US EditionBustling Crowds for the Annual Peony Pilgrimage to Michigan
- Visitors flocked to the University of Michigan's W.E. Upjohn Peony Garden on Monday to witness the historic peonies in bloom and capture graduation photos.
- This annual pilgrimage occurs as the garden showcases over 300 pre-1950 cultivated peony varieties from America, Canada, and Europe amid a peak of roughly 10,000 flowers.
- Curator David Michener described the collection as likely the largest in the world and noted peak bloom timing depends on day and night temperatures, making it hard to predict.
- A day earlier, vandals cut off about 250 peony blooms, prompting a statement from university security and provoking visitor dismay, with one saying, "It's just unfathomable."
- The garden remains free and open daily from sunrise to sunset, serving both as a popular attraction and a research resource for students exploring genomics and social issues.
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Bustling crowds and bus rides are part of the annual peony pilgrimage to Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — It’s time to peek at the peak peonies. Visitors are making the annual pilgrimage to the University of Michigan this week to see — and smell — one of the world’s premier collections of the garden plant, featuring showy red, white and pink blooms of countless shades and varieties. Melanie Millar and her friends visited the Ann Arbor school’s Nichols Arboretum on Monday to take some graduation photos. The 18-year-old Millar …
Bustling crowds and bus rides are part of the annual peony pilgrimage to Michigan - The Morning Sun
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — It’s time to peek at the peak peonies. Visitors are making the annual pilgrimage to the University of Michigan this week to see -- and smell -- one of the world’s premier collections of the garden plant, featuring showy red, white and pink blooms of countless shades and varieties. Melanie Millar and her friends visited the Ann Arbor school’s Nichols Arboretum on Monday to take some graduation photos. The 18-year-old Milla…
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