Paeonia 2019

[Gail]

The first one here opened yesterday, P. obovata alba

[brianw]

I have 2 plants of P. tenuilfolia. 1, just coming into flower with leaves up to 3 or 4 mm maximum width, the other with leaves 1 or 2 mm wide. Is this species normally that variable? The latter is from NARGS seedex and has not flowered yet. I have some difficulty flowering the larger species in pots. They get starved I guess in pots I can still lift.
I have some P. obovata "Alba" seedlings but no flowering size yet. It comes as a surprise to get "red" leaves and a white flower.

[Carolyn]

Brian,
I remember wondering the same thing about P. tenuifolia. I read that the leaves become more finely divided as the plant matures, and I have found this to be true with my own seedlings. In the first season you wonder if it really is tenuifolia,as the leaves may only be in 2 or 3 parts.

[David Nicholson]

My first one of the season, Paeonia mlokosewitschii.

Bought from Wisley Plant Centre 7-8 years ago. For most of it's time it grew in my back garden but never had more than one flower and most years none at all- probably didn't get enough light. After not flowering last year I moved into my front garden and it seems to have settled well but I still could do with more flowers! Not an easy one to picture too.

[ashley]

Paeonia broteri

[Gerdk]

Paeonia broteri

Wonderful plant Ashley! Do you think the species is hardy here in Western Germany - 7 b?

+ I add a pic of Paeonia japonica

Gerd

[ashley]

That's a beauty Gerd

Do you think the species is hardy here in Western Germany - 7 b?

I don't know the hardiness limit but it's fine in my garden (roughly 9a) so should be worth trying, perhaps with a little shelter or covering with leaves.

[t00lie]

Paeonia broteri

Lovely to see your P. boteri Ashley .I nearly lost a young seedling a few weeks back to some sort of infection however after cutting out the diseased part it's currently coming away nicely.     

[Gerdk]

Thank you for the advice Ashley!

Gerd

[Gail]

Flowers on Paeonia tenuifolia;

and the tree peonies are starting - this is The Captain's Concubine;


but I also love the foliage at this time of year - Madame Gaudichau is really deeply coloured;

and the Itoh hybrid 'Sequestered Sunshine' worth growing just for the leaves (here with the hybrid tulip Garant which is one of the few that actually increase in number with me, and also has attractive, cream margined leaves)

[Leena]

but I also love the foliage at this time of year

So do I, though I don't have itoh peonies (except one), but also P.lactifloras show a wide range of colours in their shoots. Some are almost yellow and and some very dark. I have P.lactiflora 'Tie Gan Zi', which is not very vigorous and has not very special flowers (no side buds, and many times flowers look a little messy), but it has the darkest spring foliage which stays dark until almost flowering, so it deserves a place just for the foliage.

[Gail]

I don't have itoh peonies (except one)

Remind me in the autumn and I may be able to rectify that for you.

[ebbie]

Paeonia cambessedesii

[Yann]

splendid 

[David Nicholson]

Paeonia cambessedesii

Fine plant Ebbie.