I can't remember seeing BUDS this early. But this forenoon I was walking around comparing growth on different peonies... many of mine are still little red shoots barely out of the ground, and I discovered buds on Mons. Jules Elies, Friendship, p.mlokosewitschii, and p.anomala veitchii. No buds yet on the two fern leafs, single or double. You better believe if I think there is even a chance of frost in the next few weeks I will be out there covering those plants! But if all goes well, we will be having very early bloom for peonies this year
mlokosewitschii is loaded with buds, here is a close-up of one bud!
