I just received some images of Matias Krieger’s seedlings and they were added to the page about him and his work. Have a look to see some nice ones for the future… Here’s already one of which I’m just a little bit jealous 😉
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Today the peony world has lost a great man; Don Hollingsworth passed away at a blessed age. He was the founder and owner of Hollingsworth nursery before it was sold. A great hybridizer of peonies and prolific contributor to many peony discussions, you can find many very informative articles within the APS Bulletins or the Paeonia newsletters. If…Read More
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Not very tall here, but these are second year plants, so they may still increase in height. The colour is rather common, but for some reason it attracts a huge number of bees (which I like), whilst other blooming peonies around it are neglected by them.
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Paeonia sterniana. Seedling.
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Great to see it’s doing fine with you! Lost one of two last Winter here. The last one has decreased in size as well, I hope for survival now.
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spray the plant with (a little dose) superfoliar once or twice per year. decreasing means root trouble and no sufficient nutrients. Plant isn’t able to recover and could die. Superfoliar is low on NPK (2-0-1) but can heal the plant without enforcing it.
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Two survived at my place. One from seeds (see picture) and one seedling.
The seedlings were too dry and the others didn’t grow at all.
I learned that sterniana hates to grow in a greenhouse. It needs the outdoors humidity.
(wish I had knew this before!)
Placed outdoors it’s trouble free and recovered from looking poor. (until yet
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I’ll keep my fingers crossed 🙂 I’ll try the ‘superfoliar’, I found it (the producer seems to be only 20 minutes away from here) but it doesn’t say very clearly what’s in it.
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Foliage on several (true) Paeonia emodi.
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Short? At my place it reached upto 100cm. Great plant, seedlings were disappointing. Single flowers with common and ugly colours.