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
Peony season!  Hurray!

DP138-2013  Posted May 18; processed ditto

The start of the peony season is a highlight of the spring for me.  It begins with the early blooming tree peonies, such as seen here.
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Peony Gardens, Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 17, 2013
D128-2012 Peony Garden

Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 8, 2012
(nex5n)
D128-2012 Peony Garden, tree peony

Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 8, 2012
(nex5n)
D128-2012 Peony Garden

Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 8, 2012
(nex5n)
D128-2012 Petals 'painted' with the master touch of Mother Nature.
A tree peony in the Peony Garden

Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 8, 2012
(nex5n)
Fuchsia in profusion - with a smidgen of spider
A tree peony in the Peony Garden

Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 8, 2012
(nex5n)
D128-2012 Petals 'painted' with the master touch of Mother Nature.
A tree peony in the Peony Garden

Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 8, 2012
(nex5n)
D128-2012 Petals 'painted' with the master touch of Mother Nature.
A tree peony in the Peony Garden

Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 8, 2012
(nex5n)
D128-2012 Petals 'painted' with the master touch of Mother Nature.
A tree peony in the Peony Garden

Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 8, 2012
(nex5n)
See photo in original gallery.