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Growing peonies from seed: worth it?

Pierre_Dufresne

9 years ago

I've read several posts, blogs, and articles about *how* to grow herbaceous peonies from seed, but nothing on the *why*. Is it worth it? I'd hate to nurture a bunch of plants for five years only to find out they're all sickly, droopy uglies. What percent are keepers? (using named hybrid varieties, not species)

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KarenPA_6b
9 years ago
Depends on the parents of the seeds. Some parents produce very nice offsprings, others just pink singles. I have seen offsprings of Salmon Dream and Moonrise and they are very nice. Seeds from fernleaf species or the species peonies maybe worthwhile to grow from as they are special and much coveted. If you can get a double pink tenufolia peony, you may as well hit the jackpot.

This post was edited by kousa on Wed, Jun 18, 14 at 21:55
Pierre_Dufresne
Original Author
9 years ago
If I want to cross an early-flowering pollen donor with a later-flowering type, do I need to preserve the pollen by, say, freezing or refrigerating it?
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