Re: perennials DIGEST V2 #396

I'm in zone 8 in Austin, Texas and I have read do not even try peonies in
Texas unless you live in Amarillo. The summer heat is just too much for
them. I read that in a book specifically for growing plants in Texas, but I
am sure that advice would apply to Louisiana as well. Take solace in azaleas.

At 06:52 AM 5/21/98 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 98-05-21 00:02:56 EDT, you write:
>
><< I've consulted my old (4th ed.) Taylor's Encyclopedia of Gardening about
> the tree peony, P. suffruticosa,  and it says that they are hardy to
> zone 4, and favorable places to zone 3, but I see the zone map they use
> places me in zone 2.  Question for the list:  how far north have you
> grown these? >>
>
>I'm interested in the opposite direction. How far south can they be grown. I
>just Martha Stewart making flower arrangement out of them and I'm dying to
try
>some except I haven't seen any at the local nurseries.
>
>Cherryl
>Baker, LA
>zon8b
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