Sunday, May 31, 2015

Our very old perfect peony has a name!

I have been in love with the peony that our next door neighbours had for decades. Almost four actually. Then we bought the house. When I had Mark excavate the whole back yard for the vegetable garden, I had him work around the peony. These are the first flowers on our 'new' peony. Aren't they beautiful...oh and the smell. Yummm.




I have called it the Ogilvie Peony all these years. The first owners of the house who planted it were the Ogilvies. Recently I changed that to Middlebrook Farm Peony. I do, however, believe it could be Raspberry Sundae. What do you think?



These pictures were taken on a sunnier day than mine were, but the colours are identical. 

2 comments:

Joan said...

Lovely! I love the colours in your peony. I beat it smells heavenly!

Linda aka Crafty Gardener said...

My Sarah Bernhart peonies are blooming and look similar to yours, perhaps just a little paler. I left my link with my name so you can compare.