PEONY INFORMATION
Explore a variety of articles about peonies, covering their history, cultivation, classification, breeding and other topics of interest to peony enthusiasts. These articles offer information and insights for anyone wishing to learn more about these remarkable plants.
Hybridizing is as simple as playing bee. Yes, I said bee. Hybridizing is full of wonder, leaving us full of delighted anticipation. Choose the plants which characteristics you most admire. eg: the size of bloom from one and the height of another.
There are five basic flower forms generally acknowledged to occur in herbaceous peonies. Unfortunately, the demarcation where one form leaves off, and another begins, is not always distinct, nor sharply defined.
A peony seed germinates in response to the same sequence of environmental conditions whether it is out of doors where nature has full sway, or is kept indoors in contrived conditions. In either case the minimum requirements of a particular seed must be met or it will fail. Each peony seed has its own individual variations, among which may be its inherent germination timing.
Peonies at the Farm – A Feast for the Eyes Taken from the Spring 2010 Friends of the Central Experimental Farm Written by Mary Pratte When William Saunders became the first director of the Central Experimental Farm (CEF) in the late 1880s, one of his...
Love still blooms 60 years later Originally published in Oakville Beaver July 29, 2006 Written by Wilma BlokhuisVi and John Simkins celebrate diamond wedding anniversary. (Photo is of John and Vi Simkins holding a photograph from their wedding that took place...
Bill and 'Doris' - Love at First Sight Written by Mary Ann Smythe Taken with permission from Friends of the Central Experimental Farm Spring 2010 Bill Wegman remembers the exact moment that gave rise to his passion for peonies. It was in the mid-80s and...
On Growing Peonies in the Atlantic Regions Taken from The Peony - C to C Feb 2001, Vol 4 Issue 1Written by Julia Dicks I have not grown peonies in other areas of the Atlantic provinces, only my own small section. However, I would suspect that it is...
A New Peony Garden In Saskatchewan Taken from The Peony - C to C Vol 1, Issue 3 Nov 1998Written by Brian Porter The Seager Wheeler Farm, just east of the town of Rosthern, Saskatchewan, is the newest location of a public peony planting in Saskatchewan....
The Historic Clarke Peony Collection at the Devonian Botanic Garden by Deborah Merriam The Devonian Botanic Garden (DBG) in Devon, Alberta (near Edmonton) has a sizeable collection of herbaceous and species peonies, most of which were donated by Cyril M....
STAMP OF APPROVAL MAIL IT WITH FLOWERS: Oakville resident John Simkins gives his stamp of approval to the release of two Canada Post stamps dedicated to peonies. Simkins is a well-known gardening expert and founder of the Canadian Peony Society. Helping him...
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