American Peony Society
- 2022 Directors and Officer Elections 2022, June 18thAPS is proud to announce the following members have volunteered to provide their time and talents through election to a leadership position! Volunteers were elected and announced at the General Annual Membership Meeting held in Ann Arbor, Michigan on June 4, 2022. Terms are 2022 through 2024. APS is grateful for their volunteerism and looks […]
- Summer 2022 Bulletin 2022, April 19thThe latest Bulletin is now available through the Member Portal at: https://americanpeonysociety.org/member-portal/pages/the-bulletin-online/. Great information about the coming convention, peony planting and much, much more! The post Summer 2022 Bulletin first appeared on American Peony Society.
- 2022 APS Seed List 2022, March 12thAPS is proud to offer Member donated peony seeds for 2022. Thanks to all of our donors who bring the joy and interest of growing peonies from seeds to our Members! 2022 Seed List: HERE The post 2022 APS Seed List first appeared on American Peony Society.
- “What’s Wrong With My Peony” 2022, February 25thMargery Daughtery, Cornell University Plant Pathologist, presents through a video seminar a comprehensive look into diseases of the “Peony”. This APS sponsored video seminar is available to APS Members through the Member Portal at: https://americanpeonysociety.org/member-portal/pages/video/. Become a Member to view this and other videos. The post “What’s Wrong With My Peony” first appeared on American Peony […]
- Spring 2022 Bulletin 2022, February 13thThe latest Bulletin is now available through the Member Portal at: https://americanpeonysociety.org/member-portal/pages/the-bulletin-online/. Enjoy and dream of the coming 2022 bloom season! The post Spring 2022 Bulletin first appeared on American Peony Society.
Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
- Re: Paeonia 2022 2022, June 7thQuote from: Gail on June 05, 2022, 06:03:58 PMDefinitely deserves mentioning Gabriela, such a lovely plant and really popular with the honey bees here. Mine has just finished flowering.Thank you Gail. Such pristine ...
- Re: Paeonia 2022 2022, June 5thQuote from: Gabriela on June 04, 2022, 10:34:29 PMPaeonia peregrina from seeds with the first flower, so it deserves a mention and I have the image at the right size.Definitely deserves mentioning Gabriela, such a l...
- Re: Paeonia 2022 2022, June 4thYes, very nice coin. I would keep it as a token, instead of buying coffee Paeonia peregrina from seeds with the first flower, so it deserves a mention and I have the image at the right size.
- Re: May 2022 in the Northern Hemisphere 2022, May 29thAlso from the garden of Anton and Margaret - some paeonia shots from Anton ....P. lutea ludlowiiP. rockii type P. rockii type
- Re: Paeonia 2022 2022, May 22ndWonderful 5 euro coin from Greece. I will buy more than one coffee with her https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/451360/#b
- Re: Paeonia 2022 2022, May 22ndFound these pix posted elsewhere by a forumist .... Not sure what they are- he "suggested" paying for his coffee - but I don't know!!
- Re: Paeonia 2022 2022, May 22ndI have wanted to have it for many years. It has been blooming in my garden for three years now.Paeonia suffruticosa 'Hephestos'[img width=392 height=700]https://i.imgur.com/g4Ip9ng.jpg[/...
- Re: Paeonia 2022 2022, May 21stPaeonia suffruticosa 'Hephestos' it's charming.Some species peonies had a short flowering here due to unusual warm weather, now the P. officinalis and P. tenuifolia are in flower.P. japonicaP. masculaOne form of P. offic...
- Re: Paeonia 2022 2022, May 21stQuote from: Guff on May 21, 2022, 03:22:24 PMGail, yes the purple looks just like the picture when it first opens then it turns a darker shade.Very lovely! I'm envious of the Paeonia suffruticosa 'Hephestos' Stefan...
- Re: Paeonia 2022 2022, May 21stGail, yes the purple looks just like the picture when it first opens then it turns a darker shade.
HortAlaska Peonies
- 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 […]
- Peony Pollen and Carp! 2021, February 22ndFlower growers are always looking for other products or marketing methods to add value to their main product- fresh cut peonies. I see a lot of ads and information about peony artwork, medicinals, tea, cosmetics, calendars, photography, and so much more. However, these researchers show that connections might occur in areas one would never expect. […]
Southern Peony
- 2022 American Peony Society Convention Exhibition Flower Show Court of Honor 2022, July 1st2022 American Peony Society Convention Exhibition Flower ShowCourt of Honor The American Peony Society Convention Exhibition Court of Honor was a bit smaller this year, perhaps due to the smaller size of the show overall. Being a smaller show, it fit the venue (the Univeristy of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Garden Auditorium) well and was a […]
- 2022 American Peony Society Convention Flow Show Prep 2022, June 28thThe 2022 American Peony Society Convention isn't possible without the help of so many entrants and volunteers. Before the show opens to the public, APS members are busy as bees, hard at work creating the beautiful flow show the public sees. Flowers are selected for showing, stems trimmed, put into exhibition bottles with water, groomed […]
- 2022 American Peony Society Convention 2022, June 6thIt was as lovely to see the people as it was the flowers at the 2022 American Peony Society convention this year. I will say that David Michener's dream finally came true, culminating in the 100th Anniversary celebration of the historic peony garden collection growing at the University of Michigan's Nichols Arboretum, comingling with the […]
- 2022 Happy Mother's Day with Peonies!! 2022, May 9thSouthern Peony Mother's Day Bouquet Mother's Day! What better day to celebrate our Moms (and those of us that are Moms) than with a vase full of beautiful peonies? I can't imagine a better gift!! This year I have actually been cutting more peonies than I usually do. Most of the time, I want to […]
- 2022 Planting Intersectional Peony 'Belle Toulousaine' 2022, May 7thFrom my order of 2022 Spring Hill Nursery Sells 2 New Intersectionals - Peony 'Belle Toulousaine' & Peony 'Symphone Pourpre', one of the peonies arrived a couple of weeks ago, Peony 'Belle Toulousaine'. The other one did not come, as I got an out of stock notice for it, which was a bit disappointing, but […]
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