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Maggi Young

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Re: Tree Peonies 2009
« Reply #60 on: May 11, 2009, 08:13:17 PM »
Such good leaves.... especially the young ones with that bronze colour. And SUCH a flower!!  8)
Beautiful!
Oh, yes, Hans, this is worth every minute you waited!!
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Re: Tree Peonies 2009
« Reply #61 on: May 11, 2009, 08:33:32 PM »
Thank you Maggi  ;D

my problem is only the room .....and peonies need a lot of room....

Here some more :

P. decomposita
P.ostii 'Fen Dan Bai' ( bougth 1998 in Italy )
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Re: Tree Peonies 2009
« Reply #62 on: May 11, 2009, 08:36:57 PM »
from my P.ostii I have sown in year 2001 some seeds - last year I had the first flowers ....and I was really surprised about the variability ....

this both seedlings I have plant in my garden ....all other I have give to friends !
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Re: Tree Peonies 2009
« Reply #63 on: May 11, 2009, 08:39:31 PM »
Yes, these beauties take a lot of space, I know. I only wish I had more room to be able to give mine a better position... too many are not in enough sunshine because of so many trees. Most of mine are only swelling their buds now..... if they had more sun they would do  so much better, even in Scotland :(
There are always some flowers to enjoy, but not as many as I would like, and  always slugs looking to eat  the seedlings  :'(
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Re: Tree Peonies 2009
« Reply #64 on: May 11, 2009, 09:03:42 PM »
Maggi - it is a old but a wrong story ( but wrong ) that all peonies needs a lot of sun - many of my species peonies grows very well well in a border on the eastside of our house ....and it is only 3 m to the garage of our neighbar - so all this plants like :P.qiui , P. rockii,P. rockii ssp. linyanshanii , P. jishanensis,P. yannanensis, P.szechuanica and some other grow her in real wood condition ....
I think you would be really surprised if you would see many species peonies grows in woods - some on margins or clearings .

Here now some pics of my other P. rockii:
P. rockii 'Bing Shan Xue Lian'
P. rockii ex HE ( this plant has a really different habit -it is in meantime more than 2 meter high ....

ooops - you must have really hungry snails ....never a snail kills my peonies
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Re: Tree Peonies 2009
« Reply #65 on: May 11, 2009, 09:16:10 PM »
...the last for today :

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Re: Tree Peonies 2009
« Reply #66 on: May 11, 2009, 09:22:20 PM »
Hans, if I wanted to grow elephants then our snails would  be happy to eat elephants! :'( ;)

When I say that I think my paeonies would like more sun, I suppose really that I mean they would like more wramth.... here one needs full sun to get warmth.... I think we have not got enough warmth in the soil or the air to ripen the growth really well and make lots of flowers.  :-\
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Re: Tree Peonies 2009
« Reply #67 on: May 11, 2009, 09:27:07 PM »
Beautiful plants, Hans, and they certainly do eat-up the garden space.  I've gotten into pruning mine after flowering with excellent results and, as you mentioned, most of the tree types are really half-sun plants.  My best plant is generally covered by a cascade of roses by mid summer, putting it into midday shadow.  It grows like fun.

I was looking at some rockii hybrids on the internet with extremely clean and trim spotting.  I take it the ssp linyanshanii is responsible for these genes.  What a wonderful effect.  Gotta get one for the collection! :D :D
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Re: Tree Peonies 2009
« Reply #68 on: May 11, 2009, 09:38:37 PM »
Maggi ,

the most peonies growing in mountains .....some in really high altitudes ( p.e. P. rockii ) ....and mostly on north slopes ....i thank there is not warmer than in scottland

Jamie ,
I dont think that any P. linyanshanii are used for breeding ....they are extrem rare ....
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Re: Tree Peonies 2009
« Reply #69 on: May 11, 2009, 09:53:30 PM »
Quote from: Hans J on May 11, 2009, 09:38:37 PM

Jamie ,
I dont think that any P. linyanshanii are used for breeding ....they are extrem rare ....

Hans,

take a look at some of the hybrids on this website.  I was amazed at the clarity of marking on some of the plants.

http://pivoine.bleue.free.fr/
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Re: Tree Peonies 2009
« Reply #70 on: May 11, 2009, 09:53:48 PM »
Stunning pictures Hans, of superb plants. A real treat to see your tree paeonies. Many, many thanks.
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Re: Tree Peonies 2009
« Reply #71 on: May 11, 2009, 10:18:15 PM »
Lesley ,

Many thanks for your friendly words  :D

....I have offered in last years always seeds from my plants ....but there is not great interest  ::)
I suppose to many people like to buy ready plants ...and not to wait a long time for flowers .
.....so I have sent all surplus seeds to Maggi for the seed distribution...
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Re: Tree Peonies 2009
« Reply #72 on: May 11, 2009, 10:22:49 PM »
Jamie ,

I know Roberto Pardo  - he has good connections to China ....

The problem with the chines breeders is the most make multiplication generativ .....they sow her seeds and after flowering they make groups of similar plant ...so all plants are a bit different ...this is a real problem !
A really true multiplication ( with named clones ) is very rare ....
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Re: Tree Peonies 2009
« Reply #73 on: May 12, 2009, 03:42:01 AM »
Hans I didn't realize you had offered seed. I would be very interested when you have a new batch. I may not have something you would like though but would be very happy to exchange seed for Euros. :)
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Re: Tree Peonies 2009
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