Thanks Bob

This good advise.. leads to one i had from Will mc Lewin in UK … he gave me the same advise.. with tree peonies….I did and in few years the digged plants had many more .. new plant on the line.

But with new seedlings.. its new to me.. but gives meaning –
Thanks for sharing theese.

Hi Heidi again

I forget to mention – your asking for what type – species is the tree peony group P.suffruticosa !!
P. suffruticosa – Is not a species – it is a group of different tree peonies

So in fact.. it is a hybrid tree epony – where different types of tree peonies ocur if you breed them further.
I learned this by ; Will mc Lewin ( UK )

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So good Koen

The most breeders should read this.. i have for many years.. and here is the basic.. for breeders

Thanks
Luriel
Denmark

Hi Heidi

Sorry i have not seen this ..before.. But

All my respect for Koen.. but he writes he do not know.. so its ok

But – Kao is from china – In china they have the practice to use the seeds by Kao and also the practice that all other suffruticosa that looks like Kao – they call Kao – this means, if you have got, as we can se more than 1 Kao…[Read more]

Bob is right..its called Reverse cross

Or ´Cross back `

But, as i learned by Don Hollingsworth – there is a natural barrier to the parents

Also it would be good you read, the post in the library..where some early breeders have done it and write about it – Because in the 2 generation of 2 parents.. there is a low fertility.. but we have found…[Read more]

I planted Amalia Olson in the fall of 2016, was astonished with its perfect form and bright white color next summer. (I live in Alaska.) In summer 2018 I left also one bud to save some energy for development and the flower was not as perfect as the year before.  This summer I was surprised with the flowers – they were not pure white. I am sure…[Read more]