I've added three Paeonia photos to the wiki, one of P. japonica and two of P. mascula. Take a look at: http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… When these plants bloom (typically in mid April) the daily temperatures are already getting up above 80 degrees F occasionally. As a result, the flowers do not last; sometimes they open late on day one, remain open throughout day two and by day three are already withering. They make handsome foliage plants. Incidentally, I have never known Paeonia japonica to set seed here. Enjoy! Jim McKenney jimmckenney@starpower.net Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where I'm well aware that the gardening world divides into those who cherish these plants and those who cannot fathom why anyone would waste space for something which blooms for only two or three days out of the entire year.