Re: early arrivals - tree peonies

>  I propped up one of the
> branches last spring because it had so many blooms I thought it would
surely snap.

So true.  those blooms are big and heavy.
Re Coral Charm > as I looked through Klehm's catalog, EVERY peony that was
of a remotely coral color is an early bloomer, including Coral Charm.
Another interesting note from Klehms: as with any shrub, you can ballpark
the mature size, but they say, "[Tree] Peonies reach full maturity in 5 to 8
years**.  Blossoms reach 5-6 inches across, and the mature plant height
ranges from 2.5 to 4 ft tall in 5-6 years."  So your 3x3 shrub just may be
at its full height.

**They say that they ship 2-4 yr old plants, so I can't tell if that 5-8 yrs
is from the beginning or from the time you receive the plant.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Cersgarden@aol.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] early arrivals - tree peonies


> In a message dated 2/10/04 9:26:37 AM, kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
>
> << Before which herbaceous ones? >>
>
> Kitty, I am referring to my  Coral Charm & peonies I see blooming in our
> area. Other than CC, I only have (2) japanese varieties which are very
early.
>    The year before I purchased my purple one I gave a pink and red one to
two
> different neighbors. The neighbor that rcd the pink one planted hers on
the
> east but in heavy rock mulch which I thought the rock would not be a good
> topping.  However in about the 3rd yr it had something like 23 huge blooms
(6-7")
> and continues to bloom more heavily than mine or the other neighbors.  I
did
> count the blooms on mine last yr but cannot remember the number but I'm
sure it
> was more than 10 and again huge blooms.  In fact I propped up one of the
> branches last spring because it had so many blooms I thought it would
surely snap.
>     Ceres
>
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