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Absolutely, Kousa! Illinois, I know we didn't get to do the trade we talked about last winter/early spring, I had a bad herbaceous peony year and never did find some of the plants you identified, want to try again next year? And Steve, if I have any you're interested in I'd like to trade with you, too! I only divided 1 Itoh (my smallest Singing in the Rain) this fall and it had less blooms than the others except for Berry Garcia. I actually got 3 3-5 eye divisions from it and several 1 eye's that broke off. If the other roots are comparable to that one I should have 3 or 4 nice pieces to trade from both Singing in the Rain and Strawberry Blonde, maybe less for Berry Garcia. BC had the smallest shrub and only 2 blooms and it was my least favorite from last year, anyway, don't know if anyone would be interested in it. It had a pretty colored bud but it never really opened, maybe just because it was smaller. Hopefully it'll do better next spring, I'll certainly be posting pics if so!

Maintain your watering schedule until the winter rains and dormancy make it unnecessary. All this time since flowering the foliage is feeding the roots for a bigger and better plant next year. Al

Just check if anyone from my area have Itoh peony for sale in the fall, would like to get some from local garden folks...