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Plant ID please

All The Gear But No IdeaAll The Gear But No Idea Posts: 16
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Hi,

Does anyone know what this is growing under my pear tree? It has large yellow flowers in the spring. Seems to grow significantly each year despite me pruning is back. Would be interested to know what it is as I may move it from its current position.

Thanks in advance.

Kerri

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  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360

    A tree peony, I think. I'll leave it to others to confirm and give advice on moving :-).

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  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,905

    Hi Kerri.  Going off the fading flowers and the developing seed head it looks to me like it may be the yellow paeony called Paeonia mlokosewitschii or Molly the Witch to help pronounciation. image If it is then you are very very lucky. Its a beautiful plant and quite hard to get hold of where I am. If you decide it has to be moved then do it in the autumn trying hard not to damage the roots too much (they go very deep!). Do not plant it too deeply in its new home and give it some general fertiliser. It can take a year to settle in.

    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
  • All The Gear But No IdeaAll The Gear But No Idea Posts: 16

    No way, another tree peony! 

    This ones foliage looks so much different to the pink one I posted a while back which is why I would never have thought it was! This one:

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    The foliage on the pink one is dark and there isn't a lot of it. Whereas this one there is loads of it and it matches the colour of the shrub type peony I have in the front garden. Come to think of it, the flowers are very peony-like in their shape and size- I just hadn't heard of a yellow one so it never occurred to me! This one has coped very well with me pruning it each year if it is indeed a tree peony. Thanks for your help :)

  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,904

    I knew I remembered your name for some reason!!!! You're Kerri of the beautiful paeony that we all drooled over! Jammie dodger!

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618

    Yellow tree peony, Paeonia lutea  var ludlowii

    Molly the witch is herbaceous and has a reddish tinge to leaves.

    Last edited: 29 May 2016 13:52:08

  • All The Gear But No IdeaAll The Gear But No Idea Posts: 16

    Ahh yes fidgetbones that looks identical to that plant I have! Thank you! 

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    yes, agree with fidgetimage no doubts at all



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