I am feeling generous – it’s a Peony!
For those who haven’t read Linda’s recent article on the peonies in her garden – you should! These queens of the garden truly deserve a place in everyone’s landscape with their fragrant flowers and beautiful centers.
In my comment/reply, I mentioned we had a few peonies in the demogarden. Well, surprise – we have quite a selection, and all are from Reath’s Nursery in the Upper Peninsula! Your quiz will be to match the peony to the location in the garden.
(1) Entry Garden; (2) Perennial Garden; (3) Sign Garden;
(4) Children’s Garden; (5) Memorial Garden; (6) Spruce Garden;
(7) Native Shrub Garden.
I would suggest printing out the sheet and entering your location answers alongside the photos. This is an excellent way of brushing up on the plants in our demogarden. Jennie has kindly agreed to mediate any disputes.
To make it a little easier, I have named each variety shown in the above photos. Please post your answers as a Comment, e.g. D2 or B6. There are the usual trick entries – so don’t be fooled! As an added bonus, identify the tree peony for Advanced MG status.
The winner(s) will have the usual bragging rights of showing their superior knowledge of the plants in our gardens.
Frank.
Hints from Jennie: ‘Early Windflower’ is named for its resemblance to flowers such as Canadian and Japenese anemones, small, single and slightly nodding. Not what you usually think of in a peony. ‘Windchimes’ has a similar habit but far different foliage, as you will notice since they are side-by-side. ‘White Innocence’ is the tallest peony variety I know of.