Ha, Ha, my P. mascula opened last week! Beat you! OK, really, the season has started and the foliage is fabulous this year. I don't know if the cold winter helped or what, but the colour and texture is rich on all my plants. I have a small number I purchased as P. mollis, which bears seed, so I'm not sure. The foliage is wonderfully haired and pleated this year. I have a bud on a seedling of P. xchamaeleon x P. kavachensis, which has me excited. The foliage is very lime-gold in comparison to others in the garden. I'm hoping for a shocking pink to give some vulgar contrast! Unfortunately, I may miss the blossom, as I leave for a speaking tour to Canada and the USA on Friday. I'll have to ask friends to come by and take a shot. The game is afoot...Don't you just love Spring? Jamie V. Cologne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McKenney" <jimmckenney@starpower.net> To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 6:38 PM Subject: [pbs] Paeonia season 2005 now underway > Paeonia mascula opened its first flower of the season this morning, thus > opening the peony season in my garden this year. > > Jim McKenney > jimmckenney@starpower.net > Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where P. emodi and P. > wittmanniana may open later this week. > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >