The unusual peony ... the end (?)

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So I came back from work at about 6:30pm and went to check on our unusual peony … sadly things weren’t looking up … and I mean that literally. 1st photo shows the drooping bud almost as though the stalk was broken. On close inspection … something had eaten half of the stalk. I’ve seen this on other plants in the garden and and I never managed to figure out what it is, sometimes buds of the Spirea drop like that or even a rose bud once. Its probably the usual culprits … SLUGS.

Anyway be it as when it happened on other plants, the bud eventually died .. I decided to cut the flower and put it in a vase in the hope that it opens and I can finally see what the flower looks like.

So much for me getting seeds from this flower :(

Some more sad news … the leaves are getting all brown spots and going brown at the edges. So I think those of you that suggested it may be a weaker plant or that it may have a lack of nurtrients, may very well be right …

Not all is doom and gloom though … the rest of my peonies are blooming marvellously …

Ah well, lets hope the damage to the stalk of the “unusual cut peony” won’t stop it from drawing water and opening up …….

To be continued ….

• 25 May, 2012
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