Tree Peony

It's going to be a surprise Kathy ,they do look different , do you remember me saying a neighbour dug a big old plant out last autumn he hadn't the room for it he gave it to me it was cut down in a plastic bag I didn't think it would survive but there's some nice new shoots emerging so fingers crossed about that !

Lovely foliage :)

I do remember Amy that's great news,look forward to seeing yours, they do seem pretty tough don't they, mine where newly planted when we had the first really cold winter and survived no problem it was just the two in pots I hadn't decided where to plant I lost :-( one of which was a white so it would be great if this was two plants and one was white :-)
Thanks Daylily :-)

I hope you have a white Kathy the colour of mine will be a suprise , the blue tits are pecking round the nesting box holes this week another yearly cycle is starting :o)

We put up a new nest box this year and the blue tits seem very interested in it, fingers crossed as we can see this one from the kitchen window,prime dwelling near the feeders and the bird bath :-),blackbirds are busy nest building too, the not such good news for the songbirds are the magpies who've decided to build a nest at the top of our Horse Chestnut, they've been taking in quite large sticks for a week or so now its getting huge.

Looks like two plants to me, how exciting.

I'm so pleased with these Dd, just checking when I bought them 2010, they've really got going this year last year they had a couple of flowers each this year they all have 7 or 8 buds so far, the other two varieties I have have reddy leaves so yes fingers crossed it is different :-)

We grew them in our last garden, had a lovely yellow one, sadly not enough room for TPs, we just grow the shorter ones.....

Just a quick update on this it is two different plants one red and the greener foliage is a white!!!! which is just about to open, so pleased I was so disappointed when I lost the white one in the pot :-)

That's good news Kathy , the one I mentioned which was given to us has lots of foliage on it now I doubt if it will flower this year but at least we know it's alive and well !

That's great news for yours to Amy :-) look forward to your pictures next year, off to see if mines opened fully in a bit pouring with rain though so hope it hasn't been ruined.