Paeonia 2012

[Thomas Seiler]

Meanwhile Paeonia mascula subsp. mascula is in flower:

[ArnoldT]

Paeonia emodi

[Jonny_SE]

One of my favorits arnold...is that flowering now?

[ArnoldT]

Johnny:

Flowering today here in New Jersey.  I'm about 10 miles from Times Square.  We've had some unusually warm weather all winter.

The plant has grown to three feet tall and full of blooms.

[Paul T]

Arnold,

I used to grow it, but it never thrived for me unfortunately.  I loved it's leaves, which were a bit different to the "usual" ones.  Beautiful photos of a beautiful flower.  Congratulations!

[Jonny_SE]

I can messure my plants in millimeters not inches today...but thats normal for this time of year..Earlist here are Paeonia obovata alba and P.sterniana...they are about 10 inches high..2-3 weeks to  flower...and emodi atleast a a few weeks more....P.emodi are huge ..atleast 6' x 6'   compare to the weitchii in the pic.......

[fleurbleue]

Glad to see them together Jonny  a clear idea to make a distinction between them 

[Paul T]

Wow, love the leaves on the pink at the front.  That is P. weitchii?  Not sure I've come across that species before.   It's lovely.

[Maggi Young]

Wow, love the leaves on the pink at the front.  That is P. weitchii?  Not sure I've come across that species before.   It's lovely.

P. weitchii  =

Paeonia veitchii  

[Paul T]

Thanks Maggi.  I hadn't clicked that was the one.  On reading your comment I had one of those "Ah ha!" moments.  I think I've seen the species once in person, but don't recall leaves like that so maybe I just focused on the flower.  The combination is beautiful.

[Mike Ireland]

My first Paeonia has just come into flower, P. tenuifolia.
Hope the heavy rain forecast for this week does not flatten the poor thing.

[Jonny_SE]

Wow, love the leaves on the pink at the front.  That is P. weitchii?  Not sure I've come across that species before.   It's lovely.

P. weitchii  =

Paeonia veitchii  

Thanks...my fingers are faster than my minde sometimes...
and Paul... P.veitchii are extremly easy from seeds...i got plenty of seeds if you want in the late summer....//Jonny

[chasw]

The first to flower in the garden this year
Paeonia Officinalis Anemoniflora Rosea

[fleurbleue]

I didn't know it ! A nice form Chas 

[Lori S.]

Beautiful... I have one too (though it's just emerging) and I've always wondered if Paeonia officinalis 'Anemoniflora' is a valid cultivar name, so I guess it is!