Some images of species peonies as they are growing now. Images 1-2: P. kesrouanensis. 3: P. cambessedesii. 4: P. morisii. 5: P. wittmanniana. 6: P. emodi. 7: P. mascula bodurii. 8: P. mascula hellenica. 9: P. mascula mascula (from Turkey).

The peonies are growing strong, but it seems not all as good as last year. My tunnel with the whte lactiflore Mme. Claude Tain seems to have less stems than previous year and the sunny weather the last days has scorched some leaves, which results in botrytis of course. Fortunately the other varieties seem less susceptible. What caught my eye…Read More

It’s still several months before we see these pretty flowers again. To smoothen the long wait, here’s a future peony registration. This is a mutation (aka sport) from Rozella. It has all the fine characteristics of Rozella: healthy plants with dark green foliage, extremely sturdy stems, large and pretty flowers. But instead of being dark pink,…Read More