Updated with some more info I received from Aleksej.
Nancy, nice colour, extremely large foliage, upright and seems to be a healthy plant and a good grower, also quite early.
This is 44-T, an unregistered plant from Harald Fawkner. I’m starting to like it. It’s a hybrid with very sturdy stems and has large flowers. What makes it really stand out from the crowd is the flower form, this one has ‘Japanese’ flowers, meaning the stamens are transformed into very small staminodes, devoid of any pollen. This flower form is…Read More
Ha Koen, lijkt behoorlijk veel op wat ik van Harald heb gekregen als 34Q. Maar jouw loof heeft veel duidelijker het uiterlijk van andere peregrina-hybriden zoals de Corals. Ben het met je eens, Japs met zwaardere substantie zoals deze hybriden zijn erg mooi.
No more open flowers to take images, but we should have Canary Brilliants flowering again by the end of June, early August. Mowed down several rows of them, most two weeks ago, some one week ago and the last ones just now. Waiting longer resulted in regrowth but very few flowers some years ago. The first ones are growing again.
4 CommentsThe first ones are starting to flower. Round buds this time, not pointed. They are also more double and have somewhat less woody stems. There’s quite some difference between the plants, they have all grown again, but some give 8 stems with a bud, whilst others only 1. It’s the first time that I cut back such young plants (2nd growing season),…Read More
The postman just brought us the latest American Peony Society (APS) Bulletin. An interesting publication that is. Amongst several articles also an obituary for Hermann Krupke, Swedish peony specialist and hybridizer of that pretty Coral Charm seedling named after his wife ‘Christina’. Harvey Buchite from Hidden Springs Flower Farm lists some of…Read More
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My established roots had extremely large carpels during flowering already this year.