Impressive, LG

anyagoro said: Nice roots, LG! I don't see Cat Whiskers eyes though.Are they there?

Yes, there were three eyes tucked on the other side.

Mieko2 said: Here is the Goldilocks root I won at the APS Convention auction. It is registered, but no photo is on file. Hopefully I will have blooms next year.
Congratulations LG! That is an impressive root.

My order from Peony USA arrived several days ago. The smallest root had 3 eyes.

My order from Peony Shop, received some time ago.

Those Peony Shop roots, and everyone's roots, look awesome!!

Adelman's sale:
Hillary and Gordon E. Simonson

Great roots Natalie, Anya and Zellycat. It's fun to anticipate new blooms.

Very nice, everyone! That Petite Elegance division looks like a whole plant, or at least half!

Thanks Nick! That was a huge division of Petite Elegance

Here are a couple of peonies I got from Warmerdam



Big Jhonny




Sumvitg

I got some nice roots from Scott Parker
White Masterpiece



Aristocrat



Victorian Vintage




Scott has a lot of less well known varieties.

Today I planted the last of my roots. It was 60° F.

I bought this Kamata Fuji this past Spring and kept it in the pot. Look at the big hollowed out part on the root. Of course I buried the graft 6 inches deep. Hopefully it will grow roots on the woody stems that I buried




Close up of the hollowed out root. It was filled with potting soil before I washed the plant off. So weird!

LG, I was shocked when I saw the close up of Kamata Fuji! Any ideas as to what caused that? Fingers crossed, but it looks like it will be okay with your deep burying likely to help.

Nick, it was the weirdest thing! I was wondering if a mouse had chewed on it and it recovered and healed over. Hopefully by planting it deep it will survive.

I have got one like that, but not that much. It was a potted peony. Just when I wanted to plant it in the ground, I realized the under-stock root was "shallow". The plant has been in the ground for two years, that is, this is its third winter in my garden. It grows, and it looks OK, but I planted it really deep
It bloomed that very first year, but not the second, which is common for grafted tree peonies in my garden. They start blooming in their third year. The peony is in the shade, so I suppose it will take a bit longer to start blooming, especially because the first bud and flower were huge. I thought it was Godaishu, but later I figured out it was something else (pristine white with many petals).

Thanks for sharing your experience, Jasmin. This one was potted too. It will be interesting to watch it grow new year.