Monday, June 09, 2014

My peony and the parent plant....?

Here is a picture of this very old peony. I came by it about 25 years ago...I won't say how...it just came into bloom.


Here is a picture of the parent plant, located in my neighbours yard. Mine seems somewhat double, but nothing like this !!


This just doesn't make any sense to me at all. 



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3 comments:

  1. JaneJune 10, 2014 2:42 pm

    It may not make sense....but aren't they just GORGEOUS!!

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    1. ErinJune 10, 2014 10:26 pm

      They really are pretty aren't they Jane. You should smell them!!

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  2. ErinOctober 22, 2014 8:16 pm

    I eventually figured it out. There were two peonies in my neighbours yard. I assumed they were the same rootstock. I had a piece of each. I dug up and disposed of the RIGHT peony a couple years ago. This one, the wrong one, was prone to a weird black spot and the flowers were never quite right. I thought it was because it was more shaded. Nope. Different plant. Duh.

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