MAPS Peony Gallery

Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens, Ontario, Canada, Jun 2010

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:58:35 -0400

More than 250 different peony cultivars are in OVBG since its establishment in 2001. Photos contributed by Ming Ning who visited the garden in Jun 05, 2010

Field of Beauty
Brand's Magnificent
Brand's Magnificent
Itoh 'Garden Treasure'
Itoh 'Garden Treasure'
Mandarin's Coat
Mandarin's Coat
Arcturus
Arcturus
Adonis
Ellen Cowley
Miss America
Miss America
Loren Franklin
Cytherea
Ether Mars
Jean Erickson
Jean Erickson
Cream Puff
Cream Puff
Old Faithful
Garden Lace
Garden Lace
Topeka Garnet
Topeka Garnet
Pink Luau
Pink Luau
Rosalie
Rosalie
Show Girl
Mahogany
Ruth Clay
Ruth Clay
Sweet Melody?
Sweet Melody?
Mischief
Many Happy Returns
Candy Stripe
Candy Stripe
Garden Glory?
Bu-Te
Coral Supreme
Coral Charm
Nice Gal
Nice Gal
Diana Parks
Nathalie
Imperial Divinity
Imperial Divinity
Lowell Thomas

Linwood Gardens, Pavilion, NY, May 2009.

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:50:12 -0400

Linwood Gardens is William H. Gratwick III's estate, the famed tree peony hybridizer. Photos contributed by Ming Ning who visited the estate in May 24, 2009

T.P. 'Guardian of The Monastery'
A Gratwick Introduction
Arts & Crafts Summerhouse
T.P. 'Guardian of The Monastery'

T. P. 'Shinkagura'
T. P. 'Gessekai'
T. P. 'Horakumon'
T. P. 'Horakumon'
T. P. 'Impumon'
T. P. 'Koku-tsuru'
T. P. 'Hira-no-yuki'
T. P. 'Koku-tsuru'
T. P. 'Gessekai'
T. P. 'Leda'
T. P. 'Leda'
T. P. 'Leda'
T. P. 'Gauguin'
Master Gauguin's Palette
T. P. 'Suisho-haku'
T. P. 'Suisho-haku'
Closeup of 'Koku-tsuru'
T. P. 'Gessekai'
T. P. 'Kinkaden'
T. P. 'Kinkaden'
T. P. 'Orihime'
To Quote Gratwick III
T. P. 'Horakumon'
T. P. 'Horakumon'
T. P. 'Stone House Pink'
T. P. 'Kinkaden'
Group of 'Momo-yama'
T. P. 'Momo-yama'
T. P. 'Goldfinch'
T. P. 'Arcadia'
T. P. 'Arcadia'
???
T.P. 'Tria' ?
Once a Haven for Poets
T.P. 'Tria' ?
Italian Gardens
T.P. 'Avra'
Flower of 'Koku-tsuru'
T. P. 'Suisho-haku'
T. P. 'Pluto'
T. P. 'Ezra Pound'
'F2-A' (Saunders)
'Scarlett O'Hara'
'Scarlett O'Hara'

Ming Ning's Garden in Western Pennsylvania

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:50:12 -0400

This is a selection of all the garden pictures that are available here: Ming's Garden. Please see many other gardens I've visited: Gardens & Estates.

TP 'Shima-nishiki'
Love bugs on 'Red Charm'
Peony 'Red Charm'
Peony 'Flame'
Oriental Lily 'Stargazer'
'Dancing Butterflies', aka. 'Little Medicine Man'
Tree Peony 'Hoki'
Peony 'Nymphe'
Poppy 'Princess Victoria Louise'
TP 'Kamata-nishiki'
Rose 'Honey Perfume'
'Festiva Maxima'
Felix Crousse
Hummingbird Moth
Rosa 'Honey Perfume'
'Felix Crousse'
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
'Festiva Maxima'
'Dancing-Butterfly'
'Karl Rosenfield'
TP 'Hoki'(Sweet 17)
Tree Peony 'High Noon'
'Nippon Beauty'
Laughing Buddha
Rhododendron 'Fantastica'

Carol Ann Moyer Iris & Peony Garden

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:40:13 -0500

Bloom, bud and bush photos of herbaceous peonies at Delaware Valley College, Henry Schmeider Arboretum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

A'La Mode, Klehm 1981
A'La Mode, Klehm 1981
A.B.Franklin, Franklin 1926
Adonis, Sass 1930
Angel Cheeks, Klehm 1970
Angel Cheeks, Klehm 1970
Auten's 1816, Auten
Autin's 1816, Auten
Cincinnati, Krekler 1962
Cincinnati, Krekler 1962
Courage, Bigger 1968
Courage, Bigger 1968
Courage, Bigger 1968
Dignity, Murawska 1943
Dignity, Murawska 1943
Dignity, Murawska 1943
Doris Cooper, Cooper 1946
Doris Cooper, Cooper 1946
Doris Cooper, Cooper 1946
Dr.J.H.Neely, Neely 1930
Dr.J.H.Neely, Neely 1930
Early Scout, Auten 1952
Early Scout, Auten 1952
Early Scout, Auten 1952
Florence Nicholls, Nicholls 1938
Florence Nicholls, Nicholls 1930
Lotus Queen, Murawska 1947
Myra Mac Rae, Tischler-Fairbault 1967
Myra MacRae, Tischler-Faulbault 1967
Ole Red, Klehm 2000
Ole Red, Klehm 2000
Pink Lemonade, Klehm 1951

MAPS Peony Sale

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:26:55 -0400

The Mid-Atlantic Peony Society conducted its first peony sale on September 7-9, 2007 as guests during the huge Scott Arboretum plant sale. Customers were very happpy with the quality of cultivars, helpful advice and prices.

Eleanor and Gerri welcome the customers.
Jeff ensures that all runs smoothly.
Enthusiastic Eleanor helps a customer make a good purchase.
Another photo opportunity.
Choosing from so many peony cultivars was a challenge.
Serious shopping.
More advice.
Jason totals this customer's purchase.
The sale crew.

2007 Peonies E.Tickner's Garden

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:26:21 -0400

Some spectacular blooms at the display garden of etflowers in Gradyville, Pennsylvania.

'Charles Burgess', Krekler 1963
'Coral Sunset', Wissing-Carl G.Klehm 1981
'Cream Puff', Marx-Rogers 1981
'Do Tell', Auten 1946
'Ellen Cowley', Saunders 1940
'Flame', Glasscock 1939
'Gertrude Allen', Nichols/Wild & Son, 1958
'Light's Out', Roy Klehm 1995
'Mackinac Grand', Reath 1992
Mauve Intersectional
'My Love', Hollingworth 1992
'Paula Fay', Fay 1968

Herbaceous Peony Tour May 2007

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:26:01 -0400

The Mid-Atlantic Peony Society met for the second time for a tour of the herbaceous blooms at the Peony Garden in Gradyville. As one can see the garden was full of promise on May 24th. Three days later half the plants were in bloom.

2007 herbaceous peony tour
Jeff and Ralph capturing the likeness of 'Paula Fay'
Paula Fay still holds their attention!
Where oh where are the blooms?
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Gail Gee's Garden

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:01:13 -0400

Peonies in Maryland

P. suffruticosa 'Shintenchi'
P. s. 'Leda'
'Montezuma'
P. intersectional 'First Arrival'
'Cythera'
P. intersectional 'Morning Lilac'
P. intersectional 'Bartzella'
P. intersectional 'Canary Brilliants'

Tree Peonies at Swarthmore 2007

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:33:45 -0500

One of the first events of the new Mid-Atlantic Peony Society was a tour on May 9, 2007 of the established tree peony collection at the Swarthmore campus. It was a privelege to have Jeff Jabco teaching the group.

'Chinese Dragon' Saunders 1948
'Da Houn'
'Goshozakura' ex.Japan presumed in commerce 1927
'Harlequin' Saunders 1952
'High Noon', Saunders 1952
'Higurashi' ex.Japan pre-1929
'Horen' (Imperial Carriage) Wister 1961
'Horen' (Imperial Carriage) Wister 1961
'Kamada-Nishiki', ex.Japan 1893.
'Kamada-Nishiki', ex.Japan 1893.
'Kamada-Nishiki', ex.Japan 1893.
'Kamada-Nishiki', ex.Japan 1893. Mature cultivar.
Jeff Jabco with Peaonia 'Kao'('Kaow') Watanabe 1931, ex.Japan
'Kao' ('Kaow'), Watanabe 1931, ex.Japan
'Kintajio' (Castle of Kinuta), imported before 1913 by Dessert.
'Kishu Caprice', ex.Japan (Sasaki) via Rogers 1988
'Meikow-How'(Meiko-ho) Japan before 1931
'Mikuni-No-Homare'(Mikuni-no-homare) (Glory of the Nation)originated Japan 1926
'Renkaku' (Flight of the Cranes) offered by Yokohama Nurseries 1898
Paeonia rockii hybrid, China
'Shima-Nishiki' Japan
'Shima Daijin' ('Shimadaigin') ex.Japan 1952
'Sitifukujin' (Shichifukujin, Seven Gods of Happiness) offered by Yokohama Nurseries 1927
'Terute-Nishiki'
'Thunderbolt', Saunders 1948