Jun 19
Today’s Bit of Beauty – 06/19/09
How can you not love this elegant beauty? It’s from a small bit of peony taken from the Hall family homestead up in Lutsen. It’s really taken off in our yard and this year is full of blooms. We don’t know exactly what type it is, but then again we haven’t done a whole lot of research to try and find out. Harald’s mom says it’s probably at least 50-60 years old. And best of all? It’s a fragrant variety with a sweet, old-fashioned rose scent. Heavenly!
Update: After checking out several peony farm web sites, this peony looks amazingly like one known as “Gay Paree.”آ How apropos.
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June 19th, 2009 at 10:39 am
Peonies are one of my favorite flowers – they always seem so perky and optimistic. What a treat to see such a lovely, Boyd.
June 19th, 2009 at 11:07 am
That’s one of the nicest peonies I’ve ever seen.