Saturday, June 25, 2022

Peony

 My Peonies had a good Spring and early Summer with adequate rain! 



I have three plants, all from neighbor Jo years ago.  Ruby, Pink and White.   The white one has not bloomed yet. 

Ants are always present. 

Years ago I recall this time of year the ladies would bring bouquets of peonies to church on Sunday mornings and the church smelled so good!   I suppose they don't "do" that anymore...too bad.   

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21 comments:

  1. Val EwingJune 25, 2022 at 6:34 AM

    I bring my peonies in and float them in bowls of water, the smell is so wonderful!
    I know you can't have them in the house, but I do wish I had more than one color.
    Beautiful! Ours are done now.

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  2. SaraJune 25, 2022 at 6:39 AM

    Peonies and ants just go together! And the smell of them was divine at my grandmother's house.

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  3. DJanJune 25, 2022 at 7:27 AM

    I remember learning that ants help the peonies to open. I don't know if that's true or not. Beautiful, though! :-)

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  4. thecrazysheepladyJune 25, 2022 at 7:48 AM

    I love peonies. So pretty. Mine are all out front where I seldom see them. I go in and out the back all day long, but seldom out the front :-/. I should move a few this summer.

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  5. RoseJune 25, 2022 at 8:57 AM

    They are beautiful!

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  6. Linda W.June 25, 2022 at 10:11 AM

    So pretty!

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  7. MaebemeJune 25, 2022 at 10:13 AM

    Peonies bring back such lovely memories of my mom. They were one of her favorite flowers and she had several bushes of them in the farm yard. She'd often cut one and put it in a bowl. As you've said the smell was so good.

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  8. Miss MerryJune 25, 2022 at 12:41 PM

    When I worked at our library, a new person cut bouquets of peonies and put them on all the desks in the morning. We were overrun with aunts! I appreciate their beauty OUTSIDE, LOL.

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  9. Jenn JilksJune 25, 2022 at 12:45 PM

    They are wonderful flowers!

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  10. BetsyJune 25, 2022 at 1:04 PM

    Your peony is so pretty. I remember lots of bushes of various colors in our yard as a child. Just a few years ago we had people bringing flowers into church in Spokane but I'm told no one does it any longer. It's the same here too. I miss that.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  11. Galla CreekJune 25, 2022 at 4:10 PM

    They smell so good and are beautiful.

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  12. Jo-Anne's RamblingsJune 25, 2022 at 4:22 PM

    So pretty

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  13. Granny MarigoldJune 25, 2022 at 5:33 PM

    Your pink peony is very lovely!!

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  14. RitaJune 25, 2022 at 5:39 PM

    They are s pretty. I didn't know they were ant magnets. :)

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  15. Linda ReederJune 25, 2022 at 6:04 PM

    I just noticed this morning while sitting at the breakfast table that my one decent peony has blooms. Now that i am home I need to go pay it a visit.

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  16. The Great Ethan AllenJune 25, 2022 at 6:57 PM

    Fist time I ever saw one, I thought they were HUGE roses. Our neighbor has the rainbow of colors in their yard. Very fragrant!

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  17. SandraJune 25, 2022 at 10:32 PM

    I have 15 peonies, about 8-9 different varieties. crazysheeplady, move them in the Fall. That's the optimum time of year for transplanting peonies. Mine have been done.

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  18. www.self-sufficientsam.blogspot.comJune 26, 2022 at 9:11 AM

    I love peonies too. Your deep magenta ones are truly beautiful. I bring them in and sniff them all day! LOL!

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  19. diane in northern wisJune 26, 2022 at 6:24 PM

    Peonies are one of my favorite flowers! We went to a wedding a few years ago and the bride and all the bridesmaids had peony bouquets. It was awesome.

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  20. DawnJune 26, 2022 at 6:25 PM

    So beautiful! I can smell them from here...and I can't smell anything lately!

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  21. L. D. June 26, 2022 at 10:43 PM

    The peonies are beautiful. I like the colors of the two you shared. I have only one bloom left now and need to deadhead things.

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