine. The difference between the gibberellin treated plants and untreated ones can be clearly seen this year. Only Mme Claude Tain growing in this one.
The early peonies are coming out of the soil by now. Below is a current image of a very early hybrid which I intend to register with the American Peony Society (APS) this year. To do that, one must give a good description of the plant, so I’ll be taking a lot of pictures of this one. It’s grown from seed (as are (nearly) all new peony varieties of…Read More
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