Let's hope that after fernleaf the rest take it a little more slowly or I will have everything blooming and done with little time to enjoy. The rest of the garden is either out of the ground and steadily growing or already in bud waiting for the next chunk of heat to break out and show off their beauty.

The seedpod of Species Mollis












Seedpod of Fernleaf peony.

Species Mlokosewitschii
large cupped blooms of pink 4" in diameter with a mild fragrance. In the wild seedlings can be yellow or pink. Grows 24" to 36".






Species Tenuifolia Fernleaf
single grows 10" early this is one of the first to bloom in spring.

P. tenuifolia

P. tenuifolia bloomed today. Red, single, 32" tall, early bloomer, very reliable.







A close up of this wonderful species Paeonia

Tenufolia fernleaf single is 8 to 10" tall,
and an early bloomer. Foliage is identical
to the double fernleaf.








This is the carpels of the species tenufolia