Beautiful, SoCal!

What a great evening to find this thread. Good see TP pics. Thanks for starting off the season SoCal.

Thank You Anya and Tracey for the acorn.

My Kamata Fuji, I think tomorrow it will fully open.



Seidai, first year flower is very small like 4 inches or 10 cm, next year it should produce larger flower.

Very nice Joshua, your Kamata Fuji has lots more petals than mine.

So pretty, Joshua. I would stare at them all the time.

Thanks SoCal and LG,

yes it has more petals than my expectation, the color is really impressive
I spend about 30 min a day in the garden to watch my peonies, and remove aphids from my roses

Shima Daijin today, just a beautiful deep color, photo series of SD

Awww, such a pretty series of pic SoCal

Wow SoCal! Absolutely lovely!!

Super gorgeous, Joshua and Socal! Love these tree peony forms! The colors are amazing! Can't wait to see more! Joshua, is 30 min enough? I would probably make several rounds a day to see them. Socal, that's a great progression of bud to full bloom of Shimadajin!

Thank You LG and Karen for the acorn!
I definitely spend more than 30 minutes a day, I love do a morning inspection of my garden with a cup of coffee in my hand.

I hear you guys about yard trips during flowering time. By the time bloom season comes around, I have a "yard watch" situation, where I spend several intervals at what may have a goal of "I'll be back in 5 minutes, I just need to quick check something!" that everyone in my house knows, is the best laid plan, but seldom ends up that way, despite my honest and true best efforts. Minimum of 90 minutes, even on work days.

I took a bunch of pictures today, not sure I was able to capture it's true color in real life.
with my iphone




A bit redder with my camera

Shima Daijin? Could almost pass as the rose next door...

Rose without thorns, that's why it's planted right in front of my thorny roses.

So beautiful!

Lovely!

Beautiful!

Thanks all, it lasts about 5 days, it shatters today but the stamens are beautiful.