March 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

Paeonia emodi. A plant wild collected in Pakistan. It didn’t grow too well before and was replanted last Autumn. Seems to do better now and it bloomed for the very first time here. Not sure if it is due to the replanting, but the sepals don’t really show those long ‘tails’ (caudate) and the bud was more rounded than pointed as I’m used to in this…Read More

Paeonia 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.

Some photos from this season, all species have finished blooming. This is P. japonica. Flower colour somewhat greenish pale yellow. Didn’t see it open, as the flower was destroyed to hybridize with it.