Peonies
Jane McGary (Fri, 30 Jul 2004 20:14:45 PDT)

Rodger Whitlock wrote,
1. Paeonia cambessedessi (and I may have miissssspellllllled that)

Paeonia cambessedesii -- which happily for the spelling-challenged has
lately been referred to a prior name, P. corsica -- survives here outdoors,
so it would for Rodger also, but it doesn't flower at all well under such
conditions. However, in the bulb frame it performs magnificently (see the
PBS wiki, Paeonia page, for proof). The foliage is as good as Rodger says,
but he must have got hold of a different color form than what I have. Mine
are clear soft pink with a darker flush toward the center. I never noticed
the scent, perhaps because they flower so early, about the second species
to bloom here in late winter, and the scent is not apparent in the cold air.

Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon, USA