Updated with some more info I received from Aleksej.
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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.
After some days offline, the website is back online. The site is now at a different hosting company. Another difference is that I’ve moved it from peonysociety.eu towards peonysociety.org . I’ve had both domains for several years, but the latter not as early, so it started with .eu because I wanted to try to bring people together that loved…Read More
You know what? Bare root Rockii tree peony seedlings look like this!
Before we eliminate them, we will first hang waterproof hang tags on each plant and trim off the leaves on top of the paper strips. This minimizes transpiration during transport and ensures nutrients to the roots.A short update on the ULO long term storage project of peonies. In a terrible peony year with quality far below par you cannot expect better peonies after twelve weeks of storage. So we tried only few stems of second grade to see how far we got. A longer article will follow when leisure is available. Some results: drying them out too much before…Read More
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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.