Trials and tribulations
Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
- Re: Paeonia 2024 2024, May 14thMine are behind Stefan's, Lemon Chiffon has just opened here.We've had a few days of warm sunshine and now they are all coming out in a rush; you want to tell them to slow down so you get chance to appreciate each one...Paeonia 'Lemon C...
- Re: Paeonia 2024 2024, May 13thStill only tight buds here in Aberdeen, so it's a real pleasure to see these flowering elsewhere.
- Re: Paeonia 2024 2024, May 13thPhotographed these Peonies one week ago.All the plants are from seed:
- Re: Paeonia 2024 2024, May 13thQuote from: J?rg P on May 13, 2024, 05:34:51 PMIt is strange how many names this peony cultivar has:- Golden Temple- Golden Temple of Nara[...]- Kinkaku- Jing Ge- Jin GeIt's lovely, I grew it years ago, and I...
- Re: Paeonia 2024 2024, May 13thIt is strange how many names this peony cultivar has:- Golden Temple- Golden Temple of Nara- Souvenir de Maxime Cornu- Souvenir de Prof. Maxime Cornu- Kinkaku- Jing Ge- Jin GeThis cultivar was bred in 1907 by Louis Henry, it is the second oldes...
- Re: Paeonia 2024 2024, May 7thPaeonia 'Lemon Chiffon'Paeonia suffruticosa 'Golden Temple'
- Re: Paeonia 2024 2024, May 2nd[quote author=J?rg P link=topic=19512.msg434064#msg434064 date=1714117172Does anybody of you know the name of the following cultivar (I got it under the name of 'Quing Long Wo Mo Chi'); the flowers are most time double, but sometimes also only semi-do...
- Re: Paeonia 2024 2024, May 1stA little more imagination is needed to see the orange color... in fact when it starts to overbloom the color changes to orange, it's kind of reassuring. P. potaninii ?Orange-Rot?
- Re: Paeonia 2024 2024, May 1stQuote from: Gail on April 30, 2024, 09:04:17 PMThat is lovely Stefan! I tried to buy 'Hephestos' but the plant I was sent flowered pale cream...This is very annoying, sorry! I have been looking for this variety for ...
- Re: Paeonia 2024 2024, April 30thThat is lovely Stefan! I tried to buy 'Hephestos' but the plant I was sent flowered pale cream...
- Re: Paeonia 2024 2024, April 30thI am very impressed by the deep red color of this peony.Paeonia suffruticosa 'Hephestos'
- Re: Paeonia 2024 2024, April 30thQuote from: Gail on April 29, 2024, 07:34:51 PMand new to me this year Paeonia 'Mikunino-akebono' which has ragged edges to the petals (Attachment Link) I like this!!
- Re: Paeonia 2024 2024, April 29thQuote from: J?rg P on April 26, 2024, 08:39:32 AMDoes anybody of you know the name of the following cultivar (I got it under the name of 'Quing Long Wo Mo Chi')It's definitely not 青龙卧墨池, you can see that one here: ht...
- Re: Paeonia 2024 2024, April 29thQuote from: J?rg P on April 26, 2024, 08:39:32 AMDoes anybody of you know the name of the following cultivar (I got it under the name of 'Quing Long Wo Mo Chi'); the flowers are most time double, but sometimes also only semi-d...
- Re: Paeonia 2024 2024, April 29thIt is always easier to say what a peony is not than to give it a correct name...I was at Madingley Hall near Cambridge at the weekend. Their walled garden is delightful and I was pleased to see P. mlokosewitchii flowering.In my own gard...
American Peony Society
- Spring 2024; No. 409 Bulletin 2024, February 19thThe Spring 2024; No. 409 Bulletin is available to members for online reading! Enjoy and have a great start to the 2024 peony season. The post Spring 2024; No. 409 Bulletin first appeared on American Peony Society.
- 2024 Convention 2024, January 29th2024 American Peony Society Convention MINNESOTA’S PEONY PIONEERS – JUNE 5-9, 2024 Join other passionate peony people for this year’s grandest peony event! The American Peony Society convention is organized to bring together peony growers and admirers. We invite you to attend and view thousands of live peony blooms and experience the camaraderie of fellow […]
- 2023 Directory of New Cultivars 2024, January 25thThe 2023 Directory of New Cultivars is available online for viewing at: https://americanpeonysociety.org/member-portal/pages/peony-library/cultivar-directories/. A printed copy has been mailed to all members who had current memberships in 2023. The Directory and previously printed Directories may be purchased as downloadable .pdf files at: https://americanpeonysociety.org/product-category/books/. The post 2023 Directory of New Cultivars first appeared on American Peony […]
- Winter Bulletin 2023; No. 48 2023, December 1stFall 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 Winter Bulletin 2023; No. 48 first appeared on American Peony Society.
- Fall Bulletin 2023; No. 407 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 Fall Bulletin 2023; No. 407 first appeared on American Peony Society.
- 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 […]
- Frost Damaged Peonies 2020, May 4thSpring in the north almost always brings the challenges of frost damaged peonies. Often damage by light freezes is visible through wilting stems in the morning and plants bounce back later in the day. Occasionally colder nights produce lasting damage exemplified by dead shoots, which do not recover. Generally temperatures which fall below 25 F […]
- Why Plant Peonies in the Fall? 2019, December 6thPlant in Fall, Purchase in Winter/Spring When to purchase-when to plant This post comes a bit late in the season, but we were busy planting our peonies! Peonies are sold through much of the year, but the best time to plant them hasn’t changed-FALL only! Why? Peonies grow nearly all of their roots in the […]
Leo Smit’s species peonies
- Squirrels and Roses, Blue Jays and beeches 2012, August 27thIt seems the squirrels were reading this blog; a day after I wrote the previous entry they were hard at work eating the rose hips off the other clumps of R rugosa, and not wasting any time about it either! Within 3 days there wasn't a rose hip to be seen anywhere on the property. […]
- When Rose Hips Go All Squirrelly 2012, August 16thA few days ago I was surprised to see some nicely emptied-out hips from Rosa rugosa, a species having large fleshy hips and originally from Japan but very adaptable and salt-tolerant and so now widely naturalized along many sea coasts. Lots of it in Nova Scotia too (but mine were deliberately planted). I had never seen […]
- Curious Seeds 2012, August 13thI haven't had much to post about this season, or maybe just lacked the motivation. Today's break from habit is due to a mystery or curiosity of sorts. A bit of background: over the past couple of years I have finally had two plants of Paeonia anomala f. alba flower (mind you, not from seed […]
- Variants, and something cute 2011, June 10thPaeonia peregrina, usually deep red but varying towards salmon/coral in some populations in the wild. This is the first non-red flower that has shown itself here. Quite a standout.This cute little thing is Arisarum proboscoides, called the Mouse Tail Plant. Its foliage is the arrowhead shaped stuff in the next photo down. The genus name […]
- More of White Anomala 2011, June 6thAs hoped, a better photo of the flower.And a close-up of the reproductive parts. The stigmas seem very small.My report of the possibility of a few more coming into bloom shortly was premature. Along the lines of "don't count your peonies until they flower"; all the others were the normal pink/rose. The relative paleness of […]
- An Anomaly of the Anomaous Peony 2011, June 1stAfter years of waiting, and from the wrong seed batch!, blooms of a Paeonia anomala forma alba: the white-flowered form of Paeonia anomala. One bloomed after a fashion last year, but the flower was stunted and damaged by weather and insects, so this year's is really my first. There is again some insect damage to […]
- A Sudden Outburst of Sun-- and Peonies 2011, May 31stThe cold and grey of most of May was good for one thing: watching the Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy) bike race on tv. The Spaniard Contador, after whose exploits I've named a peony, was in a fine fettle, lit up the race a few times, and won the thing. Great style to watch on […]
- The 2011 Peony Season Commmences 2011, May 21stShockingly, an update to this blog. Spring has been wet, and cold until just recently, but plants are either ahead of normal or somewhat behind: no consistent trend that I can figure out.Last year I finally planted a Paeonia mairei in a bed, so I now know that it blooms about at the same time […]
- Not about Plants this time-- Jan Lisiecki Recital 2010, September 22ndThis is worth writing about (and it fits into here better than any of the other blogs I do.)Last Friday night after a recital (good but not outstanding) in Wolfville by soprano Wendy Nielson I found out by accident that the young (15 now) Calgary pianist Jan Lisiecki was performing there the next night. I'd […]
- Appropriate Colours 2010, July 11thIn the prime of bloom just in time for World Cup Sunday, the very late-blooming Azalea "July Jester" vibrant in Oranje. A good choice.Somewhere around abouts are flowers of yellow and flowers of red but they're not co-located so the "other side" is unrepresented here.Although really, I'm not particular about who wins the thing just […]
In Defense of Plants Podcast
- Ep. 473 - Root Evolution Revisited 2024, May 12thThere is no denying that roots are one of the most important organs on a plant. However, unless its an epiphyte, root activity takes place underground, largely out of site and out of mind. This has not stopped my guest today from trying to understand the origin and evolution of these amazing structures. We revisit […]
- Ep. 472 - Snorkelwort & Friends are X-Treme! 2024, May 5thAny organism that ephemeral gravel puddles home must be ready to deal with extremes. That is what makes snorkelwort (Gratiola amphiantha) and its aquatic neighbors so darn cool. It's what also makes it so very rare. Join me and Anna Wyngaarden as we take a deep dive into how she is trying to solve some […]
- Ep. 471 - Chasing Rare Oaks 2024, April 28thBoynton/Alabama sandstone (Quercus boyntonii) and Georgia oaks (Q. georgiana) are among the rarest oaks in North America and yet we know so little about them. This paucity of knowledge can make conservation difficult, but that doesn't stop people like Patrick Thompson from trying. Join us as we discuss the multifaceted efforts aimed at keeping these […]
- Ep. 470 - Rethinking Water Lettuce 2024, April 21stWater lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) has long been maligned for its invasive tendencies. This floating aquatic aroid grows fast and responds well to poor water quality, and because of this, states like Florida spend lots of time and money on trying to eradicate it. However, a combination of fossil end recent genetic evidence suggests that we […]
- Ep. 469 - Blue Butterworts & Friends 2024, April 14thThe Southeast is one of North America's biodiversity hotspots. Any trip through this region will be rewarded with lots of botanical splendor if you know where to look. Join Conservation Biologist Sara Johnson and me as we reminisce about a recent botanical excursion and learn about a fraction of the botanical diversity we met along […]
- Ep. 468 - Plants, Structure, and Habitat 2024, April 7thI have said it before, and I will say it again: plants ARE habitat. Nowhere is this fact more apparent than in the field of wildlife ecology. From food to shelter, one simply can't understand the innerworkings of nature without understanding plants. Join me and Wildlife Ecologist Dr. Chris Moorman as we look at why […]
- Ep. 467 - Roots & the Struggle for Nutrients 2024, March 31stCompetition for nutrients is a major driver of plant evolution, especially in nutrient-poor soils. As such, plants have evolved myriad ways of getting a "root up" on the competition. Dr. Jim Dalling joins us to discuss two recent discoveries related to two species with distinct and incredible root adaptations aimed at maximizing nutrient capture in […]
- Ep. 466 - Fire in the Mountains 2024, March 24thThe Appalachian region may not readily seem like a fire-prone region, but parts of it certainly are. Fire can be an important tool in sustaining biodiversity, but modern understanding of its role is limited. That is why people like Dr. Don Hagan study the effects of prescribed fire in the Appalachian Mountains and beyond. Join […]
- Ep. 465 - Studying Ancient Wildfires 2024, March 17thWildfires are familiar to those living on Earth today, but what about in the past? How does one go about studying ancient wildfires through deep time? Some of the answers lie in coal deposits. Join me and Dr. Ian Glasspool as we explore how he studies wildfire events dating back hundreds of millions of years […]
- Ep. 464 - Back from the Brink 2024, March 10thGood news is hard to come by in the world of plant conservation, but it is out there! Take, for instance, some recent examples on Santa Cruz Island in which the recovery of a handful of endangered plants, including island bedstraw (Galium buxifolium) and Santa Cruz Island Dudleya (Dudleya nesiotica), has been so successful, they […]
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