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Paeonia suffruticosa

 
Paeonia suffruticosa
tree peony
Paeonia suffruticosa
Late November: the trunk is bare, but burgundy buds already shows their promise for next season

Common name tree peony
Family paeoniaceae
Life cycle shrub (Z4)
Flowers red/white (May-June)
Size 3-4'
Light sun

I'd been eyeing up tree peonies for long enough - last year, I finally shelled out and got one. A local farmers market had several for sale, and I chose one labeled as 'Shima-Nishiki', a red-and-white two-tone cultivar. It had already done its blooming, so I had to trust the label - which turned out to be trust misplaced. The flower is in fact a royal purple - which isn't half bad, either. But what I've come to realize since the purchase is that the flowers are only a small part of the story - the whole plant is an asset to our garden, with elegantly shaped, cool-colored foliage through the season, interesting knobbly trunk, burgundy leaf buds in winter... I hope I placed it in an acceptable location - it will only receive morning sun, whereas it prefers full sun. We'll see...

tree peony
Budding with promise, early May
Paeonia suffruticosa
New acquisition: 'Taiyo'

In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: side garden, front perennial border

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