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Blue Lagoon Peony Blooms!

19 years ago

Is anyone's blooming yet? I want to see pictures!

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pappu
19 years ago
My finger could'nt move fast enough to click on 'blue lagoon blooms' LOL. I have two buds that are getting more attention than my 2 yr son and I will post pictures if everything goes well....
qbirdy
19 years ago
Mine has buds but will be a long time to bloom yet. I can't wait for a pic here!!!!!
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My Jasmina is still young, I got her this spring as a replacement plant and she arrived in a pot, where I suspect she spent whole last growing season somewhere in the back of the nursery - so she had "leftover" sign all over her. :) Non the less, she did quite well for me since. I planted her in a corner near the hedge, which generally is rather dry, mostly heavy clay with small bit of extra compost I've added when planting her, no fertilization so far, no mulching, probably about 6-ish hours of direct sunlight, since later in the day she gets a shade from a tree. She put decent growth for the newly planted rose and is going to bloom quite a lot on all canes. Leaves look to be healthy as well, although I did not have much bs appearing in the garden in general, so still have to see how she does. All in all so far I have an impression that she is not all too fuzzy rose, more the kind that you plant and enjoy, with occasional handful of fertilizer. Looks wise, she has rather small leaves, a bit like for example New Dawn. From what I saw in HMF she can be rather bushy, but I think as young plant she can have a bit bare canes, before she puts on some volume - a bit that sort of teenage plant stage. Blooms are really pretty and subtle - quite round, nodding, pale pink on outside and darker inside, quite lovely blend. Also I like the fragrance, it is sweet and medium strong, somewhere in between old rose and tea, with fruity notes. Overall I think it is more of a rose that looks good as a cottage garden plant, rather than stand-alone formal garden plant. If for example Mme. Isaac Pereire is that kind of rose "look at me, I am primadona, look at the bright, look at the huge, hello, I am fragrant, what you mean I am bit short and need to improve my health? What kind of companion plant is that, can't you see it does not match my shoes?", Jasmina is a bit like "oh whatever, I am young village lass and don't need a ton of make-up and the evening gown to be pretty and I do not get hangovers after each flush. And by the way, I am all natural."
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Tried several of these over the years - Southern Charm, chaixii Album, phoeniceum - hoping they might do well in this damp climate since bird-sown common mullein (thapsis) thrives. Planted together on a slope for drainage in sun till mid-afternoon, each gave a half-hearted showing, as did their scant volunteer seedlings, and petered out after a few years. Ah, well, nice try, no go. Weeding around in a mixed perennial bed in another area this Spring, noticed a vaguely familiar seedling & left it for later ID, watching it grow quickly & lushly. Once it began to bloom, finally recognized it as verbascum. Which one - a mix from the former site, wildling, sown by a bird? This mystery's shot up to 30x20" & thrown a dozen spikes whose flowers are clear pale apricot yellow with lavender bosses. Gives the effect of a multiple clump rather than a loner. Could it be chaixii, nigrum or blattaria? Whatever its identity, most welcome, and obviously happy in this overly rainy site & season. Rich clay-based loam where it stands, kept moist for the roses & companions. Somehow had the idea they preferred leaner & drier soil - maybe that's where I went wrong in the past? Delighted at the serendipity & hoping it will stick around & reproduce. Found a Southern Charm at the rear of the pot ghetto. (How many years has that been hiding there?) Given a larger pot & rich soil, it's now ready to bloom. High interest in the charms of this tribe peaking again... Swoon for wowser Blue Lagoon - thanks for putting it on my radar! Not turning up in stock on mailorder sites, know of any? May have to make the local nursery rounds in search of this beauty. (Better yet, call around, since my seasonal resistance is weakening, what with the denizens of the pot ward imploring me to find earth homes for them & not let newcomers jump the line.) Lucky ones with Blue Lagoon, do tell how they do for you!
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Thank you Dahr-ling! I do love that Lilac rose. Awwww...that was so thoughtful of you to think of me! Your garden is full of color and vitality. Mine is just sitting there...on hold. Everything in your garden looks healthy and so pretty! I bet with all those beautiful roses and irises blooming, your garden smells delicious. I only wish irises could have a longer blooming period. I can sit out in the garden and sniff and sniff and sniff their yummy scent for hours. I love red roses, too, and I must say. WS 2000 is AWESOME! (swooning..) I actually like red and purple together, especially with yellow gold. Very regal colors. I like deep red with bold, bright yellows, white, purples, blues, turquoise, oranges and some shades of pink, HOT Tropical colours, with Caribbean blues, but never with demure Pastels. It just depends upon the shades and the hues of red.. I do NOT like pinky-washed-out-reds. If it is going to be red, I want my roses to bloody well be a true red, a Christmas red, a juicy apple red, or a cherry red, or a deep crimson red...or it's Off with their heads! Off with their Heads!
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None of my Blue Lagoon peonies look like your photo. However they also, are each different, and fairly attractive. One that bloomed well this year, was baby pink with smaller 5" flowers, single petal layers. However the whole bush was covered, must have been 30-40 flowers! I thought it lovely colored, certainly appreciated the flowers! None of the flowers from the Blue Lagoon packages were blue or even close to a purple or violet shade. They do add a nice variety of pink colors and shapes to the row of Peonies, which I enjoy. Is this the third year since sales? Mine are just looking nice now. Not much of anything before this spring.
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rebb1956
19 years ago
Mine did bloom....hate to disappoint you..it is a single pink with yellow center. I still have other buds (I bought 3 bags)I got rid of the internet at home temp. so can't post the picture...
gardenlove
18 years ago
Hello rebb1956, What did you think about the flower?....was it one you would have wanted anyway even if it did not look Double and true blue like on the label?(I think that practice is WRONG, they should always label packages with an actual photo of the plant...its misleading, no matter how cheaply its purchased at Walmart)...how is the foliage on the plant?..overall growth and landscape appeal?..I just planted mine and have no idea yet...I am just dying to see a real picture of Blue Lagoon in bloom!...I hope to see one posted soon! hint hint hint to anyone out there reading!:)...GardenLove
jackie_o
18 years ago
It'll still be a few weeks for me. Oddly though as I look at the plants they all have very different leaves. I'm not even sure if out of 4 packages that I bought (2 Blue Lagoon and 2 Sorbet) that I even have two of the same peony.
I think it's gonna be pot luck. Kind of like they threw all the roots in a big grab bag and then didn't care which ones went into which bag.
I'm still entertained though.
gardenlove
18 years ago
Hi Jackie_o.....Oh Boy!...It is entertaining...Will the real "Blue Lagoon" please stand UP!!...hahaha....I would still love to see any different versions that bloom...and hopefully, it will become clear which one is supposed to be the real B. L...and I would also love to see what your grab bag bunch turns up for you!!...Do they all have buds?...GardenLove
dighappy
18 years ago
Jackie_o, can't wait to see what you got in your 'grab bag'....I definitely have the peony bug and plan on getting several more as I dig more gardens. I have not seen the Blue Lagoon peony anywhere (checked in Walmart first) but I am keeping my eyes open for something really different. Please post a pic as soon as yours blooms.

Dig
jackie_o
18 years ago
Okay Dig here's a few from last year to tide you over until they bloom.

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The only one that I know the variety on is number three. It's Hit Parade.
jenny_in_se_pa
18 years ago
jackie - that last one looks a lot like Sarah Bernhardt.

They're all pretty! I like the hot pinks!
steelworker1996
18 years ago
I am getting really jealous. Every one seems to have a BLUE LAGOON that they are waiting on. I have searched all the Greenhouses arround me for one to buy( mostly getting looks like I have lost my mind) Wall-mart here tries to tell me there is no such critter. HELP!!! My wifes birthday--and mothers day have come and gone and have not been able to get her a BLUE LAGOON PEONY. Can anyone direct me to anywhere that I can get (at least one) of these.
Lester
getyourleash
18 years ago
The second to last one looks like Karl Rosenfeld, but it's hard to say since sometimes colors look different in photos. I agree the last one looks quite a bit like Sarah Bernhardt.
freedom1
18 years ago
Number one and number four look like Duchess de Nemours. Are they fragrant? I have one of these and just love it!

Kas
jackie_o
18 years ago
Thanks for IDing for me guys. They were divisions from friends who didn't know what they were either. Some were in my old garden and the owner had died when I bought the house.

Lester if you've read any of the threads about Blue Lagoon you'll know that we're really not expecting it to look like the photo. You should probably go and get your wife a really beautiful peony at your nursery or garden center and not worry about Blue Lagoon. We did have one report of a single pink that the grower wasn't very impressed with.
dighappy
18 years ago
Jackie......WOW!!!!! What beauties they all are. I only have 3 now but you have definitely inspired me to get more asap, really love that Hit Parade.
rebb1956
18 years ago
Hi, I love peonies...however, I was disappointed in the flower...it was a single pale pink...nothing like the other posted pic. BUT some of the other buds look different so I'm with whomever said we could end up with all types. ALSO, because I grew it inside and it bloomed inside (no thanks to my cat) I am giving it the benefit of the doubt...however, I doubt anyone has the color that we expected...auh, what a sickness we all have..I did buy a bowl of beauty (think that is what it is called) from WW and it wasn't alive. It had a red shoot, I planted in a pot but at closer look it was not alive...it was dried up...I kept it in the pot and still babied it for two months but yesterday I dug it out and sure enough it was not alive...my fault. I thought the darker shoot was just that it was a different type... :( I hate WW but still go back..

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