I was happy for Portland's nice week of sunshine and not overly hot temperatures. It was a tad windy a couple of times, but all the peonies have done well. The really hot intense sun really fries the flowers. So this week they have opened beautifully and avoided damage.
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| Paeonia suffruticosa 'Yin Hong Qiao Dui 银红巧对' (Silver Red Tree Peony) |
The dark bronze foliage of 'Yin Hong Qiao Dui' really sets off the pink flowers of this one.
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| Paeonia suffruticosa 'Yin Hong Qiao Dui 银红巧对' |
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| 'Black Panther 黑豹' still has some opening to do. |
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| Paeonia suffruticosa 'Black Panther 黑豹' buds are opening! |
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| 'Black Panther 黑豹' |
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| The foliage of 'Black Panther 黑豹' is lovely too. |
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| Paeonia suffruticosa 'Lu Xiang Qiu 綠香球' (Green Fragrant Ball) beginning to open |
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| Paeonia ostii 'Feng Dan Bai 鳳丹白' (Phoenix White) in full bloom. |
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| The one bud the "asshole bug/slug" didn't get - Paeonia suffruticosa 'Shima Nishiki 岛锦' |
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| Paeonia ostii 'Feng Dan Bai 鳳丹白' mixed into the flower bed. |
The next installment is 'Fragrant Green Ball', 'High Noon" and 'Kinshi 金鸟' blooming for the first time. Should be a knock out!
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| One more Yin Hong Qiao Dui, because it's just so perfect. |
The soft pink flowers and dark foliage of Yin Hong Qiao Dui really is a knockout combo :-)
ReplyDeleteOh, I do love the color of the Black Panther. Quite a stunner. Cheers, Jenni
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous! I would love to see some long shots showing how you have used them in your garden.
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