Winter survival report
James Waddick (Sun, 15 May 2005 22:13:26 PDT)
Dear John and all;
Similar survival on most of the same as expected. Hipp x
johnsonii has gone through a couple of winters here, but has yet to
bloom in the ground. Still waiting.
"None of the peonies are open here but there are a ton of buds on
very strong plants. I have a few that have really twisted and
contorted leaves this year. I fear the worse and assume that I will
have to remove them from the collection. Any thoughts Jim W what
they could be suffering from?"
Sounds like frost damage to the developing foliage buds.
Ignore it and wait until next spring. If it is just a few leaves and
it annoys you, cut them off.
I have a lot of Lycoris foliage from radiata and several other
species. It doesn't look like aurea returned
L. aurea is the least hardy species and not likely to hardy
north of Zone 9 or protected 8.
Speaking of America, I have a peony by that name and it is in
glorious form this year, good dark leaves, lots of buds and held
firm in the rains.
'America' is one of the very best herbaceous peonies.
Wonderful color, held high and glorious.
Best 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 +