A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Plants and Flowers Forum My Peony in Bloom LOOK SHERI

My Peony finally made it .
It doesnt show the exact color ..It is really deep color like deep red.

Love it . I have 2 of those ..

dodge

oooh very pretty!

very pretty. Lots of blooms.

Thanks Dred /sheri

Very Pretty Dodge!

Sooooooo pretty Dodge! Lots and lots of buds!

My pathetic plant has 2 blooms and 1 more bud on it - I took pics today and will post them tomorrow.

Thanks pnp

I look forward to seeing yours also.

Small but mighty.............

I just bought one of these at the local garden center. It only has one flower on it.. but it is so pretty. The flower has since fell away, but I am wondering/hoping that I might see a couple more soon.

These pictures were taken in the afternoon - this plant gets full shade then.

About to open all the way...


These are the only blooms on this 5 year old plant!

I have 2 and they bloom nicely every year but they are picky plants and the conditions have to be just right. I wonder if in the colder climates, like yours Lynne, if something goes a little haywire with the weather and keeps them from bloomiing. I've heard Martha Stewart say she loves them and has a whole garden of peonies but 2 is enough for me. I like flowers that bloom for a while.

Peonies will not grow and thrive without cold. I can't grow them here. But I believe they do best with a bit of winter protection from actual icy conditions too. My mother (from Chicago) said to cut them back in the fall and lay the cuttings on top of the plant base to let them chill without icing.

My peony looks pathetic as well. It is barely a foot tall and wants to bloom I see but because of our cold weather here I'm not sure what will happen to it.

Yours looks beautiful Dodge....love that color

Sheri - my next door neighbor has a whole stand of them surrounding the pillars that hold up their second story deck, so I don't think they mind the cold here too much. Also, the first house on our side of the street has beautiful peonies in their front yard. I do see them tending to them a lot. I do think my problem is probably where the plant is - at the bottom of our backyard in front of the rock wall.

Very pretty peonies! Mine is full of buds but will be a bit before it blooms I guess. I don't think they mind the cold Sheri. I do throw some leaves over the top of mine in the fall but not much and it has always done fine.

It is sooooooo beautiful!!!

Thanks Eva,,

It is in full bloom today.. i was counting and got up to about 65 or 70 blooms oon it

Thats a keeper..

Thanks all for looking.
b

Gosh Lynne, that pink is so pretty. I'd like to see a picture of your neighbors too.

Dodge, Lynne---b oth of you r Peony buishes are beautiful.

b=Barb: I have often wanted a deep red peony, back at our previous house we had 3 or so peony bushes---they were the light pink.--I had always wanted a deep red but somehow didn't get around to planting one--and then we moved.

Lynne: I love the pink=-==it may just be my eyes but your pink blooms look like they have a lace design on the ends--Simply beautiful!!

Lynne I didn't know you even had peony's it not pathetic,, it very pretty! I wish I had even room to try them here!

Oh that pink is out of this world.

Love it .........

b

I think peonies smell good too. My friend thinks they don't.

Mine were beautiful for about one day before the torential rain beat them into the ground!! I even had them supported but to no avail. Well maybe next year I will be able to enjoy them for more than a day.