Duchesse de Nemours Peony (Paeonia lactiflora cv.)

Duchesse de Nemours Peony (Paeonia lactiflora cv.)Herbaceous, spring flowering perennial Description: Large, cupped, white guard petals and light canary yellow center petals, pale green at the base; early season peony Habit: Grows 2 to 3 feet high and up to 3 feet wide; Medium height stems and dark green foliage Culture: Prefers full sun to light shade and well prepared garden loam with added organic matter Hardiness: Cold hardy to USDA Zone 3 Attributes: Deer resistant, Attracts butterflies Both

cut back after flowering to promote full

Challenging the widely prevalent belief that Jefferson remains so opaque as to be unknowable

Hemerocallis flava

exchanges the last of a series of letters with Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours

Cherry bed steps measure 18"w x 16"d x 15"h

In his New England Rarities (1672)

Jefferson offers his extensive book collection as a replacement for the Library of Congress

Quaker botanist John Bartram also grew Pawpaws in his garden near Philadelphia and Thomas Jefferson listed it as an ornamental native in his Notes on the State of Virginia (1782)

fern-like pale green foliage remains until frost

Culture: Prefers rich loam with abundant moisture and light

Case of twenty-four

Hardiness: USDA Zones 6 through 8