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

I have some very young plants of Paeonia decomposita (2nd year from seeds). It will take several more years for them to grow to flowering size. They don’t like full sun and need some shadow. Not many pictures of the species can be found, so although very small, I’d like to share some images of the young leaflets that already show what it looks…Read More