Jasmin said: Alex, if Oscar's High Noon opened a bud today, we will monitor when my High Noon will start opening the buds. We will know how many days I am behind Oscar. I would say a week or even ten days.

Alex, my first High Noon bloom opened today, just three days after Oscar's High Noon. I cannot believe that I am only three days behind Oscar is in a different temperature zone. Then it is possible that my neighbourhood is not even zone 5b.

Thank you Jasmin.

This has been a really incredible bloom thread. So inspiring and uplifting.

magnolialover said: Thank you Jasmin.

This has been a really incredible bloom thread. So inspiring and uplifting.

Jasmin said: Can any flowering plant compete with a tree peony in bloom?

None

magnolialover said:
'Spellbound'
A few seedlings






A few images of my fav as flowers advance.






Another seedling

These are breathtaking, every one of them

Mine High Noon opened too, but it was in the pot.:)

YT started to open today. The fragrance is intoxicating.

I went to Edwards Gardens today and their peonies are blooming - whatever is left. They got rid of most of their peonies last year and are trying to create a "natural" habitat of local plants. A theme of my rant in the future. Shima Nishiki's were nice, though.

Alex, your YT is wonderful.. How sad about the gardens removing that many peonies. It seems a balance of natives and plants that thrive in your area would be beneficial. I understand the need for native species, but peonies, besides being gorgeous, are also great for pollinators. Honeybees, bumblebees and butterflies all partake in my home garden and the public garden I help out with.

Wow y'all! So many amazing blooms!! The seedlings are inspiring too!

Keep them coming!!

Kamata Nishiki, widely know as the "Lavender" TP, potted project, not fully opened yet

By the look of these buds I'm pretty confident now I'll get to see this season the random pattern of white and red streaks of Shima-Nishiki. I'm so eager I can barely wait. I think I deserve it after 3 years of patient wait, getting only red blooms. At some point I started doubting this was Shima-Nishiki.

Rey, they are magnificent blooms! Glad you are getting the red/white blooms. It took mine years to start blooming that way too!

Rey, those are gorgeous flowers. What healthy woodies!

magnolialover said: Rey, those are gorgeous flowers. What healthy woodies!

Thank you Tracey 🙏 I think all the merit is almost solely on the plant, I'm a terrible gardener 😔 I'm very pleased to realize that at least the most common varieties of TPs are surprisingly tough and vigorous plants almost like regular garden peonies

wow, this thread has been so beautiful this season-so many gorgeous plants and the seedlings? makes me excited to plant some seeds i've been saving.

'Ice Age'

Seedling

Gorgeous Tracey!

Wisteria Reflections


Lavender Grace

Planted 2 years ago, doing great...

Peony 'Ice Age' 23W21 Woody E1- (Seidl, 1996) (3-DB-WH) Lutea hybrid Woody Peony, Mature plant size: 48in., WHITE, Creamy white with purple flares, USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW22, In Garden Bed E1 for 19 MONTHS (Adelman). Planted in 2021.

Adelmans:(Seidl, 1996) TREE PEONY
Creamy white with purple flares, double, midseason, lutea tree peony.

American Peony Society: Parentage Mutation of Age of Gold. First bloomed 1990. Hybrid tree peony is a double white with medium purple flares. Good substance, with an abundant amount of bloom, reliable. 1-3 buds per stem, stamens and fragrant. This white mutation of Age of Gold with medium purple flares has double flowers like Age of Gold. Grafts easily.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2022, 23:

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'Joanna Gilbert…' got this the last year Songsparrow had a buying tour at their greenhouse in 2019. It was on the small side, this year it finally got going.

'Theresa Anne'