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#343175 Apr 7th, 2011 at 04:52 AM
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One of my tree peonies is starting to bloom. This one is my favorite.

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alankhart #343176 Apr 7th, 2011 at 08:21 AM
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gorgeous Alan! clap grin


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Beautiful! thumbup
I love the bi-colors!

alankhart #343267 Apr 9th, 2011 at 12:09 PM
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Can you tell me how to start these from seeds


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Unless you have a LOT of patience, I wouldn't recommend growing them from seed. It can often take 1 or 2 years for the seeds to germinate and then about 5 more years to get blooms. You would be better off just buying the plant.


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alankhart #343284 Apr 10th, 2011 at 10:23 AM
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That is lovely, Alan. Tree peonies are the only ones that will grow here. They do not need the same chilling as regular peonies. Someday I will splurge.


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alankhart #343296 Apr 11th, 2011 at 12:10 AM
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Thats gorgeous!! I love plants that have multiple colours. Every blossom can be so different and beautiful!


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alankhart #343658 Apr 26th, 2011 at 12:12 AM
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Looks like a Japanese peony: I can discern a similarity to the flag.
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Could be that its name, Shima Nishiki,"Island Brocade", just may refer to that(the flag).

Bet it's a conversation item with visitors.

alankhart #343715 Apr 27th, 2011 at 11:34 PM
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Absolutely gorgeous. I love it. I hope it wasn't damaged in the hail storm. I have peonies but no tree peonies because of money issues. So far I have 3 plants that have put out buds and one plant that has disappeared. The others are still growing but not flowering yet. I'm always excited about the peonies.


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