Paeonia season 2005 now underway
James Waddick (Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:48:43 PDT)

Dear all;
My first bloom was the aptly named 'Early Scout' a fern leaf
peony hybrid (P. tenuifolia), since followed by P. mlokosewitschii,
'Roselette' and a couple early Chinese Tree Peonies, P. tenuifolia
and a host of others.
Also starting up or done Iris stolonifera, I. iberica
elegantissima, I. arenaria, I.flavissima, I. tigridia, I. sari and
now the arilbreds (hybrids involving Oncocyclus species).

Among 'true bulbs (now don't get started), Hyacinthus
campanulatus is starting, Camassia (couple species) are in bud or
blooming.
Lilies of various sorts continue to pop up daily. The
established Orienpets are monsters surpassing tree peonies and still
going, new Asiapets are coming on strong and most Asiatics are well
along. L. formosanum seem to be trailing the pack.

"Leucojum aestivalis" is just past peak and a couple early
Arisaema (A. serratum, A engleri, A. amurense) are up and
blooming-other just poking and more showing no sign. Some of those
'who planted those' ornithogalums are blooming and I may be sorry.
Dracunculus is up a couple of feet and few Arum sp are blooming
already A. maculatum, A. orientale, A. rupicola and one or two others
I need to research to find correct names.

So an exciting time. I am try to soak this all up before
leaving the garden in less than 24 hours for 2 weeks away (in W.
China), but hope to make up for the absence here with good things to
see there.

Best and expect a quiet 2 weeks or more from me. Jim W.
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Dr. James W. Waddick
8871 NW Brostrom Rd.
Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711
USA
Ph. 816-746-1949
Zone 5 Record low -23F
Summer 100F +