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Saturday, April 20, 2013

All apologies


I got called out for calling peonia brownii an ugly duckling.... so here I am apologizing for that.



Just for reference here is another herbaceous peony that I got from Jane...I think this may have been a Halda collection.... I think it starts with an M......anyone?

Highs in the 80's next week.

Cheers,

Mark
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2 comments:

  1. Susan in the Pink HatApril 20, 2013 at 1:17 PM

    It's so cute. Not as showy as its Eurasian relatives. Would be fun to cross with them.

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  2. Panayoti KelaidisApril 22, 2013 at 4:13 AM

    I think you can be forgiven your remark about P. brownie: albeit the foliage is swan-ish! The pink peony could be P. mascula?

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