31 Days of Flowers: Never Enough Peonies

Last night's thunderstorm featured lots of thunder and some excellent lightning. It also left the peonies sparkling with raindrops and drooping to the earth.

This was the first to open - it's on top of a small hill in full sun. 'Felix Crousse' is starting to bloom and 'Festiva Maxima' is still tightly budded - both are plants inherited from my mother and grandmother.

Here's a good website for peony information: http://www.theplantexpert.com/peonies/index.html.