Thank you for your reply, Anne. I can't imagine seeing these it the wild. It must be fascinating. Can you describe the planting medium that you use in the sunken pots? Also, is there a particular planting depth, and is there any top covering that should be used? Finally, do you fertilize the plants during the year? Thank you again for your help. George PS - I took a look at the Living Memorial near Weed. It is remarkable, and one of those things that dulls the pain that many vets felt on our return after the Vietnam war. Thank you for mentioning it. -----Original Message----- From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net] On Behalf Of Anne McNeil Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 9:41 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Subject: Re: [pbs] California Peonies Hi George, I have some Paeonia brownii plants grown from seed that I just planted in a pot that was sunk in the earth, the way I start all peony seeds. They came up the spring after I planted them in the summer. I live in Siskiyou County and there are many plants growing at the Living Memorial Sculpture Garden, a fabulous memorial to Veterans, especially ones from the Vietnam War, on Hwy 97 just outside of Weed, CA. There are many more plants growing there than in the surrounding countryside and I collected a few seeds. Our climate freezes during the winter and is hot with little rain in the summer. I am careful not to overwater them though they do seem to enjoy a little more water than they get in the wild. They have not bloomed yet and it has been 2 years since I planted them. I am on a rainier side of the mountain and get more snow. Where they thrive is high desert that freezes in the winter and bakes in the summer. They bloom in late spring, early summer in the wild and the seeds are ready in the hot part of the summer. Best to you, Anne On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 9:03 PM, Makiko Goto-Widerman < mfdgardenclub@gmail.com> wrote: > George, > > Yes, I used to grow Peony californica from seeds in Southern California. > It was quite easy to germinate, but I lost them when I moved to > Northern California. They are happy to grow in decomposed granite (dg). No water is > required during hot and dry summer time. They started blooming around > Christmas to January in our area. > > Makiko > > *Makiko Goto-Widerman* > Makiko Floral Design Garden Club 501 c 3 One Market Spear Tower 36F > San Francisco, CA 94105 > (415) 293-8132 > MFDgardenclub@gmail.com > *http://www.mfdgardenclub.us/ <http://www.mfdgardenclub.us/>* > > > > On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 8:56 PM, George Goldsmith > <g_goldsmith@hotmail.com > > > wrote: > > > I'm writing to see if anyone on the list has had experience growing > either > > of the two California native peonies, Paeonia brownii or Paeonia > > californica. If so, can you provide any guidance on growing these > > from seed? Also, if anyone is aware of sources for seeds for these > > two > plants, > > that would be helpful also. Thank you. > > > > George Goldsmith > > (33.998702, -117.797542) > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…