pollen of a Chinese lactiflora cultivar ‘xianhefen’ and intersectional peony Hillary.
xianhefen’s pollens are plump and even,while most pollens of Hillary are shriveled with a few normal pollen. I tried to culture them，but neither germinated.

A sport of ‘Bartzella’,no flare, pure lemon yellow. found in 2019 May.

I’ve ordered peony seeds many times before, but how I’ve received P. broteri from Portugal by Sementes Vivas is truly making me happy 😀

Dec 5th today, Canary Brilliants which rebloomed end of July after cutting down, is still standing green. The few plants in the front left row that hadn’t been cut back (the ‘comparison plants’), have no green foliage left. Mowing them all today as frost and snow is expected the following days. That clearly marks the end of the 2020 peony activities.

The postman just brought us the latest American Peony Society (APS) Bulletin. An interesting publication that is. Amongst several articles also an obituary for Hermann Krupke, Swedish peony specialist and hybridizer of that pretty Coral Charm seedling named after his wife ‘Christina’. Harvey Buchite from Hidden Springs Flower Farm lists some of…Read More