Re: paeonia in med. climate
- Subject: Re: paeonia in med. climate
- From: J* S*
- Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 07:20:30 -0800 (PST)
It seems to me that tree peonies came on the Southern
California scene back in the late seventies and early
eighties. They were tauted as "the" peony for
California, especially So. California.
I don't remember any long-term success stories. What
ever became of them? Do any of you So. Californians
remember? Did any of you SC'ans grow them? Didn't
Descanso and the Huntington put some in?
Joe Seals,
Santa Maria, California
--- Lee Poulsen <wlp@ampersand.JPL.NASA.GOV> wrote:
> 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
>
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