Last fall I purchased 3 peonies from Mama Jacks on Cubits. My dad had a row of peonies alongside the house where I grew up, and for the fist time ever, I thought I would give them a try.

Well, even after the way too mild winter, the hot March,and the frigid April, I have a single bud on each peony - Coral Sunset, Hot Chocolate, and Bartzella. I truly wasn't expecting any blooms this year, and now I will have the opportunity to see all three of them bloom.

Coral Sunset bloomed today, and I LOVE it. Unfortunately, I left my camera in North Dakota this weekend, and unless I can figure out how to get the photo from my phone to this thread, I can't post a picture.... yet.

This is just so neat! (and thanks for letting me 'brag' only other gardeners truly understand!) ~Jan

Congrats Jan...The first bloom is always awsome Hopefully you can get pics. I'd
love to see them

Jan, wonderful!!! Welcome to the addiction!

Oh no, not ANOTHER addiction....

Oh come on Jan, you could have worse addictions. LOL

Hahahahaha,,, I do. They are known as daylilies.... iris.... hosta.... peonies....

OMG - I got THAT addiction too!

I was driving home tonight thinking about where I could put more peonies this fall....

Don't feel bad, the hosta group I belong to took a bus trip up to Klehm's in Wisconsin yesterday. I came home with five tree peonies from there. Then we went to the Flower Factory and I came home with four herbaceous peonies from there. Now I need to figure out where to put them. Oh yeah, I also got a couple Japanese Maples at Klehms, too.... I LOVE IT!! LOL

Well, it seems to be healthier than some other addictions. So I say, all is good.

Oh, Flower Factory hurts....

my pocketbook!!!!

I love that place! I am afraid to go to Klehms

I think I can put 2 peonies in front of one of my raised beds.... I was drooling on Hollingsworth this past weekend.... ~Jan

Jan, if you are on Facebook, Lucas Hudson had been up-loading pictures of peonies as they were blooming on the Hollingsworth Nursery page. And so, I now have Command Performance on order. LOL

Oh Dianne, you are sooooo bad for me!!!! Talk about enabling! (And I thought only the iris & daylily folks did that!) ~Jan

Heh heh, We're just here to help! Welcome to the addiction.

Gee thanks!

By the way, here is a picture of the single flower I had on Bartzella this week. I am thrilled that I got a single blossom when I wasn't expecting any



This is the garden it is located in, I call it the Eagle Garden because of my beautiful eagle I have in there (it was made by a friend, and has a 6 foot wingspan) You can just see it in the far corner,

Love that eagle, Jan.

What a gorgeous 'Bartzella' blossom. Bart, as I so lovingly refer to her as, gets bigger and better every year. Great peony to have!

Was going to get a Bartzella last year from mamajack, along with some others, but had to cancel all my orders. Thank you for letting me enjoy vicariously.

I got Bart from MamaJack - and have been pleased as punch this year. If you can do so this year, I highly recommend getting them from her Cubits sale.

And I have that eagle because the eagle is my spirit guide. I bought it after going through a tough personal time. A guy at work made it for me. It has a 6 foot wingspan and I just love it. Wish I could afford a few more around my yard. ~Jan

Bartzella is on my ish list also, I Love yellow flowers.. Love your Eagle