‘Karl’ is a keeper! The current Peonies I have were all started from cheap roots from Walmart. Two of the four are thriving and two are wimpy, so I’ll probably just replace them with another ‘Sara Bernhardt’ and another ‘Festiva Maxima.’
The raised beds that Beau built for me all around the greenhouse have been trial and error. I thought Roses would LOVE it there - but, not really. :(
It’s looking more and more like Perennial Grass Land and your standard perennials like Day Lilies and Sedum, which are all doing well.
Meh. A girl could do worse in life! ;)
I have no roses anymore either. They have a lot of problems with fungus seem to die quickly. I give her Lilacs which she appreciates.
I try perennials and if they die in year one they do not belong in my yard or Kansas and I just move along to something else. (Things like peonies that last 100 years would be a good example! :)
There were peonies in this yard when I moved here 20 years ago and I have never really wondered about the variety, but I looked and they appear to be the two you mentioned, Festiva Maxima (I see that little splash of red buried in the white!) and pink Sarah Bernhardt! Thanks Diana!