Silvia Saunders was the daughter of professor A.P. Saunders. A.P. Saunders was arguably the most influential peony hybridizer of the 20th century, his daughter took over his nursery to distribute his plants after his death. She regularly wrote articles...

William Seidl Message 1 of 3 , Mar 17, 2009In paging thru the new Checklist 97 - 07, I came across the entry, p8, Christina, reg. 1999 by Hermann Krupke of Ljung, Sweden, from the cross Otto Froebel seedling x...

William Seidl Apr 3, 2008 Peony Friends, Luriel, in Denmark, has directed me to the Japanese email address www.shikoku-garden.com where one can find a page entitled "Peonies For Shade". Therein are listed P. japonica, P. obovata, and P. o. 'Flame'. All these are listed...

From Bill Seidl:Seedling DPSW-1 is Carnation Bouquet. The "DP" stands for "Double Pink". I had decided to use pollen of Sparkling Windflower (Silvia Saunders had reported it was a tet) on all the double pink tet HH that I...

Our favorite Paeonia species, Paeonia mascula ssp. hellenica is a short growing plant with outstanding foliage and extremely pretty flowers. It flowers early in the season with average sized pure white flowers that have a pink edge upon first...