Wordless Wednesday – Peonies

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Eliza Waters

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58 Responses to Wordless Wednesday – Peonies

  4. Rupali says:
    June 5, 2024 at 1:47 am

    I am waiting for mine to bloom 😊

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  5. Alice says:
    June 5, 2024 at 5:49 am

    Beauties!! Isn’t it amazing, when you see that bud, that a huge fluffy flower emerges?!

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  6. Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread says:
    June 5, 2024 at 5:54 am

    Beautiful. Our peonies are like they are on steroids this year – massive blooms and massive amounts of blooms. I love it!

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  8. Mark Lanesbury says:
    June 5, 2024 at 6:53 am

    Whoah…these are a delight. Dressed in a lovely pink Eliza 😀❤️🙏

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  9. Cathy says:
    June 5, 2024 at 8:23 am

    💕 This produced a deep sigh from me. Have a lovely Wednesday Eliza!

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  10. Suzanne et Pierre says:
    June 5, 2024 at 8:30 am

    Ah, peonies…such beautiful flower. (Suzanne)

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  11. automatic gardener says:
    June 5, 2024 at 8:57 am

    I thought I was looking at roses. That is a very pretty delicate color.

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  12. shoreacres says:
    June 5, 2024 at 9:11 am

    A memory-filled flower for me. Peonies were the standard cemetery flower when I was growing up, because they would come back after Iowa winters, and they were a favorite of my mother and grandmother. This year, I saw cut peonies in my local grocery for the first time ever: brought in for Mother’s Day, I suppose.

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  14. Tails Around the Ranch says:
    June 5, 2024 at 11:10 am

    Best time of the year when the Queen of the garden blooms. Beautiful, Eliza.

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  15. Debbie says:
    June 5, 2024 at 11:19 am

    You know, Eliza, I like peonies (except for the ants!), and these are stunning. Maybe I’ll find some to plant … far away from the house though!

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    • Eliza Waters says:
      June 5, 2024 at 7:52 pm

      Yes, the ants are helping opening the buds, so don’t be too mad at them. 😉 I picked a big bouquet this afternoon and most were pretty easy to shake out. 🙂

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  16. krispeterson100 says:
    June 5, 2024 at 1:31 pm

    So darn beautiful! My Itoh peony foliage finally showed up this year but of course there’s no sign of flowers 😦

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  17. pbmgarden says:
    June 5, 2024 at 1:58 pm

    Irresistibly beautiful and fragrant too I imagine.

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  19. A Curious Introvert says:
    June 5, 2024 at 6:19 pm

    So lovely, I was out taking photos of my neighbor’s peonies today.🙂

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  21. tomwhelan says:
    June 5, 2024 at 9:15 pm

    Like pretty pink cabbages. I’ve never grown them, the fragrance must be amazing.

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  22. Maria says:
    June 5, 2024 at 11:11 pm

    It’s amazing how round that bud is!

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  23. derrycats says:
    June 6, 2024 at 11:28 am

    I love peonies. One of my all-time favorites. So sad they don’t last long, but so gorgeous when they bloom.

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  24. belindagroverphotography says:
    June 6, 2024 at 2:00 pm

    I think that delicate pink of the peony is my favourite of them all! Lovely 😊

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    • Eliza Waters says:
      June 6, 2024 at 5:02 pm

      Thank you, Belinda. My spouse built that fence to support them when they get heavy and tend to flop, esp. in the rain, which is due any minute now! 🌧️

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  25. Jet Eliot says:
    June 7, 2024 at 9:33 am

    I loved this photo because it is so lush with billowy summer greenery and your peonies are absolutely gorgeous, Eliza. It is a quintessential eastern U.S. summer scene.

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  26. Val Boyko says:
    June 7, 2024 at 1:18 pm

    Lovely! I expect they are over after the rain… but always a treat at this time of year.

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    • Eliza Waters says:
      June 7, 2024 at 2:00 pm

      They are a special treat, for sure. While we are later blooming than you are, the rain last night did shatter a few blooms. However, the secondary buds are coming along, the encore. 🙂

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  27. Vicki says:
    June 7, 2024 at 9:40 pm

    I love peonies. The delicate leaf pattern is so much better than roses.

    I’ve never seen them in a residential or public garden, only in florist shops.

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  28. Barbara Rodgers says:
    June 9, 2024 at 9:41 am

    So lovely! Seeing them always brings me back to my grandfather telling me how much his mother treasured the peonies in her garden.

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