Iris and Peony thread, 2023..

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

  May 2023

  Thanks @WonkyWomble for this beauty, opening this morning …
  
  
  

  
  Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Marlorena Posts: 8,705

  May 2023

  Beautiful Iris, such rich colour... hope all ours are out soon..

  East Anglia, England

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• Marran Posts: 195

  May 2023

  2 of my tree peonies .. Not sure of id nor how to turn them round 🙄🤣

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• Marlorena Posts: 8,705

  May 2023

  You have to crop the photos so they appear correctly.. but that red peony is just gorgeous..  I've looked on Crocus and they sell one called  Paonia suffruticosa 'Mo Run Jue Lun', that looks just like that one.. 

  East Anglia, England

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• Eustace Posts: 2,290

  May 2023

  Another peony ready to open.
  
  Ones that have already opened are looking dishevelled.
  
  Sorry, my garden is looking untidy/overgrown as the rains have brought in lush growth and I'm failing to keep up with the maintenance 😭

  Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
  

  And then my heart with pleasure fills,

  And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth
  

  
  

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• Marlorena Posts: 8,705

  May 2023

  Mine are still struggling to open, so nice to see yours Eustace.. 
  ..nothing wrong with a bit of green ..

  East Anglia, England

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• Voyagerxp Posts: 651

  May 2023

  My tree peony

  
  

  

  
  

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• Ante1 Posts: 3,085

  May 2023

  My irises. I have them a long time now and forgot their name. 
  
  

   
  
  
  
  
  

  Croatia

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• Bright star Posts: 1,153

  May 2023

  Your tree  tree peony looks so exotic @Voyagerxp, the foliage is lovely too. 

  Lovely Irises @Ante1. With a bit of luck someone on this thread may be able to help you out with names. 

  My Peony buds are fattening up nicely but not showing any colour yet, the ants are certainly enjoying the honeydew the buds are producing 

  Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.
  
  

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• Eustace Posts: 2,290

  May 2023 edited May 2023

  Photos of tree peonies I had planted previously; unfortunately they're not being cared for as they should be.
  

  

  I think this one has a dark centre, which is not quite visible in the photo.
  

  

  
  

  Added more photos from my current garden:

  The silky petals look exotic; but the flowers are quickly spoilt by rain. The first flower on this plant bloomed only for a week.
  

  

  This one looks very similar to @Voyagerxp's.
  

  

  Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
  

  And then my heart with pleasure fills,

  And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth
  

  
  

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