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khurtekant posted in the group Species Peonies International Network (SPIN)
A form was added to this group so that anyone can submit the species plants they are growing themselves. If most of us are willing to share seeds, then it will be possible to make those rare species more widely available. You don’t need to be a member of this group nor even of the site to submit.
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This year I transplanted seven second year sprouts that were naturally seeded. Excited to see what next year brings. I have no idea what cultivars sprouted. Guess I will have to wait and see. Working on filling my front beds with peonies. Festiva Maxima is my favorite. This year when I cam collecting the seed, I will LABEL the seeds. (Duh) lol
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I have a ton of seeds I saved from previous years and never thought to label what seeds came from what varieties. (duh) So I am thinking of planting them this fall in a spot in the garden reserved just for them and see what I get! I would like to learn how to hybrid…I breed Smooth Fox Terriers so I have a bit more than a layman’s understanding…Read More
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Hybridizing peonies is not particularly difficult and the laws of genetics are the same I think. The advantage you have here is that you can back-cross to parents or grandparents and so on. I don’t think that is commonly done with dogs ( though I have not a single bit of experience with breeding animals). If you’d like to learn more about it,…Read More
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khurtekant posted in the group Species Peonies International Network (SPIN)
Paeonia kesrouanensis (or P. turcica depending on your views). Naturally growing along the eastern Mediterranean countries at higher elevations under some shadow from trees and shrubs. From south-eastern Turkey downwards to Syria and Lebanon. In southern and south-western Turkey the P. turcica, which is supposedly a synonym according to Hong, is…Read More
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khurtekant posted in the group Species Peonies International Network (SPIN)
Paeonia flavescens. From selfed seeds from a wild plant which originated in Sicily (around Palermo). Theoretically a synonym for either P. mascula russoi or P. mascula hellenica, and thus not officially recognized as a species itself, though there’s reason to believe it is. It resembles neither of those synonyms in fact. Looks most like mascula…Read More
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khurtekant posted in the group Species Peonies International Network (SPIN)
Paeonia morisii from Sardinia (Sardegna). According to Hong a synonym for P. corsica, which is very variable. It might be argued that his classification of P. corsica is not completely perfect as there is a P. corsica on the island of Corsica which is different from this one and there is also P. sandrae on Sardinia which is different as well. And…Read More
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The Peony Society posted in the group Species Peonies International Network (SPIN)
A first post in this new group about peony species. As I’ve used it as the cover image for this group it’s only fitting to start with this species: Paeonia velebitensis. Wild collected in Croatia, the Velebit Mountains, East of the city/village of Karlobag, which is the area from where the dried herbarium specimens originated that Hong De-Yuan…Read More
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An open-access scientific article recently published.
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As some may (or may not) know, I grow peonies as cut flowers. Some of my clients (florists or end customers) at times spontaneously take some pictures of those and there are always a few rather pretty ones. Here you have some of those. Showcasing mostly The Fawn, Old Faithful, Coral Sunset, Amalia Olson and Bowl of Cream.
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Something to look forward to 🙂 I remember the excitement when my first seedlings flowered for the first time. When you see a first bud on those young plants, you always hope for something exceptional. I’ll admit it rarely is that exceptional in fact, but given enough TLC they nearly always grow into plants that will give your garden something…Read More