{"id":1742,"date":"2016-06-27T17:06:47","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T17:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickhousefabrics.com\/blog\/?p=1742"},"modified":"2016-06-29T17:37:31","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T17:37:31","slug":"peonies-a-new-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brickhousefabrics.com\/blog\/peonies-a-new-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Peonies- A New Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, as some of you know, plants interest me. And my newest interest is the peony.<\/p>\n

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Pink Peony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I like the tree peonies, but have never cared for the herbaceous peonies. \u00a0I can hear the screams from all that do. I think the large doubles are really over-blown, and the plants to me seem messy.<\/p>\n

Last year, late in the year, I visited a local nursery, and there was a peony on one of the benches. It was a single, and an amazing, glowing cherry with white. \u00a0I lost my heart to it.<\/p>\n

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\"Peony-pink-b-500\"
Cherry Pink Peony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was in a large pot, \u00a0which was missing half the dirt.
\nIt was unmarked, and no one knew what the variety it was.<\/p>\n

It needed a home… I gave it one.<\/p>\n

I took it home, planted it, and as it was so late in the season,
\nchecked it for heaving, adding more dirt if needed.<\/p>\n

This spring it bloomed!
\nAnd talk about a surprise!!<\/p>\n

It started deep red, with some brick undertones.<\/p>\n

\"Peony-pink-b-500\"<\/p>\n

As it changed to glowing cherry.
\nBacklit, the flowers literally glowed.<\/p>\n

\"Peony-pink-bb-500\"<\/p>\n

Every day were new color changes.<\/p>\n

As it matured it turned to a pale pink with deeper lilac tones at the base.
\nBelow shows the difference between the early bud,
\nand the flower before it dropped it’s petals.<\/p>\n

\"Peony-pink-a-cl-500\"<\/p>\n

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I have to admit,
\nthis has changed the way I think about peonies!<\/p>\n

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\"Peony-pink-c-500\"<\/p>\n

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In Maine, in June, peonies seem to be everywhere.
\nAnd while there are some singles,
\nthe majority I have seen are doubles.
\nI still prefer the simple loveliness of the single peony.<\/p>\n

\"Peony-pink-a-cl-a-500\"<\/p>\n

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The spent petals have their own beauty.<\/p>\n

\"Peony-pink-dd-500\"<\/p>\n

I have tried looking for this plant in online nurseries, to find the name of it.
\nBut, with all the color changes the flowers on this go through,
\nit seems impossible to categorize.<\/p>\n

I would love a whole group of this variety,
\nand look forward to being able to divide it\u00a0in a few years.<\/p>\n

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Pink Peony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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