For 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
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.
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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.
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- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, October 2ndMagnificent!!
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, October 1stAnother good display.
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, October 1stTree Peonies
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, June 15thQuote from: Gail on June 15, 2025, 10:34:56 AMPaeonia 'Green Halo' which I bought out of curiosity. Curiosity now satiated!Mercy! That is one scary flower!!
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, June 15thPaeonia 'Green Halo' which I bought out of curiosity. Curiosity now satiated!
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, June 10thSuperb colour.
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, June 10thLast two flowers on 'White Innocence' now but it has done well this year and is a good riposte for those who complain that peonies don't last long. Paeonia lactiflora 'Madame Gaudichau' is a joy for months with the wonderful bronze-red shoots and folia...
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, May 21stMariette, Gail, you have beautiful peonies in your gardens.Tree Peony 'Dou Lu' (Pea Green Peony) (Green of Beans)Paeonia potaninii ?Orange-Rot?[img]https://i.im...
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, May 17thSuch lovely paeonies Gail, well photographed. 'White Innocence' is exquisite.
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, May 17th'White Innocence', one of the tallest herbaceous peonies, it benefits from support. Outstandingly beautiful flowers with the best fragrance of any peony - light, sweet and citrusy.
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, May 13thImpressive colour.
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, May 11thThe Itoh hybrids are starting now.This is 'Magical Mystery Tour'
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, May 9thIt may help to improve the topsoil, but wouldn?t make any difference regarding the 7 m of clay below, I?m afraid.?Gessekai? has proven a good mother for my crosses with rockii- seedlings.
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, May 3rdGypsum can help improve drainage with clay soils.
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, May 3rdThank You, J?rg!My problem is the layer of clay - the kind You make bricks of - below the 30-50 cm of topsoil. This means an almost complete lack of drainage. I should have to build raised beds for plants needing good drainage, another problem in our ...
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, May 3rdAlso your seedlings look great, Mariette!I also have heavy clay in my garden, but most of my peonies have no problems with it. Also P. rockii and its seedlings are growing well. P. rockii 'High Down' had a few years a problem but I guess it had to do ...
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, May 2ndSome great photos, have never grown tree paeonies as my conditions are to wet over winter.
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, May 2ndQuote from: J?rg P on May 02, 2025, 05:02:51 PMMany years ago I got from a friend P. rockii 'High Down', a very wonderful P. rockii clone with the dark purple basal blotches. I pollinated it in the year 2020 with itself, but...
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, May 2ndQuote from: J?rg P on May 02, 2025, 04:30:43 PMWhat do you think and what are your observations on this?Here are mine if it helps -photos just taken so not in full flower yet.Paeonia 'Early Windflowe...
- Re: Paeonia 2025 2025, May 2ndMany years ago I got from a friend P. rockii 'High Down', a very wonderful P. rockii clone with the dark purple basal blotches. I pollinated it in the year 2020 with itself, but did not protect the pollination. While last year the first few seedlings f...
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