Finally, Hong’s third volume of ‘Peonies of the world’ has been published. We have some reading to do… It raises P. veitchii from subspecies to species rank and divides all species into seven groups. There’s obviously more in it as well, but we’ve only just received it an hour ago.
And to end the season here are some images of my favorite pink one: The Fawn.
Peony season is over here. Here are some images of Old Faithful. An excellent dark red late flowering hybrid. One of the very best thanks to its’ strong stems and other good qualities. It does fade somewhat as you can see from the images below. IMHO it is at its’ best when just open and when placed in a vase the fading goes much more slowly.
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Some classic peony cut flowers.From Green Works, a Dutch grower and exporter of peony roots. They have their own show garden with some 400 varieties. These are some of the early flowering highlights: Lois’ Choice, Paula Fay, Pastelegance.
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Mr Sandman. A beige single, fading towards white. Large buds and flowers. Healthy plant with good foliage, stems good enough to hold the flowers upright. Rather late flowering for a single. Hybridized by Chris Laning, unregistered.
Féerie. Not only a peony perfume, but also a variety itself. Bred by French hybridizer Cayeux, introduced in the nineties. Unregistered it seems, although a seedling of it is, named Coral Silvertone. Clearly P. peregrina is involved here. It’s very tall, has good foliage and outstanding stems. Very sturdy and firmly remaining upright. Flower size…Read More
Pastelegance. Perfectly formed large flower and a very attractive color. Alas the plant habit is far from outstanding.
Age of Gold. One of the early Lutea-hybrids. A shrubby peony (or ‘tree’ peony if you like to exaggerate a little). Pretty flowers and color but the flowers are sideways hanging (the so-called ‘Lutea-hook’) and sometimes hidden in the foliage. Fragrance is very strong and, well, quite addictive.
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