Updated with some more info I received from Aleksej.
MONA posted a new SPIN plants – plant
Paeonia Maximowiczii???
MONA posted a new SPIN plants – plant
Das ist eine Paeonia obovata Maxim.aus der Region Priamurie. Die Pflanze ist sehr zierlich, ca. 40 cm gross. Die Blüten bleiben geschlossen.
Bought a peony from Belgium in February, but was not what I expected. Wondering what it might be? Suspects that it is a P. daurica.
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Oh, sorry leaves!
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Backside…
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In full sun.
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Yes, the leaves look like caucasica. 9 leaflets and the shape is also what it should be.
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Summer of 2023 🙂
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Nice. I still think P. caucasica, mine look the same.
One of my favorite growers has been Irene Tolomeo and with each new one in the garden I have been able to enjoy her fine breeding work. Started with ‘Sonoma Welcome’ and since then there have been almost 1-2 new ones per year. The interesting are her variety of Itoh peonies and how well grown the plants are. Know that there may be some new…Read More
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Have bought peonies on several occasions based on the name and the first was probably ‘Going Bananas’ who doesn’t want one with that name? Or haven’t we all had a ‘Bad Hair Day’? Who hasn’t been sitting with a bad card in the card game ‘Svarte Peter’. Those make me happy and are easy to remember. What is your best name peony and why?
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Difficult to say. Only the petals are clearly visible. But given that it’s early and has an average colour and from the leaves I can see vaguely in the distance it might well be what you think it is, a P. daurica. I think P. daurica ssp coriifolia (or better-known a P. caucasica).