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General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: Hans J on May 28, 2013, 03:48:18 PM
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Many years ago I had the idea for this crossing ( P.coriacea X P.lactiflora)
One reason for me was the crossing of Sauders (Lavender) repeat because I love this plant which has long been growing in our garden. The other reason was that I feared the P.coriacea is not hardy in my climate ... unfortunately I had guessed it - after a few years was not to be found in the spring.
I used pollen from P.coriacea and thus P.lactiflora "White Wings"-pollinated seeds were few and only one seedling survived, in recent days, this plant has flowered for the first time right now.
Here is the result:
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A lovely flower, Hans - and I love the foliage, it looks so healthy.
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here is "Lavender" :
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here is P.lactiflora "White Wings"
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and here old Pictures of P.coriacea - the flower pic is from the garden -the pic with the fruits from the wild ( sorry for the poor Quality )
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a interesting point for me is that the carpells of "Lavender" and my own cross are both very similar - the petals of lavender are bigger but maybe in few year when my cross is full established are the also bigger ...
I find it interesting also that the petals with my crossing fade after a few days ... the petals of Lavender retain their color.
Have fun
Hans
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A lovely flower, Hans - and I love the foliage, it looks so healthy.
Thank you Maggi :D
Yes the foliage looks really nice ...and very different from the mother plant
Hans
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Congratulations Hans - a lovely looking plant. As Maggi says the foliage looks really healthy too. Nice to see 'Lavender' too, it is not one I've ever met in person.
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Congratulations Hans - a lovely looking plant. As Maggi says the foliage looks really healthy too. Nice to see 'Lavender' too, it is not one I've ever met in person.
Thank you Gail !
I have received my "Lavender" from a nice person from USA ...I think it is not available here in Europe
Hans
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Really lovely Hans. None of my peonies are open yet. Cant wait as I do really like them.
Angie :)
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Really lovely Hans. None of my peonies are open yet. Cant wait as I do really like them.
Angie :)
Thanks Angie :D
Here a lot of my peonies are ready with flowering ...I'm not so lucky with all those rain !
Hans
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Congratulations, very nice peony, and I also like the foliage. :)
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Dear Hans
It is a very nice plant particularly for the glossy leaves with red petioles. You should try also the reverse cross (coriacea x lactiflora)
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There are other interesting Saunder hybrid: one called Halcyon which is albiflora x ozieri alba and another called Picotee (corsica x macrophylla): both show interesting leaves.
Each year I try to make crosses using specie peonies pollen on lactifloras but it is hard to obtain a few firm seeds and even more difficult to grow seedling to maturity
Roberto
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Dear Roberto ,
thank you :D
It is interesting ...until now I had never a single seed from my Lavender ...now I wait if my cross set any seeds
Hans
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Hans
Why not try backcross your plant with coriacea pollen?
Roberto
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Roberto ,
maybe I have it not written clear enough in my report ...but my P.coriacea plant is died before many years :'(
Hans
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Hans,
A very beautiful plant. I like the cleanliness of the foliage and the reddish stems and petioles. Maybe crossing it with russoi would produce some stunning smaller cultivars with clean, glossy leaves?
My only hybrid I've produced is three plants of a cross with "japonica alba" as the seed parent and mairei as the pollen parent. They are intermediate, but with the overall look of japonica and pale pink early flowers before the leaves have matured. They also have the rhizomatous habit and tendency to not flower that well like mairei.
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Hans,
A very beautiful plant. I like the cleanliness of the foliage and the reddish stems and petioles. Maybe crossing it with russoi would produce some stunning smaller cultivars with clean, glossy leaves?
Hi Aaron ,
many thanks :D
Good idea with P.russoi ...but it is to late now ...my P.russoi are always very early
Hans