I am late posting this as it happened probably over a month ago but, better late than never. I had a peony bloom. Yes, a common P. 'Mons. Jules Elie' bloomed in a 3 gallon container in Venice, CA. I was so happy, I snatched it right off of there and brought it home to give to my mother for Mother's Day. She didn't quite realize the signifigance of such an occurance but I did. The same plant produced a bud last year but I was out of town and for some reason it never grew. It dried up at the size of a jacks ball. Maybe a little smaller. I took a few photos. I will get them loaded onto the wiki sometime after I get them downloaded from my camera card. I have 3 other peonies, one other herbaceous and 2 tree that did not do anything this year but, now that I have done it, I will work harder on getting the others to bloom for me. ===== John Ingram in L.A., CA. http://www.floralarchitecture.com/ check it out jjingram@adelphia.net Floralartistry2000@yahoo.com