I am posting an image of Andreas Maschke (B3) flowering in my garden. Very nice plant, herbaceous in appearance, very similar to its pollen parent. The flowers have pollen and carpels.
I have used its pollen on so called fertile itohs to increase the tree peony characters and obtain fertile backcrosses. I tried it also on herbaceous hybrids like…Read More![]()
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I have tried B3 pollen on several itohs such as Watermelon Wine, Belle Tolousaine, Sonoma Rosy Future, Gordon Simonsen but no seeds yet. This year I have tried also the same pollen on Golden Experience. Results if any will be visible in a couple of months. I do not want to cross these RIBC2 with herbaceous hybrids because it increases the…Read More
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@roberto I forgot to answer your question about my results hybridizing with this, sorry. Now that I see this post again I suddenly remember…
Growing seedlings currently from these crosses with B3 (Andreas Maschke):
(Big Jhonny x open) double pink x B3: 9 seedlings
(Old Faithful x Grand Massive)001 x B3: 2 small ones
(Pink Vanguard x Buoy…Read More
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.
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khurtekant posted in the group Species Peonies International Network (SPIN)
March 1st, some species are already growing strong outside. P. emodi has lots of stems, but experience from years past tells us that some cold harsh weather along the way to blooming will heavily damage them again. But before that happens they always look very promising. The second image shows P. triternata, or P. daurica ssp daurica as it is…Read More
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liked thisGreetings to all peony lovers. First of all, we would like to thank Mr. Кoen Hurtekant for his invitation and for his work in promoting peonies around the world. We have been commercial members of the APS for two years, where we have gained knowledge about hybridisation and peony care. However, your website contains much more useful and relevant…Read More
Snowy and cold in SW Ontario Canada! Looking forward to these beauties. How is the weather across the pond? Early spring or late?
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Winter. / but not harsh
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Not too cold here. Species are breaking ground, the first corals as well.
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@roberto Have you obtained any seedlings from the cross Itohs x B3?