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  • Since about a week this site has experienced unusually heavy traffic. About 1,000 ‘unique’ visitors each hour, mostly from faraway places where peonies cannot be grown (Singapore, Brazil, Vietnam), so it feels like a deliberate attempt to slow down the site, which you may have noticed. Traffic from those countries could easily be blocked, but we’d…Read More

  • 🌺 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀? yes! Here’s How!
    Hey plant lovers! 👋
    Today I’m sharing the SECRET to growing peonies in COLD climates!
    As a third-gen peony grower with nearly 50 years of experience, let me tell you something amazing about Rockii peonies :
    ❄️ They survive -43°C winters!
    Yes, really! These to…Read More

  • Some days ago we mowed down a plot of peonies which was heavily infected with (strawberry)leaf nematodes (aphelenchoides fragariae). It’s one of only a few problems with peonies that regularly occur here, the other being botrytis and, less common, phytophthora. The plants will no doubt experience a setback, but it is hoped the pest can be…Read More

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    • Most intersectional don’t have leafnematodes.
      Treepeonies don’t seem to suffer from leafnematodes as well.
      I always wondered why nobody did any research on this feature.

  • 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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