Updated with some more info I received from Aleksej.
This Peony was given to me 2004 by Jenny Archbald the widow of Jim Archbold. She said Jim grew the plant from seed collected by himself reference JJA19.199. It had never flowered. The pot was labelled 19.199
It first flowered in March 2011.
The photo of the plant in flower was taken in May 2021.
This year it has 12 flower buds and will…Read More![]()
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Thanks for your comments. I was growing the plant in alkaline stony ground at my allotment, which has public access. I dug it up last Autumn and now keep it in a large terracotta pot at home. Photo taken today.
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Some that are now blooming.
1-2: Triphena Parkin
3-4: Valkyrie
5-6: Pink Vanguard
7: Grand MassiveStill featured on the front page: Paeonia broteri. An Iberian (Spain/Portugal) peninsula endemic locally known as Rosa albardeira (Portugal) or Rosa de Alejandria (Spain). My plant is still small and needs some more years to grow to maturity clearly. Rather late flowering for a species, but it does look quite healthy.
From the city of Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine and under siege unfortunately. A wonderful video showing the young foliage of many species.
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Very pretty!
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It is Paeonia wendelboi indeed. Very pretty and still very rare (and very expensive), not many people grow it so I’m sure there are many peony species lovers that are envious of your mature plant. The reference you give is to this species and in the Talysh mountains you have P. daurica ssp tomentosa on the side of the Caspian Sea at more or less…Read More