Ever since I heard about tree peonies, I have wanted to plant one, but it always seems that spring becomes summer and we never buy one. Last weekend we started looking( very late) at local nurseries and they had none or just the regular peony.
When we lived in Oxford, we would go to White Flower Farm in Litchfield, CT and they always had beautiful plants and bushes. I called White Flower Farm and they still had a few remaining tree peonies.
After purchasing the peony, we were stopped by 2 people in the parking lot who asked - is that a tree peony - where are you planting it - have you had one before- we wanted to get one, but they are so pricey, etc. Who knew that these plants were so popular!
Tree peonies grow to 5 feet tall and have many flowers. It turns out that it takes MANY years for a tree peony to mature, which may explain why our little tree is 1 ft tall. It has beautiful flowers and I am hoping that the deer and woodchuck will ignore it.
If you have been to White Flower Farm, you know that you just don't buy one thing, so now we have several other new plants as well. If you really want to find a large selection of quality plants, trees, or bulbs, I would highly recommend White Flower Farm.
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