Many peonies purveyors often sell tree peony seeds in addition to plants, so it can be done. I had a good friend and neighbor, John, who mastered growing them from seeds.

My tree peony always has bounced back from this leaf disease, but I'm sure it weakens the plant. The control is to spray with a fungicide every 7 to 10 starting from when the leaves emerge in spring.

Tree peonies on the market have almost always been grafted, usually onto herbaceous peony roots, but sometimes onto other tree peony roots. In either case, look for the graft union (a widening or ...

So, you ask, what exactly is a tree peony? First, it's not a tree; it's a shrub. Think of it more like a hydrangea, or a large, deciduous azalea, because with very few exceptions, tree peonies ...

Remember, never prune a tree peony plant!' Knowing when to plant peonies for an early summer show is the first step to success. However, the question of pruning is a different story.

There are reports of tree peonies living for more than two centuries in China. Of course, if you want your tree peony to live to a ripe old age, it’s important to plant and care for it properly.

Although tree peonies like to bask in abundant sunlight, the blossoms last longer if shaded. In China, plants in bloom are temporarily shaded beneath paper umbrellas — an amenity my tree peony ...

Now known as the Peony Monument, the tree peonies were a gift to the American people from the small Japanese town of Yatsuko-Cho as a gesture of healing and peace after the terrorist attacks of ...

In the meantime, I’d done some research and discovered tree peonies are actually a decent fit in Front Range gardens. Hardy to minus 20 degrees, they are fairly drought-tolerant once settled in.

My friend and former colleague had the pleasure of fall blooms on her yellow tree peony. Here's her story, along with a great tip. By Diana Colvin Surprise -- 'Kintoh,' a yellow tree peony in my ...