Pretty Peonies

My Peonies are very pretty this year

and they smell so good.

We had a lot of rain in Eastern Canada

which gave us an abundance of flowers.

Do you see the ant?

Japanese Peony 

I took this pic in the window of my Greenhouse.

I used to have a white peony.
Last yr. I moved my peonies to another spot.
and gave some away.
Maybe, I gave it away by mistake.....

Peonies just before opening,
Blue Irises behind
The leaves on the peony
plant are beautiful also
and they stay green all summer.

Do not try to get rid of the
 ants on your peonies.
 This is a natural and temporary activity.
Once the buds open,
the ants usually disappear.
 It is believed that peonies produce
 small amounts of nectar 
and other ant attractants
to encourage ants 
to help in opening the
 dense double flower buds
 found in many peonies.
 The ants may be found
covering certain varieties
 and avoiding others,
 this is totally normal.
The ants are harmless. 
If you want to get rid of the ants, 
turn the flower upside down and tap gently.

The white wicker is an old bed headboard that
I hung on the wall in front of the window
 for a decoration

Peonies do not last long.
I am drying some this yr.

✻
"Flowers have spoken to me more

than I can tell in written words. 

They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved

by all men for the beauty of their character,

 though few can decipher even 

fragments of their meaning."

 ~Lydia M. Child~heart emoticon

Thanks for your visit xo

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