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The ghostly peony |
August 22, 2014. A couple of years ago, I moved the poor peony that used to flourish in our side garden out to a sunnier area of the garden: the side garden has gotten progressively shadier through the years, and is now quite a dark spot indeed. Somehow, one bit of the peony survived, even though it will never bloom in the low-light conditions. And as if to show just how unhappy it is, it picked up a royal case of powdery mildew this summer. Which actually makes it look kind of cool, as it pops strikingly into view between the dark greenery that surrounds it. Still, I guess it's time I put it out of its misery. Soon... |
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Jeanette | Aug 23, 2014 | Beautiful! Seems to be a good year for powdery mildew. I have it on plants where I´ve never seen it before. |
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