Paeonia 2011

[Maggi Young]

Leena, there is such promise in those fat shoots, isn't there? 

[David Nicholson]

Many thanks Matt and Hans, I suspected that pot culture was not likely to be an option. I have some thinking to do

[Hans J]

David ,

dont hurry .....my suggestion to plant those seedlings is to wait until fall ( this is the best time for planting peonies )

Hans

[Leena]

Leena, there is such promise in those fat shoots, isn't there? 

Yes.
I have grown these from seed and they bloomed first time last year.
And seeing pictures of blooming plants in this forum helps in waiting my own to bloom.

[David Nicholson]

Hans, many thanks.

[Matt]

Thank you Lukas for your images!
Great wittmanniana and lovely tenuifolia...waiting now for your rockii seedlings!

Dear Leena,
You MUST try P. anomala and its various forms...you have the right climate for it!


Few more images from my garden:
P. cambessedesi and an other (young) P. mascula russii from Sicily.
This form of mascula russii has pink flowers (a bit bleached by the sun) and red stems. The lower side of the leaves is slightly hairy, less hairy than the plants from Sardinia, but definitely not glabrous...an other example of P. mascula CONFUSA?

Are there other members who also grow plants from Sicily, Sardinia or Corsica?

Matt

[Lesley Cox]

David, a couple of months ago I was given two large plants of a semi double white, called 'Gessachai' I think (doubt if the spelling is right. I can't find the list and the man who gave them to me had a slight lisp so I wasn't sure of the name in the first place). The place I wanted them, wasn't ready (still isn't) so in the meantime they are each planted in a large, half barrel. But I'm expecting this to be temporary only and I suspect when I want them out, I'll have to knock down the hoops and dismantle the half barrels altogether. In the meantime, I have been enjoying their rich crimson autumn foliage, now falling.

[Carlo]

Interesting question, Matt. As a person of Sicilian heritage, I'm very interested in the flora of the country (yes, I said country--Sicilians regard it as such, Italians, not so much), and its contribution to garden flora. I'd like to pull together a series of articles if I can get enough information.

[Hendrik Van Bogaert]

Just back from Algarve, Portugal.
Where I was able to spot some plants of Paeonia broteroi.
Herewith some pictures. Look at the tomentose carpels who is typical broteroi.

[PeterT]

beautiful habitat pictures Hendrik

[Matt]

Dear Hendrik,

Lucky you!...Thank you very much for the beautiful and very interesting images. Do you also grow P. broteroi in your garden?

Matt

[Hendrik Van Bogaert]

Dear Hendrik,

Lucky you!...Thank you very much for the beautiful and very interesting images. Do you also grow P. broteroi in your garden?

Matt

Yes Matt, I grow P. broteroi here in Belgium; not in the garden, but on my raised beds together with clusii, parnassica, ...
I don't know the origin of the plant, but he looks correct.
As soon it will flower, I send you picture.
Hope to send you very soon some nice pictures of different white flowered obovata's.
To start today a nice picture of the well known, but so beautiful mlokosewitschii (I think this clumps are more than 15 years old....).
Hendrik

[Matt]

Hi to everybody,

Few images from my garden taken this week end:

P. clusii, various forms,
P. daurica (the flowers are slightly discoloured by the sun),
P. kavachensis (P. daurica subsp. coriifolia)

Matt

[Gail]

Some wonderful plants pictured in this thread.  My mlokosewitschii will be at least a week to open yet.
Love the clusii Matt.

[Hendrik Van Bogaert]

Hi to everybody,

Few images from my garden taken this week end:

P. clusii, various forms,
P. daurica (the flowers are slightly discoloured by the sun),
P. kavachensis (P. daurica subsp. coriifolia)

Matt

Hi Matt,
Your clusii plants are wonderful! You can see that they enjoy the Italian sun.
I like the style of your garden too...
I was so happy to visit Georgia where I have seen P. daurica ssp. coriifolia in their natural environment; they never grow in sun, always in shade, sometimes deep shade.
Hendrik
Hendrik