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Rob Potterton

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Paeonia tenuifolia
« on: April 22, 2011, 08:37:29 PM »
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A fine plant of Paeonia tenuifolia, south facing in a well drained rich soil, a stunning sight today of this 20 year old specimen. The second image shows a pot of 7 week old seedlings. Plants hopefully available in 2015  ;)
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Re: Paeonia tenuifolia
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2011, 08:55:35 PM »
Rob - Wow, that is quite a show!

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Re: Paeonia tenuifolia
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2011, 10:00:55 PM »
A very smart plant indeed and a fine crop obf  babies. My P. tenuifolia is no more. It has given up the ghost.  :'(

 I'll move this to Flowering Now......
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Re: Paeonia tenuifolia
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2011, 10:02:46 PM »
Looks wonderful Rob.
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Re: Paeonia tenuifolia
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2011, 12:26:29 AM »
Rob,

That is a beautiful stand of P. tenuifolia seedlings.  This is the first year that I have had P. ten seedlings.  I have always tried to get the seeds to germinate in pots but failed.  Last all I decided to give the seeds to a friend and as I gathered them the pods were shattering.  Some of the seeds were lost on the ground.  A few weeks ago I found several seedlings coming up and moved them into a pot.  Seems nature does what I cannot.  The seedlings are from my P. tenuifolia rosea.    I understand that Paeonia tenuifolia rosea always cast red flowering seedlings.

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Re: Paeonia tenuifolia
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2011, 08:48:44 AM »
Rob,

 A few weeks ago I found several seedlings coming up and moved them into a pot.  Seems nature does what I cannot.  The seedlings are from my P. tenuifolia rosea.    I understand that Paeonia tenuifolia rosea always cast red flowering seedlings.

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We'll wait patiently to see what colour these babies produce, Leon  ;)
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Re: Paeonia tenuifolia
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2011, 06:11:27 PM »
Rob, I have a plant probably half the age of yours, but it is shy to set seed (I've grown it in the past from Jelitto seed, but it does seem to vary a lot from different sources). From when it first emerges with those wonderful buds, to its high point of flowering, it is one of, if not the, finest plants in the garden - visitors always drool over it! A friend has given me the hybrid P. x smouthii, but this lacks the exquisitely cut foliage of tenuifolia. I wonder if there are any other hybrids?
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