D137-2013 Paeonia suffruticosa 'Kissed Peach'
A woody tree peony.
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Hillside beds of the Peony Garden
Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 17, 2013
D141-2013 Paeonia suffruticosa 'Snow Kissed Peach'
A woody peony of the tree peony type.
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Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum
Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 21, 2013
D141-2013 Paeonia suffruticosa 'Snow Kissed Peach'
A woody peony of the tree peony type.
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Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum
Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 21, 2013
D141-2013 P. lactiflora 'Early Daybreak'
Bed 22, R1,C6, SW corner of bed.
Descended from P.lactiflora, P.macrophylla, P.mlokosewitschii, and P.peregrina. (Taken from BackyardGardener.com)
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Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum
Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 21, 2013
Morning has broken.
Paeonia lactiflora 'Early Daybreak'

DP142-2013  Posted May 22; processed ditto.

This is a classic 'single' in terms of accepted descriptors for flower-type among peonies.  It has a single row of petals and retains pollen-bearing anthers atop narrow stamens.  It is consistently the first of the herbaceous peonies to bloom in the main beds of the Peony Garden.  Of course, the rock and tree peonies (woody peonies) bloom a few days earlier.

Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum
Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 21, 2013

Bed 22, R1,C6, SW corner of bed.
Descended from P.lactiflora, P.macrophylla, P.mlokosewitschii, and P.peregrina. (Taken from BackyardGardener.com)
D157-2012 Rosa rugosa 'Wild Spice'
Family Rosaceae . . . Native to eastern Asia where it is often found growing on sand dunes or at least near sea shores
This is a rose that blooms continuously from spring through summer and even into early autumn.  Rose hips that form early in the season persist throughout the season, giving the dense thickets formed by the species a startling appearance, having both fruit and flowers simultaneously.

Toledo Botanical Garden
June 6, 2012
(nex5n)
Unidentified (by me) peony.  I failed to make a note of which position in which bed this specimen occupied.

Peony Garden, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
May 23, 2012
(nex5n)
D143-2012 Unidentified (by me) peony.  I failed to make a note of which position in which bed this specimen occupied.

Flies were nearly as numerous as ants and bees on the blossoms.

Peony Garden, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
May 23, 2012
(nex5n)
D143-2012 Peonies
Unidentified (by me) peony.  I failed to make a note of which position in which bed this specimen occupied.

Peony Garden, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor
May 23, 2012
(nex5n)
D137-2013 Paeonia suffruticosa 'Kissed Peach'
A woody tree peony.
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Hillside beds of the Peony Garden
Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 17, 2013
D137-2013 Paeonia suffruticosa 'Kissed Peach'
A woody tree peony.
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Hillside beds of the Peony Garden
Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 17, 2013
D137-2013 Paeonia suffruticosa 'Kissed Peach'
A woody tree peony.
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Hillside beds of the Peony Garden
Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 17, 2013
See photo in original gallery.