Hi Caroline, the Japanese Itoh we were referring to was one Swenson's got that was unnamed, they just referred to it as Japanese Itoh. Basically it's a NOID but the color combination with the supposedly dark blue-green foliage and the yellow blooms sounded pretty and it was a very reasonable price.
Lily, they have that one called Mammouth but if you look at the description and the picture and compare it to the APS database for Mammoth Rose it looks identical, at least to me. Even if it isn't, how the heck can you go wrong with a huge, pink double peony for $10???
Jasmin, I probably wouldn't go so crazy acquiring peonies if we had a place in CO that I could see them when blooming other than my yard. Even the Denver Botanical Garden has a very limited variety. I was so envious of your visit to the lady who didn't want to sell any of her plants but opened her garden to you....and your garden is absolutely beautiful! And I'm envious of the beautiful garden Annette has put together, and the growth Karen had on her first year plants, and the size of plants and abundance of blooms several of the members here. I see the gorgeous pictures and just want to visit each of your in your beautiful gardens and talk about the plants. I think I'm known around my neighborhood and at work as the crazy flower lady. I am so glad Karen clued me in to this forum and that I found the one on GardenWeb, sharing in everyone's excitement when a beautiful bloom opens in their garden is very near as exciting as it is to see it in mine. Sometimes it's even better because I don't see that stupid weed I missed in everyone else's pics!
So I ended up ordering Crazy Daisy--had it before from Peony Paradise but it didn't grow, NONE of the ones I ordered from them did, hint. High Fashion, Hi Mabel, Madame Calot, Mammouth, Mary Eddy Jones, R A Napier and Squirt.
