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A first post in this new group about peony species. As I’ve used it as the cover image for this group it’s only fitting to start with this species: Paeonia velebitensis. Wild collected in Croatia, the Velebit Mountains, East of the city/village of Karlobag, which is the area from where the dried herbarium specimens originated that Hong De-Yuan…Read More
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Read MoreBack in 1989, Leo Fernig (1915-1999) wrote an article in the APS Bulletin wherein he announced the forming of SPIN (Species Peonies International Network) a new group of people interested in species peonies. SPIN was successful for many years...
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Read MoreObtaining species peonies, by Galen Burrell. Nearly seven years ago I saw my first photograph of Paeonia mlokosewitschii flowering under an apple tree in...
For those interested in Saunders peonies, a new facebook group has just been created. Apparently there’s quite some interest in it as in only a few hours it has accumulated nearly 400 members and many pictures of both common and rare Saunders varieties. Nova, Ballerina, Elizabeth Cahn, Postilion, Lotus Bloom, Cytherea, Little Dorrit, … they’re…Read More
The species section of the site has been updated to show the latest insights from Hong about peony classification. There is also a new key to the species. Paeonia veitchii detailed info needs to be added and Paeonia rotundiloba updated later on. The Smith classification and our own list with species not mentioned/accepted by Hong will also be…Read More
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Beautiful colouring and venation. Sometimes I think Nature sits down and enjoys some painting, every once so often.