2019 Peony 'Watermelon Wine' Best Performer - Week 4

I must say there is something about Peony 'Watermelon Wine' that really calls you from across the garden. I think it may be the vibrant hot pink color, the way it holds its blooms high above the plant, did I mention the enchanting color? Intersectional Peony 'Watermelon Wine' was hybridized by Roger Anderson and registered in 1999. This plant has grown really well every year in my garden since I've gotten it. Of course it came to me as a really huge root, so it had a great starting point. I can't wait to see how it continues to grow and bloom! There are a couple of peony growers offering this intersectional peony for sale this year. Check out our 2019 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List for availability and prices. This brazen beauty is very vigorous, quite a tall plant, and flowers reliably, and has HOT PINK flowers (a rare color for intersectional peonies these days).


Intersectional Peony 'Watermelon Wine'
Southern Peony Best Performer

Intersectional Peony 'Watermelon Wine'
Southern Peony Best Performer

Intersectional Peony 'Watermelon Wine'
Southern Peony Best Performer

2019 Intersectional Peony Blooms Week 4 Mid

The intersectional peonies really came out in force this week. The quick rise in temperatures created quite the show, with many different colors opening this week. Most of these are peonies that have bloomed for me in the past, but it is always nice to see them reliably each year. Intersectional Peony 'Sonoma Blessing' is one of the intersectional peonies that bloomed for me for the first time this year, and it was a blessing to meet such a unique flower. Intersectional Peony 'Magical Mystery Tour' is another peony that bloomed for me for the first time, and it was quite a surprise to see how rich the color is upon opening. The blooms fade over time leaving multi-colored blossoms on the plant over time. Peony 'Berry Garcia' actually bloomed for me for the first time last year while I was gone to China. So seeing it for the first time this year, I really fell in love. Something about the complementary pastel color scheme just really excites me. The blooms are like a lovely shade of yellow cream with pink picotee edges, really charming!


Intersectional Peony 'First Arrival'

Intersectional Peony 'Takara' 慈悲 (Treasure) -
'Smith Opus 2'

Intersectional Peony 'Sonoma Blessing'

Intersectional Peony 'Sonoma by the Bay'

Intersectional Peony 'Yumi' 由美 (Possess Beauty) -
'Yellow Doodle Dandy'

Intersectional Peony 'Kopper Kettle'

Intersectional Peony 'Callie's Memory'

Intersectional Peony 'Morning Lilac'

Intersectional Peony 'Magical Mystery Tour'

Intersectional Peony 'Berry Garcia'

2019 Peony Experiment - Little Darlin' Intersectional Root Pieces Grow!

I guess you could say this experiment was also a success. All of the Intersectional Peony 'Little Darlin'' root pieces that I planted last fall, 2019 Peony Experiment - Planting Little Darlin' Intersectional Root Pieces have all grown (except one). And I must say that this experiment was not totally controlled since it seems that a dog or some other animal dug up several of these roots, and they had to be replanted. One of them was dug up multiple times, even after it was replanted. My guess is the one that didn't grow is probably a root that was dug up multiple times, and that perhaps affected its ability to grow and thrive.


Intersectional Peony 'Little Darlin'' Root Pieces Grow (4/19)
Also the one root that didn't grow was also on the left. According to the original experiment, I planted them in order of least root (on the left) to most root (on the right). The root on the far most left side, which was really just a nub with an eye on it, really had no roots. Actually there was one other nub with eyes on it, just a slight larger nub, that did grow. Basically this experiment seems to confirm the success I had with the Intersectional Peony 'Bartzella' in a similar previous experiment, 2013 Peony Experiments - Intersectional Divisions Grow (4/25). It seems that intersectional peonies have a great propensity to regenerate.


Intersectional Peony 'Little Darlin'' Root Pieces Grow
Taking some new photos almost a week later, it seems that the bud tips (one of them actually looked like it might bloom!) of the tallest plant have started to dry up and die back a bit. I'm guessing it overgrew it's root capacity. It will probably be just fine next year. All of the other smaller divisions still look green and healthy. The other reason it could be drying up a bit could also be due to the heat we've experienced this week. We didn't get much of a chance to experience weather in the 70s so far this year (they may get skipped). It has been in the 80s for several days now, accelerating our bloom season, and perhaps causing this stress to these new intersectional peony plant divisions. Hopefully the weather will even out soon! A few more slightly cool, slightly warm spring days would be nice before summer!

2019 Intersectional Peony Blooms Week 3 Early Mid

There was actually only one intersectional peony in bloom this week, and only one single bloom has opened on the bush so far. It almost looks a bit like a rose opening up. I am always happy to see the blooms on Intersectional Peony 'Hillary'. This is quite a reliable peony bush, and quite a reliable bloomer as well. I have divided this peony into several pieces, and it has just shrugged it off, and zoomed back to its original size. The extra smaller pieces from it have grown as well. It was our giveaway prize last year to celebrate how much we've grown, 2018 Southern Peony Intersectional Peony 'Hillary' Winner Selected.


Intersectional Peony 'Hillary'
This plant is also a Southern Peony Best Performer. It was selected last year as a week 4 Southern Peony Best Performer, 2018 Peony 'Hillary' Best Performer - Week 4, which makes sense since it has only opened one bloom thus far in week 3. It will be awesome in Week 4 again this year! If you haven't yet added this intersectional peony to your collection, I highly recommend it! Intersectional Peony 'Hillary' has come down in price quite a bit too. So you can easily find this one around or below the $50 price point (as low as $35). Check out our 2019 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List for more pricing info.


Intersectional Peony 'Hillary'

2019 I Finally DID IT! My First Intersectional Peony Seedling-s!

I can't believe it. I think just when you finally give up on something, it actually happens. Self doubt creeps in, you start second guessing all of your steps, trying to figure out where you went wrong, and begin to wonder if you will ever reach your goal. You start to think it may never happen, and then it does. All of the hard work you've put in all along begins to pay off. Those thoughts of failure suddenly turn into realizations of success! As soon as that goal is reached, the next one starts to materialize. There is always something new to strive for...


Intersectional Peony Seedling
'Martha W.' X Nate Bremer's Rainbow

Peony Seedlings 2017 Sign
'Martha W.' X Nate Bremer's Rainbow
Somehow after years of trying, an intentional peony cross of mine finally succeeded. These two particular intersectional seedlings started out as just a happen chance idea in 2016. During the 2016 APS Peony Convention Tour of Solaris Farms, I was learning quite a lot from Don Smith, and he asked Nate if he would allow him to collect tree peony pollen from his farm, and Nate graciously invited us to collect as much pollen as we liked. Don shared a few of his envelopes with me, and I went to work, following his lead. My eyes and heart led me towards the lavender and purple colored tree peonies. Tree Peony 'Wisteria Reflections' was blooming at the time of our visit, and this was one I collected pollen from and saved it in a separate envelope. Since Don Smith didn't have many envelopes to spare, I collected lots more pollen from a wide range of tree peony colors and put it all in one envelope, which I later labeled "Nate Bremer's Rainbow". :-)


Intersectional Peony Seedling - 'Martha W.' X 'Wisteria Reflections'

Intersectional Peony Seedling
'Martha W.' X 'Wisteria Reflections'
Since my bloom season was over by the time I got home, I froze the pollen in my freezer for use the next year. That was almost 3 years ago now, and I am just now seeing the fruits of that pollen. Also it looks like I planted the seeds a bit late that year in late November, 2017 Intersectional Peony Hybridizing Efforts. So maybe if I'd planted them sooner they would have sprouted a year earlier, but who knows? I am just happy I actually got it right this time, unlike the first year I got a seedling to sprout. The only thing that sprouted that year was an accidental herbaceous peony, 2017 First Intersectional Hybrid Seedling Sprouts!. The foliage of that first sprout and these is very obviously different. That 2017 sprout had very rounded foliage with a few "pest" notches where something had eaten a few bites out of each leaf, whereas these 2019 sprouts clearly have deeper cut notched foliage that is reminiscent of tree peonies. The coloring is also different. The 2017 seedling had more red colored foliage upon sprouting with a thicker substance. These 2019 seedlings have a very intersectional grayish colored overcast to them. Very exciting! Also you never know what that first herbaceous sprout from 2017 might be good for, perhaps a good future parent. Sometimes things happen for a reason...

2019 'Scrumdidleyumptious' Intersectional Peony Update

Fake Intersectional Peony 'Scrumdidleyumptious'
Remember that 2018 Tulip World Offers Intersectional Peony 'Scrumdidleyumptious' for $12.95!? Well maybe I should have known better, but I couldn't resist. It has started growing here already, and unfortunately it is not the correct variety. I can tell already because it has herbaceous peony foliage instead of intersectional peony foliage. Another reader in Georgia who purchased these as well reported the same information - herbaceous foliage. It is quite disappointing because I was hoping these were correct since no one else seems to be offering this peony for sale. I didn't find it at any APS Commercial Growers this year. So it wasn't on my 2019 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List.


Fake Intersectional Peony 'Scrumdidleyumptious' Foliage
I know I shouldn't be that upset about it since they were only $13, but I don't see any other opportunity to acquire this plant right now. I'd like to add Tulip World to a list of growers selling fake peonies, kind of like my 2018 Ebay Peony Seller Reviews. I don't have a list like that right now, but perhaps if I collect enough of these "mislabeled" varieties from suspect growers, then perhaps I'll start another list of this nature. I wish I had better news for all of you, but I guess the hunt is still on. Let me know if anyone finds a more reputable source for this peony variety. I'd still love to own it (and see how it grows here)!


Intersectional Peony 'Scrumdidleyumptious' Sign

2019 Questions - Intersectional Peonies How to Cut Back Stems with Buds

Intersectional Peonies with Above Ground Buds
I received this question from Joy in zone 8a:

"First and foremost, thank you for having a most informative website on one of my most loved flowering plants."

"I am writing to you today, as I’m just now getting out into the garden and tidying up my peonies, which I usually cut them back in the fall. I noticed that my Itoh Peony Julia Rose (I have 2 and planted them in 2012) have developed eyes on last years dead stems and as normal, eyes also stemming from the ground. I’ve never seen this before and thought perhaps that it was a result of not cutting them back in the fall. I’m not sure how to proceed with spring clean up and thought to seek your most valuable advice."

"Thank you for your time and look forward to your guidance."


Intersectional Peonies with Above Ground Buds
Actually intersectional (also called Itoh) peonies can grow and bloom from woody stems grown in previous years (especially in our warmer Southern climates). I actually did an experiment to see what would happen with those stems, 2011 Peony Experiments - Intersectional Blooms. So when you are cleaning up your intersectional peonies that have woody stems in place, be sure to keep those stems where you can visibly see a red growth bud at the top. Then just pick off any old leaves or foliage from that stem. For all of the other stems, cut them back to the first red growth bud that you see. You can make the cut a little above the growth bud, leaving an inch or a half inch or so.

I usually wait to cut back my intersectional peonies later than the rest of my peonies, usually late winter (sometimes early spring if I'm really behind). It is possible that some of those above ground stems could get killed over the winter and some may not. By waiting to cut them back later in the winter season, you'll then know which ones will grow and which ones were killed. That way you can cut back any that didn't make it. If I do happen to cut my intersectional peonies back early (in late fall), then I generally leave all stems with buds on them, cutting them back to the first pink bud. Sometimes they don't all make it through the winter, though.

I hope you enjoy your 'Julia Rose' Intersectional Peonies this spring! Take Care and Happy Growing!


Intersectional Peonies with Above Ground Buds

2019 Swenson Gardens $25 Intersectional Peonies!

Peony 'Prairie Charm' @ Southern Peony
When creating my 2019 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List this year, I noticed something I'd never seen before! A $25 Intersectional Peony!!! This is the first time ever that these gorgeous beauties have been offered for sale at this low of a price directly from a peony grower! Swenson Gardens is the vendor who actually was the first to offer this price drop, and it is not just one intersectional peony at this price point, but 3 of them! They are offering Intersectional Peony 'Border Charm', Intersectional Peony 'Prairie Charm', and Intersectional Peony 'Shining Light' for $25 each. It's definitely an exciting time to see the intersectional peony prices begin to approach the lower price points of standard herbaceous peonies!

Peony 'Border Charm' and Intersectional Peony 'Prairie Charm' were both hybridized by Don Hollingsworth (check out my interview with him here - 2016 Peony Hybridizer Interview - Don Hollingsworth), while Intersectional Peony 'Shining Light' has an unknown hybridizer of Japanese origin. I grow both 'Border Charm' and 'Prairie Charm' here in my Southern Peony garden. (See my photo of Peony 'Prairie Charm' above.) All three of these varieties are yellow flowering intersectional peonies. So if you don't yet have a yellow peony or you want to try a new yellow intersectional, this might be the time to do it!


Swenson Gardens Offers $25.00 Intersectional Peonies!

2019 Intersectional Peonies at Lowe's 3 for $29.98

Intersectional / Itoh Peonies for Sale at Lowe's
I'm not sure if I've ever seen a deal this good on Itoh / Intersectional Peonies before. If you haven't seen them yet, Lowe's Home Improvement is selling 3 Intersectional Peony roots in a box for $29.98! That's a really good deal considering the cheapest Intersectional Peony that I track on my price list, 2019 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List is $25 (plus shipping) for one (and that's the lowest price, the average price is $73)! Each "ITOH PEONIES" box has 3 peonies in it. The boxes all have 2 varieties in each box, with a mix of Intersectional Peony 'Bartzella' and one other peony. However I couldn't see how many you got of each. I'm guessing since it didn't tell you how many of each variety, that there are probably 2 'Bartzella's and 1 of the other variety in each box.


'Bartzella' & 'Scarlet Heaven' Peony Set
Intersectional Peony 'Bartzella' is a great peony to own anyway. It is an American Peony Society Gold Medal Winner and and American Peony Society Award of Landscape Merit Winner. It is also a Southern Peony Best Performer, 2012 Peony 'Bartzella' Best Performer - Week 5. From what I could see, it seems they are selling three combinations: Peony 'Bartzella' & Peony 'Cora Louise', Peony 'Bartzella' & Peony 'Canary Brilliants', and Peony 'Bartzella' & Peony 'Scarlet Heaven'. If you don't grow some of these varieties or if you think intersectional peonies have been too expensive for you to grow in the past, then this is an excellent opportunity to try them. Also if you do grow these varieties and you'd like to grow more of them, here's your chance to stock up!


'Bartzella' & 'Cora Louise' Peony Set

'Bartzella' & 'Canary Brilliants' Peony Set

2019 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List

Not only is the new year here, but the first month of the new year is almost over! The online peony catalogs have been up for weeks now, but I think we are really only missing one. The vendors who don't have their lists up yet still have a line through them. I'll update this information as more online peony catalogs are updated and become available. I added a little bit of formatting and color to try to make the price list a little easier to read. I hope you like it! If you'd like to compare this year's prices to last year's prices, here's a link to my 2018 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List Enjoy! (Also if you'd like your company to be listed here, please join the American Peony Society as a Commercial Member, since this is where I obtain my peony grower information.)


2019 Southern Peony Intersectional Peony Price List
Intersectional Peony 'Julia Rose'

Varieties Offered	Peony Vendor	Price Change from Last Year
35	Adelman		mostly same or lower
2	Blossom Hill		same
18	Brooks		mostly same or lower
6	Cricket Hill		same
11	Fina		same
6	Hidden Springs		mostly higher
10	Hollingsworth		mostly lower
7	Peony's Envy		same
17	Peony Shop Holland		mostly lower
30	Solaris Farms		mostly lower or same
11	Song Sparrow		same
39	Swenson		mostly lower

Intersectional Peony	Price	Vendor
Al's Choice	$75.00	Brooks
Al's Choice	$75.00	Swenson
Anderson's Kaleidoscope	$40.00	Swenson
(Anderson's) Kaleidoscope	$75.00	Brooks
Ballarena de Saval	$65.00	Adelman
Bartzella	$40.00	Solaris Farms
Bartzella	$45.00	Adelman
Bartzella	$50.00	Brooks
Bartzella	$50.00	Hollingsworth
Bartzella	$54.95	Hidden Springs
Bartzella	$58.00	Fina
Bartzella	$60.00	Swenson
Bartzella	$75.00	Song Sparrow
Bartzella	$79.00	Peony's Envy
Bartzella	$89.00	Cricket Hill
Berry Garcia	$95.00	Brooks
Border Charm	$25.00	Swenson
Border Charm	$40.00	Adelman
Border Charm	$60.00	Song Sparrow
Border Charm	C$90.00	Blossom Hill
Callie's Memory	€10.00	Peony Shop Holland
Callie's Memory	$35.00	Solaris Farms
Callie's Memory	$40.00	Hollingsworth
Callie's Memory	$40.00	Swenson
Callie's Memory	$65.00	Brooks
Canary Brilliants	$35.00	Solaris Farms
Canary Brilliants	$40.00	Swenson
Canary Brilliants	$55.00	Adelman
Canary Brilliants	$55.00	Brooks
Canary Brilliants	$79.00	Peony's Envy
Canary Brilliants	$89.00	Cricket Hill
Chief Black Hawk	$175.00	Brooks
Chief Black Hawk	$175.00	Swenson
Cora Louise	$59.95	Hidden Springs
Cora Louise	$60.00	Adelman
Cora Louise	$60.00	Brooks
Cora Louise	$79.00	Peony's Envy
Cora Louise	$80.00	Song Sparrow
Cora Louise	$89.00	Cricket Hill
Court Jester	$40.00	Swenson
First Arrival	$35.00	Solaris Farms
First Arrival	$40.00	Swenson
First Arrival	$50.00	Hollingsworth
First Arrival	$57.00	Fina
First Arrival	$60.00	Adelman
First Arrival	$60.00	Brooks
First Arrival	$79.00	Peony's Envy
First Arrival	$89.00	Cricket Hill
Garden Treasure	$30.00	Swenson
Garden Treasure	$35.00	Solaris Farms
Garden Treasure	$50.00	Adelman
Garden Treasure	$50.00	Brooks
Garden Treasure	$50.00	Hollingsworth
Garden Treasure	$52.00	Fina
Garden Treasure	$54.99	Hidden Springs
Garden Treasure	$79.00	Peony's Envy
Garden Treasure	$85.00	Song Sparrow
Garden Treasure	$89.00	Cricket Hill
Going Bananas	$32.00	Adelman
Going Bananas	$40.00	Swenson
Going Bananas	C$90.00	Blossom Hill
Going Bananas	$110.00	Song Sparrow
Gordon E. Simonson	$150.00	Hollingsworth
Gordon E. Simonson	$150.00	Swenson
Gordon E. Simonson	$185.00	Adelman
Gordon E. Simonson	€250.00	Peony Shop Holland
Hidden Treasure	$35.00	Solaris Farms
Hillary	$35.00	Solaris Farms
Hillary	$40.00	Swenson
Hillary	$50.00	Adelman
Hillary	$50.00	Hollingsworth
Hillary	$55.00	Brooks
Hillary	$55.00	Fina
Hillary	$59.95	Hidden Springs
Japanese Itoh (Unknown Yelllow)	$30.00	Swenson
Joanna Marlene	$60.00	Swenson
Joanna Marlene	$75.00	Fina
Joanna Marlene	$75.00	Solaris Farms
Joanna Marlene	$80.00	Adelman
Julia Rose	$35.00	Solaris Farms
Julia Rose	$40.00	Swenson
Julia Rose	$54.00	Fina
Julia Rose	$65.00	Brooks
Julia Rose	$75.00	Adelman
Julia Rose	$79.00	Peony's Envy
Julia Rose	$85.00	Song Sparrow
Julia Rose	$89.00	Cricket Hill
Kopper Kettle	$99.00	Adelman
Kopper Kettle	$100.00	Swenson
Lemon Dream	$35.00	Adelman
Lemon Dream	$35.00	Solaris Farms
Lemon Dream	$40.00	Swenson
Lemon Dream	$45.00	Fina
Lemon Dream	$55.00	Brooks
Little Darlin'	€25.00	Peony Shop Holland
Little Darlin'	$60.00	Song Sparrow
Lollipop	$45.00	Solaris Farms
Lollipop	$60.00	Swenson
Lollipop	$62.00	Fina
Love Affair	€60.00	Peony Shop Holland
Love Affair	$120.00	Brooks
Love Affair	$125.00	Adelman
Love Affair	$150.00	Solaris Farms
Lunar Glow	$45.00	Solaris Farms
Luxuriant	$150.00	Swenson
Momo Taro (Peach Boy)	$50.00	Solaris Farms
Morning Lilac	$60.00	Solaris Farms
Morning Lilac	$60.00	Swenson
Morning Lilac	$65.00	Adelman
New Millennium	$100.00	Swenson
New Millennium	€150.00	Peony Shop Holland
New Millennium	$160.00	Hollingsworth
New Millennium	$165.00	Adelman
Norwegian Blush	$125.00	Swenson
Old Rose Dandy	€13.00	Peony Shop Holland
Old Rose Dandy	$30.00	Swenson
Old Rose Dandy	$35.00	Solaris Farms
Old Rose Dandy	$40.00	Adelman
Pastel Splendor	$30.00	Swenson
Pastel Splendor	$35.00	Solaris Farms
Pastel Splendor	$42.00	Fina
Pastel Splendor	$45.00	Adelman
Pastel Splendor	$48.95	Hidden Springs
Pastel Splendor	$75.00	Song Sparrow
Peppermint Blush	$150.00	Swenson
Pink Double Dandy	$85.00	Song Sparrow
Prairie Charm	€10.00	Peony Shop Holland
Prairie Charm	$25.00	Swenson
Prairie Charm	$40.00	Hollingsworth
Prairie Charm	$44.95	Hidden Springs
Prairie Charm	$95.00	Song Sparrow
Predawn Beauty	$150.00	Swenson
Purple Reign	$250.00	Swenson
Rosy Prospects	€30.00	Peony Shop Holland
Rosy Prospects	$35.00	Adelman
Royal Blush	$50.00	Swenson
Saffron Innocence	$100.00	Swenson
Scarlet Heaven	$35.00	Solaris Farms
Scarlet Heaven	$40.00	Adelman
Scarlet Heaven	$40.00	Hollingsworth
Scarlet Heaven	$60.00	Brooks
Scarlet Heaven	$79.00	Peony's Envy
Scarlet Heights	$175.00	Swenson
Sequestered Sunshine	$48.00	Fina
Shining Light	$25.00	Swenson
Singing in the Rain	$40.00	Solaris Farms
Singing in the Rain	$50.00	Adelman
Singing in the Rain	$60.00	Brooks
Smith Family Jewel	$45.00	Solaris Farms
Smith Family Yellow	$99.00	Adelman
Smith Family Yellow	$100.00	Hollingsworth
Sonoma Amethyst	€30.00	Peony Shop Holland
Sonoma Amethyst	$45.00	Solaris Farms
Sonoma Amethyst	$60.00	Adelman
Sonoma Amethyst	$65.00	Fina
Sonoma Apricot	€23.00	Peony Shop Holland
Sonoma Apricot	$35.00	Solaris Farms
Sonoma Apricot	$80.00	Adelman
Sonoma By the Bay	$130.00	Solaris Farms
Sonoma Halo	$250.00	Solaris Farms
Sonoma Halo	$350.00	Adelman
Sonoma Kaleidoscope	$100.00	Adelman
Sonoma Rosy Future	$75.00	Solaris Farms
Sonoma Rosy Future	$85.00	Adelman
Sonoma Sun	€23.00	Peony Shop Holland
Sonoma Sun	$45.00	Adelman
Sonoma Velvet Ruby	€23.00	Peony Shop Holland
Sonoma Velvet Ruby	$35.00	Adelman
Sonoma Welcome	€25.00	Peony Shop Holland
Sonoma Welcome	$45.00	Solaris Farms
Sonoma Welcome	$65.00	Adelman
Sonoma Yedo	$350.00	Solaris Farms
Strawberry Blush	$150.00	Swenson
Strawberry Blush	$165.00	Adelman
Tonka Berry	$175.00	Swenson
Tonka Peach	$300.00	Swenson
Tonka Pink	$200.00	Swenson
Unique	€23.00	Peony Shop Holland
Unique	$40.00	Brooks
Unique	$45.00	Solaris Farms
Unique	$45.00	Adelman
Viking Full Moon	$35.00	Solaris Farms
Viking Full Moon	$45.00	Adelman
Watermelon Wine	€45.00	Peony Shop Holland
Watermelon Wine	$60.00	Swenson
Watermelon Wine	$99.00	Adelman
White Emperor	€25.00	Peony Shop Holland
White Emperor	$75.00	Swenson
Yankee Doodle Dandy	$85.00	Song Sparrow
Yellow Crown	€10.00	Peony Shop Holland
Yellow Crown	$35.00	Solaris Farms
Yellow Dream	$65.00	Brooks

2019 Peony Experiment - Planting Little Darlin' Intersectional Root Pieces

Digging and Dividing Intersectional Peony 'Little Darlin''
You know me - I'm always up to something. So I decided to go visit my Grandma yesterday since it was raining, and you can't really do anything outside. I had purchased a couple extra 50% off roots in the Adelman Peony Gardens sale, 2018 Adelman Peony Gardens Black Friday Sale 50% Off for her, and I still hadn't remembered to give them to her yet. So it seemed like a good day to do it, but I also wanted to bring her a root from the 'Little Darlin'' Intersectional Peony which has been growing like a weed in my garden. I wanted to split it and bring her a hunk since it is planted right next to my Intersectional Peony 'Sonoma YeDo', and it is kind of encroaching on its space a bit.


Intersectional Peony 'Little Darlin'' Root Divisions
So I split a piece of my Intersectional Peony 'Little Darlin'' off with my shovel, but it split into two large chunks. The large chunk on the left with the huge root was one solid division, so I gave that one to my Grandma. The chunk on the right didn't have much root on it, and when I picked it up, it split into 7 pieces (with varying degrees of roots)!! All 7 pieces had nice pink buds on them. This sounded like another experiment in the making, and it reminded me a lot of the Intersectional Peony 'Bartzella' roots I planted in previous experiment, 2012 Peony Experiments - Intersectional Divisions.


7 Intersectional Peony 'Little Darlin'' Small Root/Eye Pieces
So I decided to plant all 7 intersectional peony root pieces in my peony test bed to see how they might grow. I planted them from smallest amount of root (on the left) to largest amount of root (on the right). It was a little muddy and wet outside for planting, but luckily it was only a light rain. We shall see in the spring how many of these roots sprout, and then we shall see how many of them live to see another spring. Last time all of the Intersectional Peony 'Bartzella' roots sprouted, no matter how little (or no) roots the division had, 2013 Peony Experiments - Intersectional Divisions Grow. So I am interested to see how these Intersectional Peony 'Little Darlin'' plants will do (especially since the original plant was growing like a weed).


Intersectional Peony 'Little Darlin'' Pieces Replanted

Intersectional Peony 'Little Darlin'' Sign