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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasaf.bsky.social

Peony full open now.

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🌮((Stuart)) 🇮🇱🇨🇦🇺🇦 @violinii.bsky.social

Beautiful

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Kate @kateretired.bsky.social

How lovely! We’re always well behind you here in Wisconsin. But, the crocus have bloomed. 😁

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasaf.bsky.social

😍

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Polly Kane 🇺🇳💃🏻🇺🇳 @kanekavi.sheshed.rocks

Lovely 🥰

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Dr. Johnny Fever @ehforgetit.bsky.social

Gorgeous. Ours won’t arrive for another month or so in Chicago, but looking forward to it!

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Jeffrey @jefyb.bsky.social

Anybody like plumeria?

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Jeffrey @jefyb.bsky.social

I give cuttings away to locals

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Josephine Imperato @bakingfool.bsky.social

Gorgeous!

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CeeJay @ceejaa.bsky.social

📌

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powers178.bsky.social @powers178.bsky.social

This is now a brain tic for me! I am sorry! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOZY...

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sundamage.bsky.social @sundamage.bsky.social

Stunning!

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The Faolán on the Hill @marypathyland.bsky.social

Exquisite! I love the delicate colors. So excited to see all the buds on my Japanese peony. Unfortunately we’re still in snow forecasts here.

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Just_LookingK @justlookingk.bsky.social

So beautiful! 😍🌺

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Golferman @golferman.bsky.social

Keeping the ants happy 😃 😀

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lil g @lilgioia.bsky.social

Peonies are my favorite flower 💕

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ListenLinda 🇺🇸⚽🏳️‍🌈 @only23togo.bsky.social

Wow, yours are open so soon! I'm in NorCal and we only have buds just now forming. Such pretty flowers! 🌸

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jimbo576.bsky.social @jimbo576.bsky.social

Heather, does that plant stay in the pot year round? Ours is like 5 feet around and requires rope to hold it up. I’d love to have a pot with one in it.

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KasinKim, No farnarkeling around 🟧🌻💙💛 @farnarkelingkim.bsky.social

It’s peonyfully beautiful

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SusanZ @szisstillmad.bsky.social

What a beauty!!! ❤️🩷❤️

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JjBlueCrew 💙🌊 @jjbluecrew.bsky.social

😍

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Being_Melissa @melissag.bsky.social

❤️🌺

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Marcine Egender @uffdamj.bsky.social

Lovely.

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Sunshine @sunshine-fishie.bsky.social

So beautiful!

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Ruby @dressruby.bsky.social

In the perfect sized pottery😍

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lyndi @lyndishere.bsky.social

It's stunning 😍

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Barb M. @barb1158.bsky.social

✨🥇

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Kimba @kimba1129.bsky.social

Beautiful 💙✌️

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courtney01.bsky.social @courtney01.bsky.social

Peonies have such a wonderful smell!

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Jessi 💫 @jessigrace.bsky.social

Wow! 🤩

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Chris Lowe @chrisrl.bsky.social

Now it'll get windy and blow it away, always happened to mine

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@citizen1 @citizen2.bsky.social

A potted peony! Good to know for future planting.

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Secret_Squirre1 @secretsquirre1.bsky.social

!!!!!!!!!! 😍I used to hate flowers as a kid. Not anymore

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debeckert2 @debeckert2.bsky.social

Stunning!

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StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social

oo that one is pretty!

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One of many.... @shari-in-the-sky.bsky.social

Amazing!

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Frannie @frandy52.bsky.social

Got my first bloom too🙌

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Suzanne McCain @mccainsuzanne.bsky.social

Gorgeous!

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ENVY2024 @envy2024.bsky.social

That must be a different species than my peonies.

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SolitudePeace “Solly” @solitudepeace.bsky.social

Ahhh…(sighs peacefully)

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dblapins.bsky.social @dblapins.bsky.social

Roses. Loving the sun !

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasaf.bsky.social

😍

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birch3 @birch3.bsky.social

Gorgeous 😊

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Bridgette Reed @bridgettereed.com

Pretty sure if there was a Peony best in show, this would win!! Gorgeous!! 😍

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Rose Hartigan 🫘 @rose-hartigan.bsky.social

Gorgeous!

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Coco Bluesky @cocobluesky.bsky.social

Love!!

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SkyyBlue💙 @skyyblue6.bsky.social

OMG that’s gorgeous! Perfect container to showcase the bloom. Wow 😍

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Stella @stellasjr.bsky.social

Beautiful!

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Alana @alana807.bsky.social

Gorgeous! You do have a way with your blooms. But it's the containers you showcase them in. Art.

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Just_LookingK @justlookingk.bsky.social

This👆🏻 have said multiple times… 🥰🫶🏻

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasaf.bsky.social

❤️

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasaf.bsky.social

❤️

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Thomas Dee @thomasdee.bsky.social

Very nice Heather!

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Mar 🇨🇦 @march54.bsky.social

So pretty. Love the colour

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Ginger624 @gingers624.bsky.social

Heather, that’s just gorgeous!!!

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Polly Kane 🇺🇳💃🏻🇺🇳 @kanekavi.sheshed.rocks

That’s magnificent!😍

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TM @tme23.bsky.social

How beautiful!!

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Tina(she/her) Is Pissed Off and Providing Information 💙 @tinanyb.bsky.social

Heather!!!! Omg, that is soooo gorgeous!! 😍🤩😍

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Grace @savinggrace1969.bsky.social

Oh my gosh, it's extraordinary! I wish they would grow in Florida. Thank you for sharing!

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Ken @lkrfn65.bsky.social

Wow, in the frozen north my hyacinths haven't even broken the surface yet. Enjoy the colors and the warmth.🌹

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Michael Brown @mabrownstuff.bsky.social

That's so vivid and full of life, it has almost as much character as it does colour. Wonderful.

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Brette O'Connell @csiwriter.bsky.social

I don't think I've ever seen such a lovely peony. 💕 Thanks for sharing.

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AdoboTom @adoboblue.bsky.social

Extremely Beautiful 👍👍

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social

Stunning!

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fireandwater.bsky.social @fireandwater.bsky.social

It's snowing here!

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Char Julian 🦋🌸🌴🌻🐝🌈🌞 😎 @chartjulian.bsky.social

Stunning.

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Mary-Elizabeth Prosser @prosselizabeth.bsky.social

Ooh I’m so jealous! Mine are not blooming yet!!

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GuitarMan66 @guitarman66.bsky.social

That's huge. How long does that take to grow? I can kill a plastic plant. No green thumb

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Heather Thomas @heatherthomasaf.bsky.social

I bought two it last year from a local chain nursery and it had two blossoms. This year, there are eight on each. It goes away during the winter just as it would where it snows.

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Christine @spottedtb.bsky.social

Mine bloom in summer then die off in the fall and come back the following year. They are very hardy. The ones here were planted pre 1970. The prior owners moved here in 1970. I had a very elderly man visit one day. He was 2 owners back and said he planted them/wanted to see if they were still there

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GuitarMan66 @guitarman66.bsky.social

We are planning a garden here. I may need advice. I do not have a green thumb

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GuitarMan66 @guitarman66.bsky.social

I usually over water I think. Tend to do that with plants, and dogs. 🤣🐕

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GuitarMan66 @guitarman66.bsky.social

See, you said "snow". 70 and sunny, now snow coming this weekend. I am horrible with plants. My dog destroys them as a hobby. 🤣🐕

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Iowa Blue Dot @kkmehmen.bsky.social

I have 3 huge plants that my grandma planted in 1963. They usually bloom sometime around Mother's Day. Unfortunately, it seems we get a hard rain right after they start blooming that takes all the petals off. Petals are very delicate.😢

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jayhawkshannon.bsky.social @jayhawkshannon.bsky.social

I have peony plants from my great grandmother’s garden. She lived in that house beginning 1940s.

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Suzan Cee ☀️🌸🦋🪷🍃💙 @schasse60.bsky.social

🌸🌸🌸

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Detox Poncho @detoxponcho.bsky.social

Stunning! My friend’s mom pronounces peony as “pee-OWN-ee” so I giggle whenever I see the flower.

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Doc Vicki Martin @dockmartin.bsky.social

That is just a stunning beauty of nature! 👏

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i am just jean (if you know what i mean) @jeannie-me.bsky.social

These ladies say that looks beautiful and delicious!!

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Cat Lady @wakeupamerica2025.bsky.social

I love spring. Beautiful!

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Liz Reusswig @lizreusswig.bsky.social

You and your life activities make me so happy! 🥰🌺🐓

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Dori & Wren 🐾🎀🧷 @jfc-already.bsky.social

How stunning. 😍

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ᕼᗴᗪᗩ😻🩵 🐶 🇺🇦✌️ @hedahunter.bsky.social

Beautiful🌸🌻🌺🌷

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iloveabq.bsky.social @iloveabq.bsky.social

Wow, it’s early. Where is this?

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🦋 Denise 🦋 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @msdenisesays.bsky.social

So pretty 😍

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honoritis.bsky.social @honoritis.bsky.social

Beautiful

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JJ @jjjmm.bsky.social

😍

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Kate Jones @tryn2bkind.bsky.social

That color is stunning.

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Tastes Like Purple @linz13.bsky.social

Holy smokes that’s huge. Just don’t bring them in the house. Made that mistake once. Found out the hard way that they’re pollinated by ants

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Soitbegins @cnsparks17.bsky.social

Lovely

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cyndiw1.bsky.social @cyndiw1.bsky.social

That is spectacular!!! Stunning colour!

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Very 🫘 @veryvaluable.bsky.social

Stunning!!! Thank you for sharing

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Amelia Magjik @ameliamagjik.bsky.social

Oooh la la! 🤩🌸

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Shawn @stubbornirish.bsky.social

That’s a beauty. Looks huge

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Heidi CanisLupusFamiliaris @heidiclf.bsky.social

❤️ 🪷 In this neck of the woods, more cool weather types are poking their heads up/out...Crocus/Daffs and these Anemones. Peonies here are just shoots at this point. 🧊

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BlueHeelerMom @blueheelermom.bsky.social

Those are such happy flowers!

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Heidi CanisLupusFamiliaris @heidiclf.bsky.social

Yes they are...thanks! I always liked those low growing, early spring flowers like these (and Crocus/Muscari) that you can naturalize (or will naturalize themselves with the help of squirrels, etc.).

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wordworkin @wordworkin.bsky.social

Nice!

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Steve (formerly on Twitter as SteveNOTScott) @steverino-in-ct.bsky.social

Thank you Heather for bringing diversity and inclusion into full bloom. Gorgeous

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1957hiker.bsky.social @1957hiker.bsky.social

Righteous. The state flower of Indiana. My Ma and Gramma loved them.

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c4miles222.bsky.social @c4miles222.bsky.social

❤️👀

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RonVara @arniesjunk.bsky.social

Trump's favorite flower is the very similar, Peonme. Love, Ron Vara

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Anna @annatachcojimenez.bsky.social

It’s so gorgeous. Thanks for sharing the beauty 🥰

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Jill Rosoff @jillpaints.bsky.social

In SoCal!? Amazing!

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Kendra @kendracares.bsky.social

My favorite flower! 🌺 Needed this to brighten up my day! 💙

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Kat. ❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️🌹 @kathe56kat.bsky.social

Beautiful

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Impeach Him Now @azwatcher.bsky.social

A favorite from my midwestern youth. Along with lilies of the valley, violets, rhubarb and snowball (bushes)- none of which tolerate Arizona.

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Cammie @cmikesf.bsky.social

Your flowers are always so pretty.

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Joan of Snark @joanofsnark3.bsky.social

Wow! We can’t grow them well in Florida. Gorgeous!

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Yvonne Andes @mamavon.bsky.social

It’s gorgeous!! 🌺

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Barbara Lewis Camp @bopaloo.bsky.social

Georgeous! Is that an Itoh peony?

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mariah-77.bsky.social @mariah-77.bsky.social

Breath-taking!!!

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huhnowwhat.bsky.social @huhnowwhat.bsky.social

Lovely.

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🦋 Aldamar 🦋 📎🇩🇰🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽 @aldamar.bsky.social

Beautiful! You definitely have a green thumb - your flowers are so lovely.

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Frodo da Pirate @xochiptx.bsky.social

I am partial to huge flowers. My favorites are sunflowers. 🥰 🌸🌻

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Colorfeva @colorfeva.bsky.social

OMG that's gorgeous 😍🤩

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Flower Girl Baker @flowergirlbaker.bsky.social

💖💖💖

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