The seedpods of Peonies are called carpels. They are generally large and obvious, and can add some summer interest to the foliage groups of peony clumps. Some become quite outstanding in the fall when the seed ripens and the carpels open. Of course, not all the flowers will develop a seed pod, as there is sometimes a failure to pollinate for reasons of weather etc. And not all flowers of a species will have the same number of carpels, so where you see two they may actually have from 1 to 4 or sometimes 5.
The next few postings will show photos of carpels of most of my species. I've separated them by the general characteristics of the plants. Some of them are very similar, some are quite distinctive. Photos were all taken on the same day.
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Today's photos are of the Mascula-type grouping.
Carpels of
Paeonia mascula.
Carpels of
Paeonia tomentosa.
Carpels of
Paeonia ruprechtiana.
Carpels of Paeonia mascula.
Carpels of Paeonia tomentosa.
Carpels of Paeonia ruprechtiana.
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