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... and men were content with foods that grew without cultivation. They gathered arbute berries and mountain strawberries, wild cherries and blackberries that cling to thorny bramble bushes: or acorns, fallen from Zeus' spreading oak. It was a season of everlasting spring, when peaceful Zephyrs, with their warm breath, caressed the flowers that sprang up without having been planted. Ovid, Metamorphosis 1, 103 - 108
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Und die Menschen, zufrieden
mit zwanglos gewachsenen Speisen, Ovid, Metamorphosen 1, 103 - 108 |
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This site is for the Peony connoisseurs and the beginners that have patience and passion for the Peonies. I packed all the pictures in one site, so that the visitor can observe the development from the bud in early spring to the open flowers. Enjoy the growing and the blossoming of one of the most beautifull Peonies. Paeonia 'Zephyrus' (Lutea hybrid) is a creation of the most important contemporary tree peony breeder, Nassos Daphnis, who lives in New York City. Paeonia 'Zephyrus' was bred in Linwood Gardens in Pavilion, N.Y., where Nassos Daphnis breeded all his Peonies. The pictures are taken in my garden in Russikon, Switzerland, 630 m above sea level by my wife Kathrin and me, in Fürth, Germany, by Mr. Friedrich Hertle and in the garden of a friend of mine in eastern Switzerland. When we took the pictures of the opening flower the weather was cloudy and the light changing, so that the opening flowers show different colours.
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Diese Seite ist für sowohl für den Päonienkenner als auch den Anfänger ein Leckerbissen, sofern er die nötige Geduld und Leidenschaft für Päonien hat. Ich packte die ganze Bilderserie in eine Seite, um dem Betrachter ein ununterbrochenes Betrachten der Entwicklung von der Knospe im Vorfrühling bis zu den offenen blüten zu ermöglichen. Geniessen sie das Wachsen und Aufblühen einer der schönsten Strauchpäonien. Paeonia 'Zephyrus' ist eine Kreation des bedeutendsten lebenden Päonienzüchters, Nassos Daphnis, der in New York City lebt. Paeonia 'Zephyrus' wurde in Linwwod Gardens, Pavilion, N.Y. gezüchtet, wo auch alle andern Züchtungen von Daphnis entstanden. Die Bilder wurden von mir und meiner Frau Kathrin in unserem Garten in Russikon, Schweiz, auf 630 m über Meer aufgenommen. Zwei Bilder stammen von Herrn Friedrich Hertle, Fürth, Deutschland und eines wurde im Garten meines Freundes Thomas Bürge in der Ostschweiz aufgenommen. Als wir die aufblühende 'Zephyrus' photographierten, herrschte wechselnde Bewölkung, und die Lichtverhältnisse wechselten dauernd, so dass die einzelnen Blüten verschiedene Farbtöne zeigen. |
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Early spring: the first leaves
are coming out from the bud. Foto: W. Good |
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The redish leaves begin to
unfold. The flower bud is hidden in the young leaves. Foto: W. Good |
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The young leaves begin to turn
green. The flower bud is still hidden in the leaves. Foto: W. Good |
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The large flower bud in the
middle of the young red-green leaves. Foto: W. Good |
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The flower bud at the same
time. Foto: W. Good |
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The swollen flower bud. Foto: W. Good |
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The first light pink coloured
petals are coming through the sepals. Foto: W. Good |
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The first pink couloured petals
begin to unfold. Foto: W. Good |
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During a rainfall the large
flower begins to open. Foto: F. Hertle |
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The sky is cloudy, the light
is changing. The flower unfolds completely and shows its perfect beauty. Foto: K. Furrer Good |
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The sky is cloudy, the light
is changing. The flower unfold complete and shows its perfect beauty. Foto: K. Furrer Good |
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The sky is cloudy, the light
is changing. The flower unfold complete and shows its perfect beauty. Foto: K. Furrer Good |
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The sky is cloudy, the light
is changing. The flower unfold complete and shows its perfect beauty. Foto: K. Furrer Good |
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The sky is cloudy, the light
is changing. The flower unfold complete and shows its perfect beauty. Foto: K. Furrer Good |
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1998: The same plant was
blooming with a complete different flower. Foto: W. Good |
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Paeonia 'Zephyrus'
often blooms with different flowers. This picture was taken in the garden
of Thomas Bürge in Bettwiesen in eastern Switzerland. Foto: W Good |
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The flower of
Paeonia 'Zephyrus'
in the garden of Friedrich
Hertle in Fürth, Germany. Foto: F. Hertle |
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The flower of
Paeonia 'Zephyrus'.
Foto taken in Linwood Gardens,
Pavilion, N.Y. by the breeder, Nassos Daphnis. Foto: N. Daphnis |
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