Oscar, so many huge and glorious flowers!!! I'd love to see a video walk through - the trip to the Brooklyn Botanic garden made me realize how hard it is to capture the character of tree peonies with still pics. I guess it would have to be a link?

Bea, so pretty!! Could you share the name of this one?



Everyone's blooms are so perfect and making me very impatient! I've seen neighbor's tree peonies in full bloom - my yard seems to be in a cold pocket but I guess it keeps my peonies further behind and safer from late season frosts. I can't wait, I have 4 peonies with buds I'll see bloom for the first time this year.

I too wonder if Oscar has some gardening techniques, such as pruning or fertilization, that produce astounding tree peonies. Of course, his lilac also seems loaded with flowers. Frank's Fire Dragon is so beautiful nestled against the steps on that incline. Tree peonies have a lot of landscape interest just in their foliage, let alone the flowers. One just has to be young enough to wait for maturity.

Bea, living in the Northwest, you are in peony paradise. One of the big problems here this spring has been above-normal temps that quickly wilt some peony blooms. And then a period of daily rain adds to problems. And our rains aren't that Northwest mist precipitation.

Well, despite issues with recent bloomers, there have been some picture-worthy moments--even if one has to be quick to capture them. In general, I am disappointed in the number of midseason and later cultivars that had sparse bloom, perhaps because of the above-normal temps.


White Cap with Dawn Pink

Ursa Major with Port Royale in background

Sorbet (side bud bloom after first flush was ruined by heavy rain)

Tish

Comanche with White Sands in background

Battle Flag

Hot Chocolate

Charles Burgess

Cytherea lasted quite a while in a partially shaded location.

Thanks for your kind comments. I am doing better now.
Oscar , your peonies are absolutely fabulous! I can't imagine having such a display!

Mantis, you seem to find the best peony combinations! I enjoyed all your photos.

Jasmin, Butterfly is really pretty. Does it have a fragrance?

Bea, your peonies a delightful. I'm glad they are doing better than last year.

Peony Patriot

Hawkeye Daddy, your noid may be Maestro. One reason I get peony combos is that some of the plants are too close together. Now look at the expanse in Franks's picture! Lots of room for new plants (though I wouldn't want to mow the lawn).

Mieko2 said:
Jasmin, Butterfly is really pretty. Does it have a fragrance?

LG, Butterfly's fragrance is mainly spicy with both flowery and a bit musky undertones.

Thank you for the acorns @Mieko2 and @magnolialover .
You both have beautiful peony's outstanding specimens.

Zellycat answer : what the name is on the white peony …

Some more blooms a cloudy day and some afternoon rain was really good for the plants got these shots in before the rain came. In this picture is kinkaku still in bud Y.T. Renkaku Sahohime Naniwanashiki and Teni just starting to open I am not putting names on the other enjoy.

These two grafts I made Four years ago

This is the view from the back door of my garage and a closeup of Rimpho.

@ol434445 Very nice! Exceptional! I started doing woodies a couple of years ago. I hope mine look as good as yours.

Mieko, thanks for the acorn. Lots of gorgeous flowers in this thread. Only new one today here was Julia Rose.


Hot Chocolate looks better today than yesterday.

frankrichards16 said: @ol434445 Very nice! Exceptional! I started doing woodies a couple of years ago. I hope mine look as good as yours.

Thanks Frank you know what they love rain water and compost good luck I know you will do great.looking forward to seeing your.

Those overcast days enhance the colors (though sometimes make photographing more difficult). YT equals Yachiyo Tsubaki, I assume. Renkaku is especially lovely in the group and nicely captured. I like the lattice fence background esthetically and also good for light. Is Rimpoh also the tall one against the lattice? The second picture with light pink sprawling onto the driveway. Could you name that huge bush?

Hot Chocolate held in sun quite well this year.

Peony 'The Mackinac Grand'

Bea, thank you for the ID!

Mantis, such pretty combinations. I tried to think ahead a few years for combos but since I only get one peony a year and I've never seen any of them bloom in person, I gave up and just bought and planted where I had room.

Oscar, just gorgeous. It must be so fun waiting and watching those beauties bloom.

Paladin with Traviatta roses



Do Tell with Traviatta roses



Henry Bockstoce. First bloom ever!



Tecumseh from A & D (as opposed to the red one from Wild that I think is no longer available)




Paladin again



Do Tell with poppies


I think this is Cincinnati



Orange Lace





Lorelei, Belle Centre, Pink Jitterbug & Port Royale



Pink Jitterbug

What beautiful peonies, you guys. I look at your gardens and am amazed at how healthy all of your plants look. Such wonderful flowers!

'Spellbound'

'Joanna Gilbert'

'Carnation Bouquet'

'Wauceda Princess'

Snow Lotus and Angel Choir started to open today. Angel Choir lost one bud to slugs and another one was nibbled by a squirrel.
Snow Lotus







Angel Choir

mantisOH said: Those overcast days enhance the colors (though sometimes make photographing more difficult). YT equals Yachiyo Tsubaki, I assume. Renkaku is especially lovely in the group and nicely captured. I like the lattice fence background esthetically and also good for light. Is Rimpoh also the tall one against the lattice? The second picture with light pink sprawling onto the driveway. Could you name that huge bush?

Hot Chocolate held in sun quite well this year.

The light pink has no name it just said pink peony the tall one is shimadaijia.

frankrichards16 said: @ol434445 I started doing woodies a couple of years ago

Hi Frank, woodies are the way to go—growing tree peonies is definitely the right choice You will not regret I am positive your TPs will love your garden. I am sometimes amazed how your peonies are a way ahead of mine, although we are in the same climate zone.

However, Oscar set the bar high Difficult to beat