Peonies! with Nick Maycher of Prairie Peonies
We were delighted to finally catch up with Nick Maycher, a wonderful young peony enthusiast and hybridizer, based right here in Edmonton, Alberta! In what we hope is the first of many discussions, this week we learn about how Nick was bit by the peony bug, a little bit about hybridizing and hardiness and some of his favorite varieties. Nick shared a bunch of excellent references too, here they are International Peony Registry - https://americanpeonysociety.org/cultivars/peony-registry/ Hybridizing resources. A primer and helpful overview on breeding basics, flower anatomy, and the document that lists peonies and their parents that we discussed can be accessed towards the bottom of this page in the "Additional Resources" section. It turns out Buckeye Belle's parentage is a species peony mom (P. officinalis) and an unknown lactiflora dad contributed the pollen, to answer Heather's question! https://americanpeonysociety.org/learn/hybridizing/ Canadian Peony Society website - https://peony.ca/ Nick's CPS Floral Design Demo - https://youtu.be/RVMQ6oRkS3s 2021 Bloom Season Highlights- https://youtu.be/ZNTtD4BZqqA Our theme music was composed and performed by Heather's son Callum, and the challenging job of audio editing done by the uber-talented Laura Eccleston.