That's great, nice to see you over here, Nancy! It's a small peony world, huh? Did the other peonies do well for you? I hope so because the daylilies have done great, I'd feel guilty if my end of the trade didn't perform. I KNOW you'll love Blonde Vision when it does finally bloom, it's a really pretty flower. I haven't dug mine since I first planted it since it's nowhere near large enough to think about dividing, hopefully sometime in the next few years. I'd like to let it get big enough to do several divisions--or maybe I'll order more when Hollingsworth's offers it again. I'd like to send a root to both of my sisters, one in OK and one in TX, to see how that one does in zones 7 and 8. Both sisters already have several divisions of some of my peonies. Some of them haven't survived TX (zone 8) but my coral NOID is doing crazy well in both places!
Back to Blonde Vision--I have a very large clay pot that I leave beside it year round. When the forecast shows temps down in the 20's or any snow or ice I upend the pot over BV if it's broken ground at all. It's just as important to get it uncovered as soon as it starts to warm--especially here at altitude it can cook it very quickly. It's work but the bloom is very much worth it.
