I have relocated the thread for blooming tree peonies here. Post away! Look forward to seeing everyones flowers this year!

Here is Hibiscus in a Brocade on Friday



Here she is this morning, Saturday





It has taken 6 years to get this tree peony to this point. If you look back at Blooms 2019 from last year, I posted a compilation of how the blooms have looked and changed, each year looking different. Finally, this year it looks like the composite picture I ordered from. It smells wonderful and has a total of 10 buds in various states from closed to open. Enjoy.

What a nice full flower, Gary and fragrant too. I'm not familiar with that particular variety, but it looks lovely. A nice start to the season for sure!

Thank you for sharing. The cultivar shows the great diversity and good smell of traditional Chinese suffruticosa. One friend said it will not be boring to plant Chinese suffruticosa, because it looks different each year.

graycrna4u said:Here is Hibiscus in a Brocade on Friday
Here she is this morning, Saturday



It has taken 6 years to get this tree peony to this point. If you look back at Blooms 2019 from last year, I posted a compilation of how the blooms have looked and changed, each year looking different. Finally, this year it looks like the composite picture I ordered from. It smells wonderful and has a total of 10 buds in various states from closed to open. Enjoy.

Congrats Gary!! It is certainly a beautiful peony, and it's good to know that it is fragrant, too.

Here is Feng Dan Fen blooming today



Feng Dan Bai opened three blooms this morning

Good to see the season is underway. Some of these flowers here will be particularly helpful to endure a positive spirit in the current Covid situation. Thanks all for sharing.

GORGEOUS, Gary! Love the color and full crown form of this flower!

LG, that is amazing that your Feng Deng Bai shows such a pink bloom! I love it!

Hi Karen,
The pink one is Feng Dan Fen.Feng Dan Bai is the white one.
I'm glad you enjoyed them😁

Thanks for moving this thread, I sent a request to open the other one.
I would love to start peony seeds this yr from my tree peony after I saw how expensive they are after I lost one. I was thinking the seeds must need special treatment like Stratification and scarification in addition to a soak. Ive also become aquainted with some gardening experts that recommend soaking in weak seaweed soln. Rationale for that is it wakes up the cytokynins in the seed to activate germination. IDK if its true or not, but I would NEVER leave a seed in soak over 24hrs. and ALWAYS soak in a sterilized jar to cut down on plastic use. Its choking our oceans.
Anyway, I was trying to get in on the seed conversation b.c Ive never done it with peonies and they have become my favorite flower. Im also planning on cross pollinating my 2 favorite tomatoes this yr to find the "perfect" canning tomato. I'll ask in the appropriate thread on that. Nice to meet such experts on Tree Peonies. Thanks for the advice.

FatPokey, what a beautiful peony! What is it called? You're photos are stunning!

Welcome FatPokey!!
Your tree Peonies are beautiful.

We love to chat about Peonies here.

Since I am landlocked, fresh seaweed is not available. It will be interesting to see your results!

Here is Hisbiscus in a Brocade today


and here is a single on the same tree peony




Gong Yang Zhuang, opened today

So beautiful Gary! It is definitely worth the time and patience it takes to get to this lovely stage. This year's wonderful weather is bringing out the best of your tree peonies. Can't wait to see more of your tree peony blooms!

Gary, wonderful blooms! It is so nice to look at all flowers here, we are still very far from any growth outside.

Gary, what perfect flowers you have there. Thanks for giving us a walk through your garden today.

Here we are simply grateful that the sun is out, finally!

Gary that is so nice to have both doubles and singles on the same plant.

I hope the weather continues to hold for us!!

I can't wait to see more blooms from everyone.

Just an updated picture

So beautiful Gary! I can't even imagine the fragrance!!

Both the double and single flowers are lovely! Nice to see such varied forms on the same plant.

Beautiful!