Peonies are drop dead gorgeous for a few weeks around Memorial Day. Then, if they don’t get mildew, they are decent citizens that go unnoticed for the rest of the year.
Their emerging foliage is interesting too. It unfurls with gusto. I love how it is set off here in a field of starry Ipheion.
This little bulb is perfectly hardy, leafing out in winter and blooming as the peonies break growth. Eventually the peony foliage will conceal the passing Iphieon. Like peonies, Ipheion resents disturbance. With time a few bulbs can make quite a show. So the two plants settle into a long, unexpected companionship.
Adding something for fall (anemone ‘Honorine Jobert’, say, or chrysanthemum ‘Mary Stoker’) would round out the calendar. The freshness of the fall flowers, in contrast to the patinated peony foliage, will appeal as much as their color.
Their emerging foliage is interesting too. It unfurls with gusto. I love how it is set off here in a field of starry Ipheion.
This little bulb is perfectly hardy, leafing out in winter and blooming as the peonies break growth. Eventually the peony foliage will conceal the passing Iphieon. Like peonies, Ipheion resents disturbance. With time a few bulbs can make quite a show. So the two plants settle into a long, unexpected companionship.
Adding something for fall (anemone ‘Honorine Jobert’, say, or chrysanthemum ‘Mary Stoker’) would round out the calendar. The freshness of the fall flowers, in contrast to the patinated peony foliage, will appeal as much as their color.
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