In no particular order, here are a few of the seedlings of
Paeonia lactiflora (some may be hybrids) which flowered for me for the first time this year. Seeds were from a broad spectrum of seed parents, bee-pollinated (back in the days before the
honey-bee hive got killed by a bad winter). Most have self-supporting stems but a few, especially the large doubles, are weak-stemmed and are better with staking (easier to miss with the lawnmower, at least). Most are sweetly fragrant and most
have sidebuds which extend the duration of the bloom period.
In no particular order, here are a few of the seedlings of Paeonia lactiflora (some may be hybrids) which flowered for me for the first time this year. Seeds were from a broad spectrum of seed parents, bee-pollinated (back in the days before the 
honey-bee hive got killed by a bad winter). Most have self-supporting stems but a few, especially the large doubles, are weak-stemmed and are better with staking (easier to miss with the lawnmower, at least). Most are sweetly fragrant and most 
have sidebuds which extend the duration of the bloom period.
1 comment:
A nice mix. I love number 2, Impressed by # 3 the big mauve/claret coloured one, and liked #4, which looks like the most traditional of the batch (the ones most popular with the old French breeders).
But the pure white, "Japanese" style one (#2) is fantastic. I love the little pink contrasting stigmas. Bowl of Beauty has the same, but of course, its outer petals are hot pink.
Nice plants. Don't sell #2 and #3. Keep them for yourself & name them.
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