Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience.
Ralph Waldo Emmerson.
A beautiful Paeony has flowered in my garden – the stars must have aligned because its only the second time this bush has flowered, the last time was 5 years ago! The first photo was taken 30 October, the last today; 29 November… Ive been (im)patiently waiting for a month for this beautiful flower to brighten my day 🙂 I hope it also brightens yours! Janette xxxxx
The Green Dragonfly 
So pretty!
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Thanks Lorraine, I htink they are a pretty girl kind of flower so ruffly!
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Amazing
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Thanks Michelle
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My mother grew paeonies in her garden for years. It’s good to see one this beautiful. They bloom in Utah in May and June. Thanks for sharing “her” with the rest of us.
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In that colour pink I have no doubt that she is a she!! Thanks D’Ann.
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Funny to read this post with the season difference… We’re entering winter here in France and except a few roses, we’ll have to wait, to wait, to admire such lovely flowers as yours….
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Hi Delphine, I know I find it odd that there are so many snowy/cold pics around the net right now and Im sitting at my computer in a singlet top feeling really hot!!
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That looks adorable, I love peonies so much I even planned my wedding so they could be in my bouquet and table decorations.
It has certainly brighten my winter day x
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I would have loved them at my wedding but the timing was wrong so I had to have regular roses (which were still gorgeous!!), so glad they brightened your day xx
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So you are definitely in the Southern hemisphere. Mine won’t bloom until the end of May. My plants are over 75 years old and were my mother’s and her mother’s. I have learned they thrive on a little neglect.
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Wow Betty, that’s a great story – do you know if they split up the plants somehow or are they in the same spot in the same garden? Ill have to look into it and see if I can keep this plant going for my daughter!
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lovely
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Thanks Victoria x
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Funny, my peony has only flowered once in five years, they are such beautiful showy flowers that I do wish mine were a little more forthcoming!
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Maybe we have the same 5 year flowering plant!!! I wish each spring for the flower buds to appear… but obviously its all too irregularly for my liking!
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Absolutely beautiful! :)x
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Thanks (I take no real credit, a plant must be a survivor to sick around in my garden!!)
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