Re: "Bargain" tree peony
>Our local Trader Joe is selling tree peonies in 2 quart containers for $10.
>They are described only by color (no cultivar name) and look healthy enough.
>Since the tree peonies I've seen in the catalogues were always in the $50+
>price range I've never considered trying them but now I am tempted! Does it
>make sense or by getting unnamed seedlings I am setting myself for
>disappointment? Also, where would you place it in the garden? I am aware of
>its cultural requirements, the question is how to combine it with other
>plantings? Please share your collective vast experience. Sophie
One of my prettiest tree peonies is one that I got for $6.95 at the
local home improvement store 10 years ago. This spring it will have
over 30 blooms but is only about 3 ft tall by 3 ft wide. You can
use it any place you might place a small shrub. You can add extra
interest during the rest of the year by planting one of the less
rambunctious clematis at the base, letting it climb through the
branches and blooming during the remainder of the summer.
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Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@execpc.com
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