Tree Peonies 2009

[Paddy Tobin]

This is P. delavayi, I believe. Certainly, it was grown from seed under that name. Any comments? It strikes me as quite dark.

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

 My P. delavayi are all very dark, inky blood red as in your photo, Paddy.

[Paddy Tobin]

OK, thanks, Maggi. I didn't realise they were so dark. Thought they were more blood red.

Paddy

[Lesley Cox]

They can vary quite a bit Paddy. I think the dark ones are the best - really dramatic. Then there are the bronzy forms but they have lutea blood in them as well. Straight delavayi should be heavily fragrant.

[Paddy Tobin]

Lesley,

I'm afraid it's too late to try the fragrance now as the flowers are gone. Personally, I stongly dislike the bronze coloured ones, neither here nor there.

Paddy

[Paul T]

Great colour, Paddy.  Very, very nice.

[Maggi Young]

'Old blood' red rather than 'fresh blood' red, Paddy 

[Guff]

Sorry, don't have any names/tags.

Took another picture of each, they are more opened now. First one alittle faded been open for a few days now.

So the first one would be Souvenir de Maxime Cornu(Kinkaku) and the second picture Chromatella(Kinshi)? Thanks for the id's. Are these forms rare with the flowers hanging down, and or very old? I have never had any seeds on either of these.

[Regelian]

Guff,

nice to see the cultivars next to each other!

Hanging cultivars are not rare and many of the very old chinese cultivars have these massive, pendant balls of petals, but they are not overly popular in the West.  These two owe the habit to their parent P. lutea (ludlowii), which has semi-pendant blossoms of yellow.  I keep my plant well trained in an upright in order to better see the massive blossoms.

Attached is a shot of mine.

[olegKon]

I have no idea of what peony it is. I bought it as a double white. Anyway it is nice.

[arisaema]

I have no idea of what peony it is. I bought it as a double white. Anyway it is nice.

That's P. ostii 'Fen Dan Bai' 

[olegKon]

Many thanks!

[Lesley Cox]

You are right Oleg, it is VERY nice.

[Lukas H]

I have read that you like Paeonia qiui,

Here is a picture made this spring of my plant.

Best regards Lukas

[Lukas H]

So this one is the last to let you impatient wait for the next spring! ;-)

Well I really do! :-) But first comes the new planting time. I hope you have all acquired new treasures? :-)