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Flowers and Foliage Now / Re: Paeonia 2024

« Last post by Stefan B. on May 14, 2024, 08:24:29 PM »

It is very nice when you manage to capture the moment when the peonies bloom!


Paeonia officinalis 'Rosea Plena'


Paeonia  'Daisy Coronet'


Peony 'Anderson's Kaleidoscoop'

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Flowers and Foliage Now / Re: Paeonia 2024

« Last post by Gail on May 14, 2024, 07:12:01 PM »

Mine 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 Chiffon' with bees


Paeonia ‘Wu Kong Xiu Xing’

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Flowers and Foliage Now / Re: Paeonia 2024

« Last post by Maggi Young on May 13, 2024, 09:33:43 PM »

Still only tight buds here in Aberdeen, so it's a real pleasure to see these flowering elsewhere.

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SRGC Shows Questions and Answers / Re: Aberdeen SRGC Show 11th May 2024

« Last post by Maggi Young on May 13, 2024, 09:31:09 PM »

Fingers crossed for a good colour on the second plant, then.   

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Pleione and Orchidaceae / Re: Pleione 2024

« Last post by ruweiss on May 13, 2024, 09:26:01 PM »

These Pleiones survived our last (mild) winter in the open garden. Left plant is P. formosana, middle P. formosana alba and at
right is P. limprichtii. Nothing special, but I like the anyway. Got the white plants from a late friend without name and origin.

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Flowers and Foliage Now / Re: Paeonia 2024

« Last post by ruweiss on May 13, 2024, 09:12:28 PM »

Photographed these Peonies one week ago.
All the plants are from seed:

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Flowers and Foliage Now / Re: Paeonia 2024

« Last post by arisaema on May 13, 2024, 06:57:19 PM »

It is strange how many names this peony cultivar has:
- Golden Temple
- Golden Temple of Nara
[...]
- Kinkaku
- Jing Ge
- Jin Ge

It's lovely, I grew it years ago, and I need to find it again! All the Japanese and Chinese names above are basically the same, 金閣, directly translating to Golden Pavillion.

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SRGC Shows Questions and Answers / Re: Aberdeen SRGC Show 11th May 2024

« Last post by DaveM on May 13, 2024, 06:39:16 PM »

The image is a reasonable reproduction of the true colour; the plant is possibly a little paler but not hugely. I would say this is more towards a purple than pink - maybe 'bright lilac'.
I bought 2 young plants of Lewisia rediviva from Susan Band when she closed Pitcairn down. This one flowered for the first time last year. I'm awaiting first flowering of the second one to see what its colour is - buds are well developed..... hope it's also a strong colour. Textbook descriptions include a colour range from almost white through deep pink and even carmine.
As you say utterly gorgeous!

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Crocus / Crocus Group Seed exchange 2024

« Last post by Maggi Young on May 13, 2024, 06:09:17 PM »

From Wim Boens:
"Dear Crocus-friends,

I hope you’re all doing well and you’ve had a great gardening year thus far. Here enclosed you’ll find the letter with the request for donation of Crocus seeds and corms, and the info you need to participate in the seed-exchange.

 

! 2 remarks I need to make every year:

!! Non-donors have to request the list to receive it!

!! Please dehusk and clean the seed as well as possible, If I have to clean all the seeds that takes a lot of time!


All the best and here's to a great Crocus-year,

Wim Boens
Seed Exchange Manager Crocus Group  "   


 attached are instructions for those in the uk.

 Seedex Crocus Group Asking donation 2024 (UK).pdf (135.52 kB - downloaded 9 times.)

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Crocus / Re: News from the Crocus Group

« Last post by WimB on May 13, 2024, 06:04:15 PM »

It's that time of the year again, when I'm begging for seeds for the seed exchange of the Crocus Group...the mails have been sent out, those who are a member and haven't received an e-mail, please let me know! And those who want to participate in the exchange, just send me a PM.