I’ve always considered Old Faithful one of the most beautiful fading peonies. You wouldn’t expect it when those dark red buds first open…

Tangerine (Gamoletti, 2021). Received from @roberto Roberto Gamoletti. A nice one. Extremely large buds unfold into large apricot coloured flowers. The stems can hold them upright.

A beautiful plant which I received from @roberto (Roberto Gamoletti) three years ago. An unnamed selection from the cross Fairfield x Little Dorrit. It has P. peregrina-like foliage and I very much like the color of the flower. Easy growing also.

One of Hans Maschke’s masterpieces now in bloom here: Andreas Maschke (from Bartzella x Lemon Chiffon, thus an intersectional backcross!). As it grows older, the flowers tend to become much larger and more double. Really impressive I think…