Re: Peony question

May I add that "warmer climates" does not mean zones 9 and 10.  None of the 
warmer climate peonies have been reported to grow anywhere south of zone 8 
here in Texas, anyway, and even zone 8b has serious problems with them.  
Apparently our cold spells aren't long or cold enough for them.

Noreen
zone 9
Texas Gulf Coast

In a message dated 12/13/2002 12:39:30 AM Central Standard Time, 
mtalt@hort.net writes:



> 
> 
> You're welcome, Theresa.  Since you're in an area that probably
> doesn't get cold enough for many, I did a quick scan through my saved
> Peony-list files and here are some that are recommended for hot
> climates...all say it's best to go for the early flowering types and
> singles will do better than the really blowzy marvelous doubles that
> we all think of when we think 'peony'.  Also consensus is that in the
> south they need part shade (morning sun; afternoon shade is best),
> good, organically enriched soil and additional watering - of course,
> good drainage is a must.
> 
> 'Festiva Maxima' - mentioned in many posts as growing and flowering
> well in the south..it does fine for me and it gets hot here too quick
> for the late flowering bomb types as a rule and they just blast apart
> (of course, we have our first major downpours just as soon as the
> peonies open).
> 
> 'Charm'
> 'Paul Fay'
> 'Pillow Talk'
> 'Shirley Temple'
> 
> lactifloras:
> 'Kelway's Glorious'
> 'Kansas'
> 'Moonstone'
> 'Chief Wapalo'
> 'Shawnee Chief'
> 
> all other types:
> 'Coral Charm'
> 'Laddie'
> 'Yin Xian Xiu Hong Pao'
> 
> Mediterranean species - not hardy in the north:
> Tree peonies:
> The delavayi complex
> P. cambessdessica (which may be sorta tricky)
> P. russi 
> P. emodi 
> P. coriacea 
> P. clusii
> P. rhodia
> P.turcica
> P. parnassica
> P. cambessedesii 
> 
> APS Bulletin reports of of herbaceous peonies being grown in
> Shreveport, Louisiana;
> Louisville, Kentucky; and Cordova, Alabama.  Also in the geographical
> centre of Georgia.
> Don't know the USDA zones for these areas.   Varieties these authors
> recommend are:
> 
> 'Pico
> 'Sea Shell
> 'Sparkling Star
> 'Bu-te
> 'Westerner
> 'Gay Paree
> 'White Cap
> 'Miss America
> 'Mons. Jules Elie
> 'Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
> Edulis superba and hybrids 'Red Charm', 'Lovely Rose', 'Cytherea, and
> 'Firelight.  
> It was suggested that most tree peonies would do okay.
> 
> P. broteroi 
> 
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@hort.net
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