Peony Count 2012

[tsubasahome]

Here are last year's numbers:

Green on White Jade Tower: 7
Blue Butterfly: 3
Moonstone(planted last year): 3
Philomele(planted last year: 0, but it looks fairly healthy.
Cheddar Charm(planted last year): 1
Louis van Houtte(planted 10 years ago): 39
Coral Charm(planted 3 years ago): 0, got the funk.
Duchess de Nemours(planted 3 years ago): 50
Paula Fay(planted 3 years ago): 1
Bowl of Beauty(planted 7 years ago): 19
Coral Supreme: (planted 7 years ago): 9
Msr. Jules Elie: (planted 8 years ago): 70
Bartzella(planted this year): 0, but it looks really jazzed.

And this year's:

Green on White Jade Tower: 13
Blue Butterfly: 12
Moonstone: 9
Philomele: 2
Cheddar Charm: 6
Louis van Houtte: 43
Coral Charm: 0, still alive.
Duchesse de Nemours: 67
Paula Fay: 4
Bowl of Beauty: 32
Coral Supreme: 11
Msr Jules Elie: 76
Bartzella: 0, but it got huge.

And the new peonies:

First Arrival: 2
Salmon Dream: 3
Lorelei: 1
Scarlett O'Hara: 0
Coral Sunset: 2
Buckeye Belle: 4
Minnie Shaylor: 1

Shocking!

Comments

[tsubasahome.livejournal.com]

The ones in my garden that seem to have the best resistance are the Duchesse, Moonstone, and Bartzella. Moonstone is incredibly tough, even though I was bad and let it pop 3 flowers in its first year. Bartzella went through a very wet 2011 with spotless leaves until October, even after pretty much everything else went funky.

Buckeye Belle seems to have issues with blight. In fact, I think all the hybrid herbaceous peonies have issues. It must be what they're crossing them with to get the red/coral color. It's too bad that with the exception of the intersectionals, nobody really seems to be breeding for disease resistance, only stem strength and color.

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

Ahh, thank you, good to know. I get into occasional spazzes (when I'm willing to redig beds or fill up pots) every five to seven years, where I must buy more peonies!