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Looking Forward to Spring – Peonies

November 24, 2013 By Nicole 1 Comment

Every year, I somehow make room on the farm for more peony plants. The addition is fueled by customer demand and my personal obsession for collecting plants.  There are hundreds of different varieties out there  so my collection will  never be complete.   Now that it is cold and dreary out there I would like to inspire you with some of the varieties we grow.

IMG_0871Buck-eyed Bell (maroon), Monsieur Jules-Elie (pink) Shirley Temple (white)

Buck-eyed bell is one of my favorites. It is an early bloomer and the deep burgundy against the yellow anthers is stunning.

coral charmCoral Charm

Coral-and-Gold-peony_BHCoral and Gold

mpp_peony-cytherea2Cytherea

gardena peonieGardenia

Letter10Creative-1Garden Treasure

Until I saw Garden Treasure in real life  I thought a yellow peony was not very interesting…but its gigantic size, amazing color and texture have convinced me. Now it is one of my favorites. The bare root is very expensive so we only have 8 plants.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALilian Wilde

peony_moonstone_extraMoonstone

sarah peonieSarah Bernhardt

kansas peonie Kansas

RedCharmRed Charm

 Being “The Flower Lady” I give away many flowers but sometimes my selections are very special and heart felt. This past June I gave a huge single stem of Monsieur Jules Elie peony to a man who absolutely loved it and took the flower home with delight.  He shared its beauty with his close friends.  Its always fun to see a man receive a flower and really connect with it, as our culture typically aligns flowers with women rather than men.

Nothing I am writing about in this post would be possible without Ed Pincus from Third Branch Flower Farm. He sold us many of his bare rootstock. As he just passed away, his plants will be treasured on our farm. I will always think of him when picking peonies. As well as Melissa Bounty who is the biggest peony fan I know, good friend and is the editor of all these blog post.  Huge Thank You Ed and Melissa two wonderful inspirations in my life.

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  1. Diane Grossman says

    August 17, 2014 at 2:51 pm

    Your peonies are spectacular!
    I am looking for Cytherea and was wondering if you could suggest a nursery or supplier for rootstock or plant.

    thank you

    Diane

    Reply

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