From these last series, they've received a long warm period and will now go into cold storage. Here the two…
Many years ago I got my first plants of P. caucasica grown from seeds I had received from Will McLewin (UK). One of the seedlings was different from all others. It flowered at the same time and had the same height, but there were more leaflets to a leaf (usually 11 instead of the 9 which is typical of P. caucasica) which were also somewhat shorter…Read More
liked thisPaeonia daurica ssp daurica (P. triternata). Rather small, short, somewhat wavy leaflets. Early flowering.
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liked thisPaeonia broteri. Nice glossy foliage, good stem strength, pretty flower. Does need drier soil, several plants lost due to somewhat long periods of rain previous year and Winter.
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liked this1 CommentMarch 1st, some species are already growing strong outside. P. emodi has lots of stems, but experience from years past tells us that some cold harsh weather along the way to blooming will heavily damage them again. But before that happens they always look very promising. The second image shows P. triternata, or P. daurica ssp daurica as it is…Read More
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liked thisFor those wanting to read more about peony species, and more specifically about those growing on Russian territory (or nearby in the Caucasus). Sergey Banketov has written several interesting articles about them. It’s in Russian, but if you use chrome or another modern browser you’ll get instant translation so you’re sure to learn a…Read More
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hier bei mir ( Deutschland Mittelgebirge ) sehr früh im Austrieb – früher als P. mairei – und auch sehr empfindlich bei nasskalter Witterung . Habe eine P. broteri aufnehmen müssen , Faulstellen and der Wurzel weggeschnitten und die verbliebenen 2 Teilstücke getopft .