Yay for Super Bee Man and bee-ing a bit much a la peonies! Mine are still popping out of the ground and just starting to produce the beginnings of leaves (hi from zone 3!), so it'll be a few weeks before I see any buds unfurling, but they're just the best. I'd never had any until my partner and I bought our house, but they're her fave, so now we have five—and luckily they do well here and are not too appealing to the local deer!
Peonies are called Pfingstrosen, or “Pentecost roses,” in German because that is usually when they bloom in these parts. I am always fascinated by this, since Pentecost is a movable holiday (50 days after Easter). I wondered what my peonies were going to do this year after an early Easter (March?!) and cold and wet April.
Lo and behold: with eight days to go, mine have formed nice fat buds. The dark red ones are straining already; the others are more patient. I am looking forward to the riot of color next weekend!
Yay for Super Bee Man and bee-ing a bit much a la peonies! Mine are still popping out of the ground and just starting to produce the beginnings of leaves (hi from zone 3!), so it'll be a few weeks before I see any buds unfurling, but they're just the best. I'd never had any until my partner and I bought our house, but they're her fave, so now we have five—and luckily they do well here and are not too appealing to the local deer!
P.S. Do you know about Lyndsay Rush's poem "She's a Bit Much"? As the kids might say, high-key peony vibes: https://www.lyndsayrush.com/products/shes-a-bit-much
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Peonies are called Pfingstrosen, or “Pentecost roses,” in German because that is usually when they bloom in these parts. I am always fascinated by this, since Pentecost is a movable holiday (50 days after Easter). I wondered what my peonies were going to do this year after an early Easter (March?!) and cold and wet April.
Lo and behold: with eight days to go, mine have formed nice fat buds. The dark red ones are straining already; the others are more patient. I am looking forward to the riot of color next weekend!
Great piece! Enjoy the humor.