Paeonia 2009

[Lukas H]

I am glad that I could clarify the situation around veitchii. Sometimes it is really hard if you don't know on which detail you should look. Pictures always helped me a lot to get an imagination on how this species should look like except its characteristics.

[fermi de Sousa]

Amazingly, it's almost peony season here in the Southern Hemisphere! Pic taken this morning


cheers
fermi

[Paul T]

Fermi,

Is that Herbaceous, or a tree paeonia?  Looks like it might be a Herbaceous by the growth habit, but that is WAY too early.  I have 'Destiny' in bud here at the moment.

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Paul,
I was a bit hesitant to put a name to it as it's the one we in Southern Australia grow as P. mascula ssp russii, but if you look back at the start of this thread you'll see that that name is in dispute for this plant!
Mine is a seedling from a plant of Chris Yee's; he got his as a seedling from his mum, Wilma, who got her plant as seed from...who else: Otto! So it's been going around the AGS VG and FCHS Rock garden group for many years now! I've posted pics of it most years in the spring in the SH.
I'll have to check when it flowered last year.
cheers
fermi

[Paul T]

Fermi,

Is that the single strong pink one just across from your front door?  I think it was just opening when we were down there last September?  Noted in my memory as it was beautiful, and so early.  Far earlier than I had ever thought of for herbaceous types.

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Fermi,

Is that the single strong pink one just across from your front door?  I think it was just opening when we were down there last September?  Noted in my memory as it was beautiful, and so early.  Far earlier than I had ever thought of for herbaceous types.

No, I think it may've had finished before you visited; that one was probably P. cambessedesii. see reply #116 on this link here: http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=2436.105
The P.m.ssp.r. is like the one Lesley posted at the start of this thread.
chers
fermi

[Paul T]

Fermi,

Gotcha.  I couldn't remember the name, but it also stayed in memory because that was a species I grew and loved a number of years back, but lost along with a couple of others species one particularly hot summer.  Such a glorious pink.  I hope you'll show it to us when it comes into flower too? 

[fermi de Sousa]

Paul,
it's just coming out of dormancy so hopefully will avoid the frosts.
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

The Paeonia mascula ssp russii came into full bloom on the weekend,


Admired by Miss Soo-Ti,


and the bees,


cheers
fermi

[Hans J]

Hi Fermi ,

Nice plant !!!
I saw similar types on Sicily  - the P. russoi from Sardinia and from the greek island looks a bit different .

Happy gowing
Hans

[Ragged Robin]

Admired by Me-too - gorgeous Fermi 

[Martin Baxendale]

Admired by Me-too - gorgeous Fermi 

I think we all agree, Fermi is indeed truly gorgeous.  Nice paeony too.   

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Thank you, Martin , and Robin,
My Paeonia cambessedesii is still a day or two away from flowering, but this one was in flower at my friend Cathy's place on the weekend:




I think it's a bit different in form to mine.
cheers
fermi

[Paul T]

Fermi,

Beautiful, both of them.  I particularly like the russii, but have a soft spot (and love the colour as it opens) for cambessedessii as I used to grow it and lost it.  Here, I have the good old rockii type 'Destiny' and an P. ostii in flower at the moment (actually, the latter has just gone over).

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Our own Paeonia cambessedesii is now open,






Maybe this year it'll set seed; or does it need another clone to cross pollinate?
cheers
fermi