Peony

I have four flowers, all painful to the eye in their vibrance in the shade of a north facing wall.

[narayani]

Stunning!

[Casablanca]

Lovely, sunglasses at the ready!

[Susan Wakely]

That’s a luvverly bloom.

[Kathy A]

Beautiful!

[katy]

This one is absolutely gorgeous! I have a hard time getting mine to bloom. It may be too hot here.

[Esther Rosenberg]

Beautiful!

[Joan Robillard]

Lovely

[Monica]

Beautiful bright colour

[Mave]

Lovely

[Carole Sandford]

Oh yours are much further in than ours, just buds are the moment.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

that is really something!

[Kathy]

Peonies (the folks around here pronounce them pee-oh'-knees stressing the 2nd syllable and I grew up calling them pee'-uh-knees stressing the first syllable) are so beautiful and smell wonderful!

[JackieR]

@koalagardens but fades to white so quickly
@carole_sandford I'm nearer the equator!!
@mave it is!!
@monicac it's fabulous this year
@joansmor isn't it?!
@dutchothotmailcom glad you think so
@grammyn not too hot here, just a tad dry!!
@kjarn it is!!
@wakelys more ready to pop soon
@casablanca really needed so bright!
@narayani Isnt it!!

My peonies thrive on wholesale neglect, and this year are stunning!!! Thank you all

[JackieR]

@randystreat I have limited to zero sense if smell so didn't know they have a scent!

[wendy frost]

Beautiful flower and capture and doing so well North facing.

[summerfield]

i happen to like the colour. aces!

[Shutterbug]

Beautiful flower. I like the leaves also. Very nice capture of the details and that vibrant color.

[JackieR]

@summerfield so do I, but tgey fade so quickly
@shutterbug49 looks like our damp course needs looking at!!

[Delwyn Barnett]

they are the most beautiful flowers!