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ElPolloDiablo said:Hi Kousa: do you happen to use any fertilizer on your Blonde Vision? If so what is the NPK ratio?

I have had similar issues on many unrelated cultivars in the past and the cause was always too much nitrogen in the ground. I have solved the problem by not fertilizing for one year and applying a softwood mulch to get rid of the excess nitrogen and if next year I am still around I will try and fertilize them with Thomas' slag (an ancient nitrogen-free fertilizer very much beloved by rose growers, now out of production but I still have three quarters of a bag).

Hi ElPollo. No, I did not fertilize this peony this year. I don't think it is the nitrogen problem. It maybe weather related as we had a cool stretch 50 days prior to these blooms open. It barely was above 60F during the days and often fell in the 30F's at night. Somehow, this cool strectch must affect its growth. If this happens next year and the weather is different or warmer, then I know it is most likely a plant trait.