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Pink double fernleafs
Now for something very new and distinct: double pink paeonia tenuifolia cultivars.
Pink double fernleafs
Now for something very new and distinct: double pink paeonia tenuifolia cultivars.
Jan 2019
Alaska Peony Growers Association Winter Conference – Jan 24th - Jan 27thApr 2019
Centro Botanico Moutan Garden – Apr 10th - May 20thPivoines Rivière Nursery & Garden – Apr 15th - Jun 7th
Peony's Envy display garden – Apr 26th - Jun 9th
May 2019
American Peony Society 2019 Convention – May 15th - May 19thGraefswinning spring peony weekend – May 25th - May 26th
Jun 2019
Graefswinning spring peony weekend – Jun 1st - Jun 2ndHidden Springs Flower Farm Peony Show – Jun 7th - Jun 9th
Oshawa Peony Festival – Jun 15th - Jun 16th
Canadian Peony Society National Show – Jun 20th - Jun 23rd
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The Peony Society wrote a new post, The Paeonia newsletter 1 week ago
It is with pleasure that we are finally able to say the Paeonia newsletter is fully online. Paeonia was an international newsletter for peony hybridizers. It was published quarterly from April 1970 to spring
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Koen started the topic Peony seedling field in New Zealand in the forum General discussion forum 1 week, 4 days ago
The peony season in the Southern hemisphere is now in full swing. Both in South America, Australia and in New Zealand. Some of those are exported to the USA, Europe and Japan of course.
Here are a few images from a peony seedling field currently in full bloom from Paul and Esther Simmons, who grow and hybridize paeonies (yes, written that way in…[Read more]
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Koen added 3 new photos 2 weeks ago
November 6 today, some peonies haven’t been mowed down for Winter. This seedling, garden name Kato001, seems able to compete with the itohs for remaining green foliage. Parentage is Pink Vanguard x Lavender Baby. Might it be a Paeonia coriacea characteristic?
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The Peony Society replied to the topic Reblooming peonies in the forum Magazine articles 2 weeks ago
Lest we forget, here are some pictures I’ve taken from the roots now that they have been dug. The first picture shows both the comparison between a plant that has been mowed down after flowering (right) and one that was left to grow (left). The one mowed down still had green foliage and stems of course. Then the next three images, the first one is…[Read more]
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The Peony Society added the event Oshawa Peony Festival 2 weeks, 1 day ago
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The Peony Society added the event Pivoines Rivière Nursery & Garden 2 weeks, 1 day ago
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The Peony Society added the event Graefswinning spring peony weekend 2 weeks, 2 days ago
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The Peony Society added the event Peony's Envy display garden 2 weeks, 2 days ago
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The Peony Society added the event Centro Botanico Moutan Garden 2 weeks, 2 days ago
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the-peony-society added a new Event, Hidden Springs Flower Farm Peony Show 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Looking for a garden adventure next June? The Peony Flower Show and Festival at Hidden Springs Flower Farm in Spring Grove, MN has the second largest peony show in Minnesota. The other is the Minnesota Peony Society. Mark your calendar now for June 7-9. Potted peonies and other fun flowering trees, shrubs, vines and perennials…
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The Peony Society wrote a new post, Peony tissue culture 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Micro-propagation of peonies has been talked about a lot, yet up until now it used to be a hit-and-miss story as there were many problems. In a meta-article about the subject in 2012, the following still to be
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Bob replied to the topic Paeonia species videos in the forum Magazine articles 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Thanks for these ! Very informative I thought.
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The Peony Society wrote a new post, Paeonia species videos 3 weeks, 5 days ago
YouTube is a treasure trove of peony species videos. The quality differs wildly of course, but if you look good, you’re sure to find some gems. We’ve been
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The Peony Society wrote a new post, Coral Sunset time lapse 3 weeks, 5 days ago
There are many videos on YouTube that show a peony flower opening (a ‘time-lapse’), but this is probably the best one available. The creator has arguably taken the most interesting variety for this purpose, Coral
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Koen added 1 new photo 3 weeks, 5 days ago
In the latest issue of ‘Greenity’, a feature story about peony micropropagation. IribovSBW, a Dutch company, has succeeded in mass propagating them without the usual losses or risks that tended to go with the process up until now. In due time the article will appear online on their website, http://www.greenity.nl/magazine/archief , but unfortunately for…[Read more]
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The Peony Society wrote a new post, Ron Boekel “My Gardening Path” – Gardening Australia 3 weeks, 6 days ago
This is a video from Down Under by the ABC television series Gardening Australia. Ron Boekel, an Australian peony grower, tells about his plants, and he does it with passion.
You can view the original video and
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Bob replied to the topic “Serendipity” in the forum Magazine articles 1 month ago
Koen,
I think you are right about Blushing Princess. The thing tends to make very vigorous seedlings and large plants. My sense is that it’s children often carry these same qualities. Bill used it a lot, so his things carry it too. BP tends to “grow old” in my sandy soils though, and over time I’ve had to get rid of a few of them, and at thi…[Read more]
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Bob wrote a new post, The purest red colors 1 month ago
From the Facebook ‘Planet Peony’ group by Bob Johnson, May 24, 2017. As it’s hidden in the ‘stream’ of activities in that group, it’s unlikely that you’d easily find it, which is a pity as it’s an informative
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