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.
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Oh, sorry leaves!
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Backside…
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In full sun.
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Yes, the leaves look like caucasica. 9 leaflets and the shape is also what it should be.
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Summer of 2023 🙂
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Nice. I still think P. caucasica, mine look the same.
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
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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?
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I have a peony species collection which is mostly intended for hybridizing with more recent hybrid cultivars. They are being grown in an elevated bed, under shade cloth, whilst some are being grown in
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khurtekant posted in the group Species Peonies International Network (SPIN)
For Uwe @manolito some images of roots of P. macrophylla. From North Eastern Turkey, wild plants. As you can see: carrot shaped roots, (sometimes very) long and rather slender. Images from Cemal Sandalli, Turkish scientist, working on a paper describing this species in more detail. Publication forthcoming.
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Difficult to say. Only the petals are clearly visible. But given that it’s early and has an average colour and from the leaves I can see vaguely in the distance it might well be what you think it is, a P. daurica. I think P. daurica ssp coriifolia (or better-known a P. caucasica).