Wednesday, April 30, 2008

My Peony Plant

Here's today's photo of a bit more of the budding peony plant. There are five buds on the plant, but only two visible in this photo. Lots of leaves! It was in the garden when I moved here which was 15 years ago. Wow! I didn't realize I'd been here that long!

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I found a very interesting site about the care and cultivation of peonies, and was amazed to read that a peony clump can survive for 50 years, and that they have been cultivated in home gardens for more than 600 years!

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/peony.html

3 comments:

  1. It'll be great when the buds open!
    Like you I'm surprised at just how long that they've been around! xx

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  2. Hi Flighty ~ I think we'll need a bit of sun to help the peony buds open... it's supposed to warm up in the next few days, so I'll keep my eye on it. Yes, I thought there was a lot of information on that site. Thanks for your comment :)

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  3. I think I am going to have to review my peony plants, I moved them, and now they don't flower. I was sure I had done all the right things. x

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