California Gardening: Growing Peonies in California, 1 by chrisw99

chrisw99 wrote:
Duchesse de Nemours is finally in bloom! This is my only peony.

Edited to say that I am having some second thoughts about the id of this peony. Although I bought it as Duchesse de Nemours the occasional red flecks and the red on the buds is making me suspicious that this might be the more common Festiva Maxima. Also, I read that Duchesse should be crown shaped and Festiva Maxima is more rose shaped. Maybe I should watch as the blooms age and see what shape they tend towards. Anyone else with opinions on this?

Chris



This message was edited May 18, 2008 10:49 PM