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[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Sunday 13 July 2025

The distinctive blooms of Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Beauty' (peony, paeony) provide a cupped pink, fragrant flower with a central mass of narrow, creamy-white petaloids. This long lived herbaceous perennial will thrive in full sun or partial shade with a fertile, moist, well drained soil.

Jill Raggett

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[thebotanicalarcade]

Arcade feature #1: Beatrix Potter

When the three kittens were ready, Mrs. Tabitha unwisely turned them out into the garden, to be out of the way while she made hot buttered toast.

"Now keep your frocks clean, children! You must walk on your hind legs. Keep away from the dirty ash-pit, and from Sally Henny Penny, and from the pig-stye and the Puddle-Ducks."

-The Tale of Tom Kitten

Note the snapdragons on the right-hand side, and the budding peony plants in the back on the left.

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[biosemiotica]

Ants and Peony flower buds (Paeonia officinalis)

On a cloudy Spring morning

Peony flowers provide food for ants and in turn, the ants protect the blossoms from other floral-feeding insects.