Paeonia 2011

[Hans A.]

  Matt your plants are magnificant!

[Matt]

Hi Hendrik,

Yes, you are right, also P. kavachensis in the Rock Garden at Kew (the huge plant I have shown few days ago) grows in deep shade. I will also move my plant to a shady position in the autumn, as in full sun the flowers lasted barely 4 days this year.

Thank you for the nice comments about my garden...once again the power of good photographs!
Given the soil & climate conditions of my place, the "macchia mediterranea - like" style of the garden was actually the ONLY possible style, as I didn't want to spend the entire summer holding a hosepipe! (although I was told it is a very male thing...LOL).

Thank you Hans A. ...you probably have opted for the same "dry garden" solution...as the climate of your place is even more extreme than mine!

Matt

[Hendrik Van Bogaert]

As promised herewith some pictures of Paeonia obovata 'Alba';
one form with green leaves (very vigorous - 1 m²!) and one form with dark leaves (not so strong growing and smaller).
In my opinion one of the most esoteric peonies!
Hendrik

[Matt]

Hendrik,

...talking about plants that like moist fertile woodland conditions...almost impossible to grow in the south...fantastic P. obovata!

The plant at Kew (attached to this post) is like your plant with "red" leaves. Sorry for the ignorance...but I would have sworn that the plant with "green" leaves was a macrophylla, it is really big! Where do they come from?

Matt

[Hans A.]

Really beautiful plants Henrik!

Thank you Hans A. ...you probably have opted for the same "dry garden" solution...as the climate of your place is even more extreme than mine!

Yes you are right, they do not get any additional water in summer, actually I am growing only P. cambessedesii and P.clusii in my small garden but I will try some more species . Unfortunately cutworms are very active here at the begining of the year so I did not get any flower on them in 2011.

[Hendrik Van Bogaert]

Hendrik,

...talking about plants that like moist fertile woodland conditions...almost impossible to grow in the south...fantastic P. obovata!

The plant at Kew (attached to this post) is like your plant with "red" leaves. Sorry for the ignorance...but I would have sworn that the plant with "green" leaves was a macrophylla, it is really big! Where do they come from?

Matt

Matt,
Ooh, sorry! I'M WRONG. The first plant is indeed P. macrophylla. You are a real expert!
The plant is mislabelled....
I have no origin of all my macrophylla's; most of this plants are old, at a time without data.
Hendrik
P.S. P. parnassica will flower! Send you very soon pictures.

[Lukas H]

Dear Matt and Hendrik,

Lovely obovata you have pictured. Mine is already over. It had only one flower and was in this warm spring in switzerland very fast over. Lasted only about two days... :-( But the red obovata is still in bud. I hope it is still in flower when I visit my garden with the camera! :-)

Keep posting guys. We have already a lovely picture collection of severel species together! :-)

Greetings

[christian pfalz]

hello, some flowers fron today....
paeonia mlokosewitschii

paeonia peregrina, seed from boga staßbourg, france....

cheers
chris

[Hendrik Van Bogaert]

Herewith Paeonia parnassica!
This plant is extremely rare and the colour is unique!
On the first picture you can see that the flowers are rather small.

Enjoy!

Hendrik

[christian pfalz]

hendrik, fantastic plant, in the greenhouse or in the garden ??
cheers
chris

[Hendrik Van Bogaert]

hendrik, fantastic plant, in the greenhouse or in the garden ??
cheers
chris

Chris,
Indeed, a fantastic rare plant. I'm very proud to show you this plant.
I grow the plant outside on a raised bed; during summer the plant is protected against to much rain by glass.
Hendrik

[christian pfalz]

hendrik, is this a plant, growing from seed
if you have seed from, i´m very interested about.....
cheers
chris

[Gail]

Wonderful colour on that parnassica Hendrik.

[Hendrik Van Bogaert]

hendrik, is this a plant, growing from seed
if you have seed from, i´m very interested about.....
cheers
chris

Yes, this plant is growing from seed.
It's the second year that I have flowers; last year: no seeds.
I hope really to have some seeds this year!
Hendrik

[Matt]

Hendrik,

P. parnassica is pure perfection of colour, form and shape! No hybrid will ever have the simple elegance of Paeonia species!

...not even Kew Gardens have P. parnassica...compliments!

Matt