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American Peony Society
- Untitled 2023, September 4thFall 2023; No. 407 Bulletin is available for online reading through the Member Portal at: https://americanpeonysociety.org/member-portal/pages/the-bulletin-online/ The post first appeared on American Peony Society.
- Summer 2023; No. 406 Bulletin 2023, June 26thSummer Bulletin is available through the Member Portal for online reading The post Summer 2023; No. 406 Bulletin first appeared on American Peony Society.
- Spring 2023; No. 405 Bulletin 2023, March 20thThe Spring 2023; No. 405 American Peony Society Bulletin is available online for reading. Enjoy and thanks to all of our members for their generous support! Become a Member to view this and other publications through the Member Portal. Click HERE to access reading (you must be a member and logged in to view). The post Spring […]
- A.P. Saunder Video 2023, March 18thHamilton College Archives has made available the use of a short video of A.P. Saunder working in “The Ribbon” at Hamilton College. Recorded in the early to mid 1930’s by Alexander Woollcott. The video does not have sound, but provides visual of Saunders and how he worked. Access to this video and others is available at […]
- NEW! APS Publication Downloads 2023, March 12thAPS is moving away from physically printed book sales and has a new option for anyone who loves peony reading! Most APS publications have now been digitized and are available as pdf downloads, at the low cost of $5.00. While these are not in a reader format, pdf files are easily read on most any […]
- Winter 2022; No. 404 Bulletin 2022, December 17thThe Winter 2022; No. 404 American Peony Society Bulletin is available online for reading. Enjoy and thanks to all of our members for their generous support! Become a Member to view this and other publications through the Member Portal. Click HERE to access reading (you must be a member and logged in to view). The post Winter […]
Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
- Re: Paeonia 2023 2023, July 9thMy last one in flower is a 'Coral Sunset'. 12th April till nearly the 12th of July is not a bad peony flowering season...
- Re: June 2023 in the Northern Hemisphere 2023, June 25thParnassia should also grow here in Finland, but I have never seen it. In my garden big plants are making a show now, peonies, irises and Geraniums. It has been very dry here this year, the last proper rain was in the beginning of May, since then only ...
- Re: Paeonia 2023 2023, June 9thPaeonia (Intersectional) 'Bartzella'[url=https://i...
- Re: Paeonia 2023 2023, June 8th
- Re: Paeonia 2023 2023, June 7thCallies Memory is a stunner.
- Re: Paeonia 2023 2023, June 7th[ quote author = MarcR link = subject = 19242.msg431553 # msg431553 date = 1686159366 ]Stefan,Very nice![ / quote ]Thank you, MarcR! I like to take pictures of my plants.
- Re: Paeonia 2023 2023, June 7thStefan,Very pretty!
- Re: Paeonia 2023 2023, June 7thPeony 'Green Halo'
- Re: Paeonia 2023 2023, June 7thQuote from: Gail on June 03, 2023, 08:18:36 PMI love the dark sheath on those tree peonies.The Itoh 'Watermelon Wine' here - it is a somewhat deeper colour than in my photo and very nice! (Attachment Link) I agree-- Ver...
- Re: Paeonia 2023 2023, June 6thA new peony in my garden, this is its first bloom.Peony 'Papagei'
Canadian Peony Society
- Peonies by Steve Mastin 2022, January 20thThe post Peonies by Steve Mastin appeared first on Canadian Peony Society.
- How to Germinate Peony Seeds Indoors 2022, January 20thThe post How to Germinate Peony Seeds Indoors appeared first on Canadian Peony Society.
- Peony Seeds by R. Jakubowski 2022, January 20thThe post Peony Seeds by R. Jakubowski appeared first on Canadian Peony Society.
- Showing Peonies 2020, April 3rdThe post Showing Peonies appeared first on Canadian Peony Society.
- Pests & Disease 2020, April 3rdThe food storage roots of well-grown healthy peonies will generally by symmetrical in outline and in cross section, smooth of surface. If there are branch storage roots, expect them to be smaller but otherwise similar. Also, by late summer, as we get into digging season, expect the current year feeder roots (those which have not […]
- Gift poem by Blaine Marchand 2020, April 3rdGift - A.P. Saunders pauses before he begins hybridization, Clinton, NY, 1917. Sable brush in hand, amid cupped peonies drenched in sunlight, iridescent as fine china, the memory of my father blooms. The post Gift poem by Blaine Marchand appeared first on Canadian Peony Society.
- Perfecting Peonies by Blaine Marchand 2020, April 3rdThe post Perfecting Peonies by Blaine Marchand appeared first on Canadian Peony Society.
- Planting / Care / Drying / Cutting / Storing 2020, April 3rdThere are over 5,000 varieties of the common garden or herbaceous peony. Fall is the opportune time to plant your freshly dug roots. If you purchase a potted root these can be planted anytime of the year. The post Planting / Care / Drying / Cutting / Storing appeared first on Canadian Peony Society.
- Creating New Peonies 2020, April 3rdArthur Percy (A.P.) Saunders, over his long career as a peony hybridizer, had over 17,224 seedlings (hybrids, tree peonies and species peonies) in his gardens. He propagated and named only 271 of them. Interestingly, only 11 of these were officially registered. The post Creating New Peonies appeared first on Canadian Peony Society.
- Hybridizing Peonies by Margaret Sequeira 2020, April 3rdHybridizing is as simple as playing bee. Yes, I said bee. Hybridizing is full of wonder, leaving us full of delighted anticipation. Choose the plants which characteristics you most admire. eg: the size of bloom from one and the height of another. The post Hybridizing Peonies by Margaret Sequeira appeared first on Canadian Peony Society.
HortAlaska Peonies
- Nutritional Evaluation of Herbaceous Peony (Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) petals 2023, April 18thLi, W., S. Yang, H. Cui, Y. Hua, J. Tao, C. Zhou.2017. Emerates Journal of Food and Agriculture. 29(7):518-531. This article examines the chemical composition of peony petals especially an analysis of soluble sugars, organic acids, protein, vitamin C, total phenolics, flavonoids, and minerals. They analyzed 46 cultivars. In Chinese literature, petals used in tea […]
- Peony Aroma – Only The Nose Knows Study on smellscape perception and landscape application of fragrant plants. 2023, April 18thSong, Xiuhua and Q. Wu. 2021. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 67: 127429. 8p. Plant smell is a combination of low molecular weight volatile compounds released by stems, roots, leaves, flowers, fruits and/or other organs. They can have a positive or negative effect on humans. I think of roseroot, Rhodiola, whose roots have an incredible […]
- Analyzing the red (pink) color of herbaceous peonies 2022, April 24thAnthocyanin accumulation and differential expression of the biosynthetic genes result in a discrepancy in the red color of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) flowers. by Y. Wu, Z. Has, Y. Tang and D. Zhao. 2022. Horticulturae. Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/horticulturae The scientists were interested in learning the differences in the pigment, anthocyanin, between a pink and […]
- Melatonin and Peony Stem Strength 2022, April 23rdMelatonin enhances stem strength by increasing the lignin content and secondary cell wall thickness in herbaceous peony. by D. Zhao, Y. Luan, W. She, Y. Tang, X Huang, and J. Tao. 2022. Journal of Experimental Botany. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erac165 This research paper was just reported as a PDF of a research paper that has yet to be […]
- Drying Flowers 2021, March 20thKumar, S., A. Malik and V. Hooda. 2021. Drying of flowers: a money-spinning aspect of floriculture industry. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. Spring 10(1): 27-31. This article from India, summarizes methods used to dry/preserve cut flowers to expand options for businesses already selling fresh cut flowers. Dried flower products have been exported from India for […]
- Jealousy, Greek Myths and Peonies! Why Not? 2021, March 13thIllieva, I. 2021. Names of botanical genera inspired by mythology. GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Online press. 14(3)8-18. Author, Iliana Illeva, University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria, explored the scientific names of plants and traced those that originated in Greek Mythology. Peonies are there, of course. The origin refers to the centuries-old use of peony roots […]
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