Updated with some more info I received from Aleksej.
Some species as they are growing now.
1. Paeonia wittmanniana (aka P. daurica ssp wittmanniana)
2. Paeonia morisii (aka P. corsica)
3. Paeonia sterniana
4. Paeonia caucasica (aka P. daurica ssp coriifolia)
5. Paeonia emodi
6. ‘Amirani’ (P. caucasica x open)For those that reside in the USA, this company sells wild-collected seeds of P. brownii. Usually not easy to find, so if you’d like to try your hand at it… A pity they don’t sell their seeds abroad, but given the phytosanitary regulations and costs it’s understandable.
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liked thisPaeonia tomentosa ssp archibaldii
https://www.instagram.com/p/DF8Ahi0KnV1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==I finally dug some of the peonies that had a tough time coping with the extremely wet Winter and Spring last season. Disappointing results to be fair. Whilst losses are everywhere, the species are a negative outlier still. Some are completely gone, the label around the roots which was planted with them is at times all that remains, with some…Read More
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I’ve moved them into crates with a substrate filled with lots of clay granules, pebbles and grit, thus lots of good drainage and air. A rock garden might be the next step I suppose…
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I think you should think about converting part of your wild paeonia growing area into a rock garden. This may provide conditions closer to the natural habitat for many of the plants that originate from rocky elevations.