Paeonia 2014

[Anne Repnow]

I know, I know... no lovely flowers to show as yet. 
But as this thread is sure to be opened at some stage I thought I'd start it with a couple of odd seedlings of Paeonia mascula spp. russoi. They are from the same plant but two seedlings have produced a green, two a yellow leaf. Strange... 

[Lesley Cox]

It's tempting - if you like such things - to look forward to an entirely gold-foliaged Paeonia but more likely, if the yellow continues for a few more leaves, that the plant will die as a result of having too little chlorophyll. I've had a few such seedlings myself over the years. There was an all pale yellow Primula alpicola, and a Silene uniflora both of which died within a few months. I've tried to root the colourless cuttings on S. u. 'Druett's variegated' as well (when I say colourless I really mean pale yellow finely edged with pink as are the leaves on the whole plant) but have not succeeded with a single one yet the others from the same plant with even just a little green, root very quickly and well, in just a couple of weeks in fact.

[Anne Repnow]

Thank you, Lesley, for your experience!
I feared something like that. But then .... it's a living (or dying...  ) example of natural selection... I'll try to keep the yellow seedlings going but my hopes have just dropped.

[Lesley Cox]

Sorry about that Bolinopsis. There are of course, all yellow hostas, though not many with no green at all. I have one called 'Sun Power' and it is definitely all pale yellow but tends to burn badly in sunshine so that it needs some shade But in shade the yellow is a little greener, so it's swings and roundabouts, so to speak.

[Hans A.]

After about 20 years of searching and checking hundreds of plants in nature I thought it was a myth that Paeonia cambessedesii forma alba exists.
Then, about 5 years ago I finally was given two very tiny seedlings which did not show the typical reddish colour in stems or leaves - and yesterday I took the first pictures of the white buds. This made my day (and the whole week ).

[ebbie]

Congratulations on your discovery, Hans. Maybe the unique in culture?

[ashley]

That's beautiful Hans.

[Leena]

This made my day (and the whole week ).

I can imagine, it is beautiful on top of being a rarity.

[Lesley Cox]

So more pictures please when the flowers are open. It will be a great thrill to see.

[Irm]

- and yesterday I took the first pictures of the white buds. This made my day (and the whole week ).

wow Hans, wonderful, and please: more photos !   

[Hans A.]

Thanks a lot for your comments.

Congratulations on your discovery, Hans. Maybe the unique in culture?

Do not know if there are more around - as I have been told a white one was collected on the balearic islands by a botanist, this one had one(?) white seedling which was the podparent of my plant - both mature plants were finally lost in cultivation.

Today flower opened.

[Irm]

  

[Hans A.]

First another Paeonia cambessdesii wich will flower soon - and a picture of Paeonia cambessedesii f. alba from today - definitely one of the most beautiful plant i have ever seen... 

[krisderaeymaeker]

First another Paeonia cambessdesii wich will flower soon - and a picture of Paeonia cambessedesii f. alba from today - definitely one of the most beautiful plant i have ever seen... 

  Stunning plant indeed Hans !

[Matt]

Do not know if there are more around - as I have been told a white one was collected on the balearic islands by a botanist, this one had one(?) white seedling which was the podparent of my plant - both mature plants were finally lost in cultivation.

Today flower opened.
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INCREDIBLE!