Re: Tree peonies
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- Subject: Re: Tree peonies
- From: R* C*
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 23:01:25 -0400
>Dear Karen Steward: You've gotten very comprehensive information from Gene
Bush, Marge
>Talt, and others about tree peonies, but there's one thing that says it all
that no
>one has mentioned yet:
>
>Tree peonies have been called "King of the Flowers"!
>
>Your question suggests that you might never have seen one in bloom. Alas,
their
>season is over in the mid-Atlantic states on this side of the Atlantic, but
in more
>northern climes you might still catch them in bloom. Do so, if you can;
you won't
>regret it, and you'll be a convert forever.
>
>They're called tree peonies not because they ever attain the size of even
small trees,
>but because their stems, unlike those of herbaceous peonies, are woody, as
has been
>said, and are as permanent as those of many trees.
>
No, mine are done here in southern Ontario, Harry. Mind you, this was the
first year for bloom and I only had one flower per plant. What a flower
though- nearly as big as a dinner plate- well, okay a bit of an exageration
but certainly the size of a sandwich plate. I can hardly wait until next
year, when I will hopefully get a couple more blooms per plant. And here I
thought they might be too tender to handle our cold winters.
Bob Campbell
USDA 4
southern Ontario.
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