Re: paeonia in med. climate
- Subject: Re: paeonia in med. climate
- From: L* P*
- Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 14:30:37 -0800
At 4:18 PM -0800 11/8/01, oron peri wrote:
>Dear Friends,
>
>I would like to know if any of you is growing any paeonia sp. in zone 9.
>
>I had good germination of P. mascula, cambessedesii, peregrina etc.,
>but no luck so far in growing them the second season.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Oron Peri
>ISRAEL
>
In my seemingly eternal search for possible rare cultivars or species
of desirable temperate items that will grow and maybe even thrive in
warmer climates (USDA Zones 8b-10), I sometimes come upon information
that sounds promising that I haven't had the time or money to try out
for myself yet. In the case of peonies, it doesn't appear that anyone
has mentioned the following site
<http://www.goldenport.com/peony/tpsouth.htm>. They claim to have
several cultivars of peony varieties from southern China that will
grow in warm weather climates. (They seem fairly expensive IMO, but
are apparently imported directly from China each year.) I'd like to
try a few out in the future to see if they really do grow in warm
climates. Here's their blurb about them:
Tree Peonies For The South
According to a 19th century Chinese tree peony record, 103 varieties
of southern tree peonies were listed. Unfortunately, due to natural
and man made disasters many were lost. Now, only about 30 are in
existence. They are considered real treasures. These tree peonies
have been growing in the southern regions of China for more than a
thousand years where the summer is hot and humid and winter very
mild. They grow very fast . Their limbs and leaves are thick and
robust. Their root are short and do not go very deep into the soil
which make them more conducive for pot planting.
--
--Lee Poulsen
Pasadena area, California, USDA Zone 9-10
wlp@radar-sci.jpl.nasa.gov
