paeonia [peony rose]
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I love the peony roses. They were one of my Grandmothers favourites. But they came with so many ‘how and what not’ fables attached it’s infallable…. When my Nan passed away my Mam brought one of these from her garden and planted it in ours. It ‘died off’ shortly after she planted it… but came back up the following season.
I always thought of them as a bit of an old fuddy duddy. They are. And the fable that they hate being disturbed or moved *is* 100% correct. If you can and must, it’s probably best to do so over winter while they are sleeping.
Funny thing, I prefer these to the more common rose. But then again… these aren’t biblically/ botanically roses at all 
The paeoniaceae are a genus of over 30 species and they are herbaceous perennials truth be told. ie. they die back but come up year after year… Other than that, the only main thing of note is *if* you do manage to eat some of them [?!!] they will give you a bit of a dickie tummy! The real beauty about these plants is that they can be lifted and divided and passed onto the neighbours…. and what a gift to give!
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Another nice thing is (the ones I know) they have no thorns and do not seem to get as plagued with aphids. Would love to know the range of colours you can get and if there are scented varieties.
That is just gorgeous, is so bright one one to brighten up a gloomy day thats for sure:)
@philip
in the words of henry ford – any colour you like….
well sort of henry
@sue
more of this kind of talk !!