Re: Peony color question
Hello Anelle,
There may be one other possibility.... on occasion the graft will fail on the
tree peony. If that happens you will get the plant chosen for the root system
rather than the tree part with the bloom you wanted. Also sometimes if the graft
is buried too deeply the peony will throw up both forms. The herbaceous peony from
the roots and the tree peony part.
Since these are rather slow, you do need to give it some time and observe.
Doubt the nursery is just putting you off.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Anelle Kloski <akloski@jps.net>
Subject: Peony color question
> In 1998 I purchased a tree peony, Shima-nishiki, and it just bloomed
> this week. The peony was supposed to be white with red variegation, but
> my bloom was solid red. When I emailed the nursery, they answered,
> "please give the growth some more time". I know it will not bloom again
> until next year.
>
> I have had one peony bloom before, on a young plant. That bloom was
> also different than the color shown in the catalog, but it was not so
> extremely different as this new one. Can anyone tell me if peonies (or
> other plants for that matter) change bloom color, as they age?
>
> Anelle
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