P. coriacea is a species which grows in the mountains in both the south of Spain (Sierra Nevada) and...
Bill Seidl, a well-known American hybridizer of advanced herbaceous and tree hybrid peonies, passed away October 8th, 2016. I’ve...
A mutation from Rozella
khurtekant - - - Magazine, mutation, Rozella, sport - 2Something bizarre happened this year. As I was wandering through my fields of blooming peonies, I passed at a...
P. brownii
khurtekant - - - Magazine, Paeonia brownii - 6Last year I had the rare opportunity to buy a batch of P. brownii seeds, although with the warning...
Canary Brilliants
khurtekant - - - Magazine - 0Canary Brilliants is one the finest Itoh-hybrids. This one has been bred by Roger Anderson and was registered in...
Foliar nematodes in peonies
khurtekant - - - Magazine, aphelenchoides fragariae, foliar nematodes, Peony disease - 0Previously published in: Hurtekant, K. “Foliar Nematodes in Peonies.” In: The American Peony Society Bulletin, March 2014, no. 369,...
Red Windflower
The Peony Society - - - Hybridizing - 2Peony Addicts, Red Windflower (RW) is registered — APS 1986-96 Checklist, pp 22,23. Sdlg 76LSW-3. Laddie x Sparkling Windflower,...
A very distinct peony with very beautiful foliage and nodding flowers. Very floriferous and fast growing. In the Peony...
Concordia Droysen
khurtekant - - - Magazine - 1A single-flowered yellow peony bred by Harald Fawkner. Superb plant, dark green foliage, tall upright stems, very floriferous. The...
White Vanguard
khurtekant - - - Magazine - 4A peony with wonderful flowers, but the stems are far too weak unfortunately.
Anybody can learn to hybridize peonies!
Buoy Master
khurtekant - - - Magazine - 0Buoy Master is a single white, bred by Harald Fawkner from Sweden, that is early. It stands up well...
Is it a step towards black or blue?
What's that different peony over there?
CF001 (PVLB)
khurtekant - - - Magazine - 0This selection from Pink Vanguard x Lavender Baby has potential as a cut flower.
Kato 002 (PVLB)
khurtekant - - - Magazine - 0One of the very best Pink Vanguard x Lavender Baby seedlings. Semi-double to double. Large flower. Sturdy upright stems,...
Grand Massive
khurtekant - - - Magazine - 0In our humble opinion this variety is currently the best early double white peony.
Grown together with P. daurica ssp. coriifolia, this one is clearly different,
Fedora mloko hybrid 001
khurtekant - - - Magazine - 0Grown from seed I’ve bought from Will McLewin, the mother plant was a mlokosewitschii-hybrid plant he named ‘Fedora-Mloko Hybrid’....
Our favorite Paeonia species, Paeonia mascula ssp. hellenica is a short growing plant with outstanding foliage and extremely pretty...
A rather rare peony that has only recently (1995) been described.
Paeonia cambessedessii
khurtekant - - - Magazine - 0From Mallorca (Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea) comes P. cambessedessii. Although it is sometimes offered by peony nurseries,...


























Updated with some more info I received from Aleksej.
OF never makes good carpals at my house, so the method I used was to use OF as a pollen…
I haven't followed up on it and I don't grow any of them myself. You're right to ask for it…
Any further information on Little Erna…it’s been 7 years.
I must say that I grow all my seedlings in potting soil, 24 seeds to a #3 pot. I keep…
I can't speak much about the "stimulating" properties of any of these products, but my sense is that the bacterial…
Danke für den interessanten Artikel. Werde ich auch mal anwenden für Spezies-Sämlinge und Jungpflanzen von Albiflora . Ich hoffe es…
Yes. But I'll have to admit that I haven't done a decent trial comparing seeds treated with GA3 and a…
Thanks Koen, I have also better results when I placed my seeds in constant temprature in my 'home made' climate…
Hi Koen, from years of growing in warmer climates. Just to mention a few. Red Charm a definite no go.…