Time to cut down herbaceous peonies. Lop 'em off at ground level.

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Posted by Jessica Damiano Reblogged by Old Roses to peony, pruning on 2008-10-03, 06:03:52

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I grow the herbaceous type of peony, both the types with single and double blooms. I love their fragrance and the delicate satin texture of their petals. They have good looking foliage on round bush-like plants, and for lots of people they say "Spring has truly arrived". Their blooms are so full and opulent, alone in a vase they are magnificent, mixed with other flowers they hold center stage. They are definitely one of the divas of the garden. . . .

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My peonies bloomed just in time for Green Thumb Sunday! I've been watching the buds growing larger and larger til they were almost bursting, so I knew they would bloom soon. They are beautiful this year! These peonies were planted before we bought the house, and there are 4 different varieties. The fourth is a deep red, but it's not blooming yet. Usually it's a few days to a week later than the others. Below are the three that are blooming. There fragrance is also lovely!

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Posted by Brenda Jean Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2008-06-09, 06:26:52

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It never seems to fail, the peonies bloom, are at their prime and then we have rain. They were absolutely breathtaking then we had a couple of days of thunderstorms and now they are all laying down. Even though they are leaning and unable to take the weight of the water on their petals, they are still gorgeous. . . .

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Who can resist smelling a peony blossom? For all their charms, peonies are remarkably easy to grow. They don't like to be disturbed by division and will keep...

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After three years what is left of Linda's peony has decided to bloom for the first time. She sent me such a large division but it wasn't happy in the location I planted it and soon I only had a bit of the root left. I was thrilled to see it sprout a leaf last year after I replanted it. This year it has bloomed even after being knocked down by a groundhog. Now I have a cage around it....the peony.

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Posted by Carol Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2008-05-28, 07:07:40

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I love to grow peonies. However, they do tend to flop over and this can ruin the spectacular blooms we wait for all year long. Peony cages are a great way to prevent the flop and keep the blooms looking great for a few weeks.

You can find these cages at most garden centers.The key is to get them on early before the peonies get t...

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My Momoyama tree peony bloomed this afternoon. I wasn't expecting to see it bloomed already because just this morning I posted a blog about it showing just the bud. I went to get something from my car and this is what I found! THANK YOU BRIAN!!!

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Posted by louisj80 Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2008-05-14, 06:04:40

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Today was a great day! My Momoyama tree peony has a hugeeeee bud on it. I am so excited to see the beautiful flower that this bud will burst into. Look at the size of the bud in my hand and I don't have small hands. I would say that the bud is about the size of an egg. 

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Posted by louisj80 Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2008-05-13, 06:11:55

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While I've been ignoring the back yard for a spell, a glance outside registered a bit of blue. My iris! I have five different stalks of blue iris blooming! Too bad the lighting wasn't right for my camera. I should get a new one. But five in bloom, with several more on the way.

Part of one of my peonies seems to have died. Might have been frost damage. Not sure. But there's still plenty of plant left.

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Posted by millionbells Reblogged by Old Roses to iris, peony on 2008-05-08, 05:08:42

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The ghostly gardeners Peonies are growing really well throughout the left border. A large clump has appeared under the Viburnum.Even more red spears are still appearing.I know they spread through a creeping rhizome as I dug one up before in the name of being nosy...

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2008-04-12, 06:06:33

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Saturday, January 26, 2008

Already almost 11:30 AM here on the hill but I'm knocking things off today's list one at a time and it looks like I'll be back to my favorite sport, income tax preparation, right after lunch. It's a quiet morning here with few ice fisherman heading for the pond and little traffic since the town plow took 2 inches of fluff off the road at about 5:30. Gail and Alex are geting ready to head for Burlington so Karl the wonder dog and I should have some "wonderful" silence in an hour or so. . . .

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Monday, September 24, 2007

The sun has long since retired for the night and the moon is starting the night shift, providing light for migrating geese and foraging deer. Early this morning a moose came to the garden perimeter and let out a bellow suggesting its displeasure with the so called "deer fence". A couple-three nights ago, Gail followed me home from the new property. The time it took for her to grab some milk at the general store spaced our vehicles out just enough that she had to stop to let three bears cross the road above the hosta shade house. A sow and two little cubs added to our list of fall visitors. . . .

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Posted by George Africa Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2007-09-25, 18:48:18

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When is the best time to divide my peony? (answer).

From The Old Farmer's Almanac.

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Karen Gray is finally blooming. I wait all year for this.

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Posted by Entangled Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2007-05-23, 06:26:44

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Last Saturday, and most likely this upcoming Friday, I visited the Schwartz Peony Gardens. Or what is more commonly known as Gaithersburg City Hall grounds. There is a selection of peonies in a couple of different spots around the grounds, but they are unlabeled. Which stands to figure since they are the remnants of someone's garden. There were primarily three different varieties blooming, with two other one offs, and several more varieties in bud.

Most of the pictures can be found in my album, where the rest will be added later. Sadly the sun was gorgeous and washed out most of the pictures of the pale pink and white varieties.

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Posted by Iowa Gardening Woman Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2007-05-22, 18:44:40

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Peony for your thoughts? Some old timers call them "pine-ys". They are fully in bloom and lovely right now. These are the kind of plants that can benefit from some staking because those blooms are BIG and heavy. But I don't stake my peony plants, so tomorrow I might find all the flower stems bent over double trying to hold up these BIG flowers. . . .

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Posted by Carol Reblogged by Old Roses to peony, weather on 2007-05-18, 18:48:12

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My first peony! Well, actually, my first peony blossom. And oddly enough, it’s from the latest peonies I planted.

I’m almost embarrassed to admit that I didn’t know what a peony was a few years ago. I was enlightened when my neighbor, Mary, rushed to the garden fence in May of 2005 with a fistful of blossoms in her hand. I was enraptured by the enormous, frilled, intensely hued flowers. She invited me to smell them and I buried my nose in the silken petals and inhaled a sweet rose-like fragrance. I was smitten, but completely unready to plant a peony of my own. . . .

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Posted by Kasmira Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2007-05-17, 18:29:51

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As I was wandering around the yard I came upon another tree peony hidden amongst some tall shrubs and small serviceberry trees. At first I thought it was the same color as the other tree peonies but I noticed that the petals were faintly pink. Upon closer inspection they are actually a very, very light purply-pink with a darker blush close to the center boss of the flower. . . .

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Posted by Ki Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2007-05-16, 06:18:51

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Two years ago, when my mom and I went to the Cleveland Flower Show, we both bought a Japanese tree peony (Paeonia Suffruticosa). She already had a yellow one at home, which she loved, but now she was smitten with another. 'Shima-Nishiki' stole her heart and threatened to do the same with everyone that came into contact with it that day in May when we first set eyes on it. . . .

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Posted by Kylee Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2007-05-11, 18:58:25

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These are some of our most beautiful flowers in the garden. The flowers are very large with the biggest measuring about 6" when fully open. They open during the day and close at night so it's as if you get a new flower each day. . .

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Posted by Ki Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2007-05-08, 23:56:55

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.....AANANNANANNANANNANANNANANANNANANA.....We interrupt your regularly scheduled garden blog for this important peony announcement. This is a public peony service announcement. This is not a test. The following information is meant to help keep the peony population at large safe from well meaning gardeners, non-gardeners and new home-owners. This is what a peony plant looks like in early spring

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Posted by Hanna Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2007-03-30, 16:43:35

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No, intersectional peonies are not peonies grown at street intersections to spruce up the neighborhood! Rather, intersectional peonies, writes horticulturist, Tim Kornder, "are the result of crossing two different species...

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When is the best time to separate my peony bush? I would like to dig up part of it and put it in a sunny part of the yard. (answer).

From The Old Farmer's Almanac.

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Join Karl Rosenfield Peony Yes I know this is a spring flower, but even though it’s not Spring her in North America we do have some members of Green Thumb Sunday from areas that are having...

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Posted by Tricia Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2006-11-12, 23:45:09

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This is Alaska??

Indeed it is, and ag scientists—following in the footsteps of several seasoned flower gardeners—see a business opportunity in that blooming incongruity, namely peonies. . . .

Originally posted by Julie

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This spring, I had the most beautiful peonies in the world. I was especially taken with the foliage of ‘Bev,’ the one on the far right. It was a smoky purple. The flowers were spectacular, too, but I never managed to get a photograph this year. You can see them, here, though. One of the reasons I [...]

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Peonies

This morning the green fists of the peonies are getting ready
to break my heart
as the sun rises,
as the sun strokes them with his old, buttery fingers. . . .

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Posted by Kati Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2006-06-27, 23:24:17

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Itoh Intersectional-'Garden Treasure'
Sure, there are yellow peony available. Many of the tree peony crosses are yellow, as are many of the hard-to-find species coming onto the market. Yellow in the world of Paeonia may seem novel, but it really isn't new. Yet most yellow forms come in the Peony we know as woody tree peony, which are challenging to grow if you live like I do, north of Zone 6. With our cold temperatures which often reach zero F. these plants fail and never really give the show that an herbaceos peony does, (the sort that die back to the ground every year, but which produce a mass of blooms in June). I think I have found the cure. . .

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Fallen peony

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Peony'Moon of Nippon' in foreground

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Droopy
Originally uploaded by croatoan_found.

The peonies are allegedly "Sarah Bernhardt" cultivars. I bought them at a Lowe's three years ago and they have begun to really blossom this year. I moved one slightly last fall and it seems to be just as vigorous as the others.

I did purchase and place some metal stands for the plants to grow through. However, the sheer number, size and weight of the blossoms have overwhelmed the support system.

More thought and planning is required for next year.

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Posted by The Garden Keeper Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2006-06-17, 16:27:45

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Forgive me, Peony, for I have moved you. My peonies which were absent-mindedly planted in the shade are less than two feet tall. Not at all the height a normal herbacious peony should be. Since I feared that the rhisome would not be able to store up enough energy to get through the winter, I moved them out of season, so there would be time to establish themselves. As it turned out, the poor things had not really established root systems. Which is not good. . . .

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Pink and White peonies

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Posted by Sandy Reblogged by Old Roses to peony on 2006-06-15, 23:04:31

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Peony flowers! This plant was in the yard when we bought our house 15 years ago. A scrawny little plant, I tried all that time to get it to bloom. For years, I kept re-planting it shallower, fertilizing. Making sure it had lots of sun. It expanded into a big mound of green leaves. Sometimes it would get a tiny bud, that wouldn't open. I threatened often to turn it to compost. Finally last year it had one blossum, this year, two. These past two years I remove alot of the leaves soon after they sprout and leave the buds. That seems to do the trick. (Maybe it needs a higher nitrate fertilizer? - I'll add some bonemeal this year.)

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Peony'Festiva Maxima'

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Peony 'Krinkled White'

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Peony'Bowl of Beauty'

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One of our many Paeonies, the white cultivar 'Duchesse de Nemours' just opening in the morning sunlight.

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You can't get a more sumptious combination than this!

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