Updated with some more info I received from Aleksej.
It has been a long time with colder-than-average temperatures. Night times usually freezing, day times between 5-10°C. This results in plants not actively growing. Our peony broker sent out a newsletter today and in this mentions a lot of problems due to this. The main issue being young stems that fall over due to botrytis at ground level. That…Read More
Still rather cold in Belgium. Early Caucasian Hybrid is several days to a full week behind last year. It won’t be too long however…
And that other early species P. tenuifolia
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
‘Early Caucasian Hybrid’ as it now stands growing outside.
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To compare, here’s Coral Charm.