Some images I’ve just received from Dick Houtenbos (thank you!), who grows peonies in Morocco where this species grows in open places in the forest. As far as I know, Paeonia coriacea is the only species growing wild in Morocco, thus there can be little doubt that this would be the species (and it fits with other images I’ve seen of this species).…[Read more]

Yes, it does look encouraging, next year I’ll be able to judge it better, some of the larger divisions should have grown into good looking plants by then. It was a ‘lucky shot’ and it won’t count as an early white though, as it’s purely lactiflora. It might be a rather early flowering lactiflora, but it doesn’t flower with the early hybrids. A…[Read more]

Looks pretty encouraging Koen !

This spring I had a row of about 100 seedlings that bloomed, which were part of a push I made to get good early white hybrids. We selected 16 of them to dig and divide, and then grow for another rotation. Of the 40 seedlings of Lemon Chiffon x Greenland, I think we kept one. Of 26 seedlings of Blushing…[Read more]

So much of what he has to say about the excitement of peonies is exactly what people say today.  🙂

Hello Bob,

Yes, that would be correct. The forum section ‘magazine’ is ‘locked’ for new topics. This is because it is essentially simply an overview of comments on the longer ‘articles’ that appear on the frontpage or in the magazine menu section. I thought it would be nice to have all comments together so it would be easier to get an overview…[Read more]

Koen,

Am I right that members are not permitted to start tropics in the “Magazine” section ?

I posted an article there once in the past, but now it says that the Magazine forum is locked.

Dear Luriel,

I’m so sorry to hear about your misfortunes, but seeds mane life, and have a way of keeping us in the present it seems.  And keeping us looking towards the future as well.

But mice, and creatures who eat out seedlings !  They are discouraging it’s true !  I’m sorry that they are causing you so many problems outdoors !

If I am re…[Read more]

wow – so amazing pictures
I also grow The Fawn.. i love this frecles.. spot.. whatever you call them
Do not know if it is in the cross Klehm did.. but Chiffon Clouds has them too – a much lighter pink color but frecles all over.. i have obtained seeds from it this year too – and also bought seeds from it – in the seed exchange at the American…[Read more]

I grow this later windflower strain with the Tolomeo ten as father

Seidl is mentioned – i got 5 different plants of this strain – but only 3 of them has survived

For many years they did not set any seeds.. but this very warm summer – 2 of them did make seeds, and i hope it was Clair de lune that was the father..but it will se in few years,…[Read more]