purchased at albiflora.be – origin from Eastern Russia / Ussuri river area

Another great article Koen on seed germination. I really enjoy your work with peonies and the fact you share it with all of us. Thank you!
I have also experienced similar results with consistent warm temperatures and better germination. My temperatures fluctuated about 2-3 degrees Celsius between daytime and nighttime, and the results for good…Read More

I’m searching for some ” true seeds ” of P. mascula ssp. bodurii – selfpollinated protected or collected in NW-Turkey – if some one can offer a few , please contact me – thank you.

I am trying to grow P. brownii in my greenhouse and trying to understand how they will live is a big challenge. Have obtained soil from a Douglas fir and mixed with mineral soil and now I am in the second year. From what I understand, Swedish summers are not ideal due to rainy periods, so I am trying to use our cold greenhouse. All input is welcome!

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Bought a peony from Belgium in February, but was not what I expected. Wondering what it might be? Suspects that it is a P. daurica.

One of my favorite growers has been Irene Tolomeo and with each new one in the garden I have been able to enjoy her fine breeding work. Started with ‘Sonoma Welcome’ and since then there have been almost 1-2 new ones per year. The interesting are her variety of Itoh peonies and how well grown the plants are. Know that there may be some new…Read More

Have bought peonies on several occasions based on the name and the first was probably ‘Going Bananas’ who doesn’t want one with that name? Or haven’t we all had a ‘Bad Hair Day’? Who hasn’t been sitting with a bad card in the card game ‘Svarte Peter’. Those make me happy and are easy to remember. What is your best name peony and why?

Got a seedling 2015 from Teppi and it had rather small and not very attractive flowers, but there was something about the color of the flower that appealed to me. The leaves were stout and quite tall, so I suspected that the flowers would develop as the root grew larger. Today it makes single and semi-double flowers now and the color is really…Read More

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Paeonia jishanensis

Paeonia mairei

Paeonia broteri

P. wendelboi

Paeonia daurica ssp. coriifolia ( ruprechtiana )

Paeonia morisii – Flowering time here in the low mountains of Germany is about the end of April / beginning of May

Paeonia veitchii ssp. woodwardii var. alba – Flowering time here in the low mountains of Germany is about the end of May

Paeonia qiui in March 2023

Paeonia rockii ssp. rockii syn. linyanshanii in March 2023

We need some recommendations for fertilizing our peonies.
Adam here from Parkland Peonies in Calgary, Alberta. We are a small company growing peonies for bare root mail order, and local cut flowers.

We are reaching out to the Peony Society in hopes that someone might help recommend a fertilizer blend and or trace minerals for our peony field.…Read More

www.parklandpeonies.com

What sets the standard for a normal species and what counts as variation within a species? When I think of our garden varieties, should I really count them as one species or should they all be classified as some type of hybrid with more or less species equal traits?
In picture is a seedling from a P. delavayi

Bought some seedlings for some years ago and this one with name P. mascula ssp arietina. Never seen any of my other peony seedling with this yellowish leafs color. This is fourth year in garden and it seems to grow slowly… or is this something else?

Have a ‘Mary Gretchen’ and in late summer 2020 I see a lot of ants around the root, hade to dig it up and the root was damage so I cut away all damage part and got five small roots. Planted after some days and last year all grow up and now they are on there way again! From 1 to 5 plants, happy!

It’s interesting that Mr Krupke said that the prominent carpals on ‘Cristina’ would not make seeds for him, while at the same time, it’s pollen is good. This may (or may not ! ) be the case with other

From the Facebook ‘Planet Peony’ group by Bob Johnson, May 24, 2017. As it’s hidden in the ‘stream’ of activities in that group, it’s unlikely that you’d easily find it, which is a pity as it’s an informative

The purest red colors

Peony descriptions

October 17, 2018

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From the Facebook 'Planet Peony' group by Bob Johnson, May 24, 2017. As it's hidden in the 'stream' of activities in that group, it's unlikely that you'd easily find it, which is a pity as it's an informative article,...

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Looks pretty encouraging Koen !

This spring I had a row of about 100 seedlings that bloomed, which were part of a push I made to get good early white hybrids. We selected 16 of them to dig and divide, and then

Notes on the Importance of early Spring Growth.
As I am never tired of mentioning, here on the high desert, spring frosts are a regular issue. We get numbers of them every year without fail, and while they

The importance of early Spring growth

Growing them

May 2, 2018

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Notes on the Importance of early Spring Growth. As I am never tired of mentioning, here on the high desert, spring frosts are a regular issue. We get numbers of them every year without fail, and while they don’t always...

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Notes on the Importance of early Spring Growth.

As I am never tired of mentioning, here on the high desert, spring frosts are a regular issue. We get numbers of them every year without fail, and while they don’t always kill flower buds, they can effect the carpals in ways so they won’t produce seeds. Last spring I tried an experiment : I did…Read More