Superb form and color! Seems to be very vigorous too! Congratulations, Oscar!

Thank you Karen you're tp are amazing the blooms this year are just out of this world mine are still a few weeks away,

ol434445 said: Thanks Meiko and Karen looking forward to all the blooms from you and all the other,I have another 35 or so new seedlings that have sprouted seeds planted 2 years ago I stopped planting last year (too many plants to find a good homes for)

Well here in 4b there are no blooms but a lot of seedlings with interesting/different foliage -




















This lot should keep me busy in a few years

That's awesome Val how old are they,I can send you some tree poni seeds in the fall if you like.

Oscar - this is mostly their second year since germination. Tree peony seeds much appreciated but as I haven't got into dividing the new tree peony seedlings I have I will reluctantly have to pass on your offer
This is one of my favourite tree peony seedling, from Yachiyo Tsubaki -






Can I interest you in any of my tree peony seeds this Fall?

Gorgeous seedling, Val! You have an amazing collection of baby seedlings! I can't wait to see them grow and bloom in the future. They look like they are advanced generation hybrids.

Thanks Karen - I think seedling pic. #5 and #8 are advanced gen. sdls. - and I can hardly wait either

Awesome What are "advanced generation hybrids" seedlings? Educate me, please

Val, the Yachiyo Tsubaki baby is really pretty

Oh those seedlings look fun Val! Congrats

Thanks Jasmin. I think the snip below might explain Nate's peony breeding philosophies better than I can;



I got quite a lot of his seeds a few years ago at the Convention in Ames, Iowa.

Thanks Val for finding that explanation. I kinda know what it means but can't explain very well the concept of "advanced generation hybrids". I also want to add that the advanced generation hybrids contain genes from multiple species of the herbaceous peony. As a result, you get breakthroughs in newer colors, earlier blooming time, and stem strength.

good points Karen

Oscar, congratulations on your seedlings. They are exquisite!

magnolialover said: Oscar, congratulations on your seedlings. They are exquisite!

Thanks Tracey it's an exciting time number two is opening looks like Shimadaijia,let's see when its fully opened.

Who will bloom first in my garden this year? In the past, it was usually between the Black Dragon and Hoki. This year the buds are somewhat weird. Perhaps because they have received lots of rain water, the buds are full. They haven't started showing the colour yet, but they are showing inner petals that are still green. It's as if the buds are bursting below the outer protective sepals.

Nevertheless, this year it might be either Snow Lotus (Rockii) or Colourful Butterfly (Central Planes) The TPs might be really early this year. I cannot believe they will start blooming before my Yellow Bird magnolia The pink magnolias are finishing blooming over here, so do magnolias stellata. Yellow Birds blooms just after them.

I can tell that there are some frost damages, but I hope there will be enough buds. That pink NOID, probably Paeonia Lactiflora has been damaged the most. This one is very early; it started waking up together with TPs. I believe that all buds were lost during that sudden polar vortex

ol434445 said: Thanks Tracey it's an exciting time number two is opening looks like Shimadaijia,let's see when its fully opened.

Great Congratulations Are they in the pots or in the ground?

Wow, looks very promising, Oscar! Can't wait for your seedling to open.

Jasmine, hope your peonies will bloom soon! Looking forward to see them! It sounds like your TP buds are doing ok. Bet you are very excited!

Here are the pictures of number 2 and 3 of the seedlings to bloom this year

Wow, Oscar! You grow some amazing seedlings! THat purple color seedling just knocks my socks off! It looks more purple and less red than Shimadajin. Love it!

That's Karen it has a deep colour and a nice scent.