RE: peonies
>barbara sargent wrote:
>What are the chances of growing peonia in our medit climate? I love
>the flowers and I know that there are many varieties. Has anyone
>successfully grown them in the Bay Area?
Barbara -
I have seen tree peonies in old gardens locally where they grew relatively
well in spite of neglect and less-than-perfect treatment. They always
seemed to me to be wishing for more humidity in our dry summers, but they
did bloom in the spring. Tree peonies do not require the cold winters that
herbaceous peonies do, so choosing varieties carefully might give you a
good chance. Here is a firm in Georgia (USA) who talks about varieties for
mild climates: http://www.goldenport.com/
I don't know anything about them, but they do have a message board on their
site which might help you get questions answered.
Regards,
Sean O.
h o r t u l u s a p t u s - 'a garden suited to its purpose'
Sean A. O'Hara fax (707) 667-1173 sean.ohara@groupmail.com
710 Jean Street, Oakland, CA 94610-1459, U.S.A.
