My NOID TPs also blooming too, I think the TPs going to finish the season next 2 weeks.

This is terrible weather for tree peonies. Some of my blooms from Lan Fun Rong are damaged. Not much great weather coming this way.

Buds on my Wu Jin Yao Hui



Zae Yakura Tree Peony

Oh Yan, you love tree peonies like I do!! Incredible. Whatever you are doing, keep it going. It's obvious that they love it.

magnolialover said:Oh Yan, you love tree peonies like I do!! Incredible. Whatever you are doing, keep it going. It's obvious that they love it.

Yes, Tracey, I do loved TPs in deep. My daughter(she's 8 years old) tells me " mommy, you loved your flowers more than me". LOL

My husband has said the same to me. Lol.

In the peony world, tree peonies are definitely their own niche. I really adore them... It's nice to view your collection.

Yan, your tree peony blooms are just amazing! My tree peony season is over. The last blooms were on Center Stage, and my noid yellow.

Center Stage


Noid yellow with DA rose Christopher Marlowe

Annette, your garden is just beautiful!!! I wished I can have more yard for my garden.

Thanks Yan! You've done a beautiful job in your garden! I wish I had more mature tree peonies like yours! They're just gorgeous!

One of my only two tree peonies was Shin Shichifukujin and after three years it bloomed and looked much like yours. It had that darker pink body with light almost white tips. Just gorgeous.

We moved my new tree peony. It was planted fall 2013, lived though not robust last year, and was sending pips all over this spring. But I wanted a trellis very close to where it was and the foundation would have impinged on the TP. My helper, Erick dug a huge hole which we amended with steer manure and bone meal. He got a nice root ball. Lots of main roots and a zillion tiny roots, feeders I believe. I am praying even if it doesn't bloom (which it probably wouldn't have under and circumstances this year) it will continue to grow and become healthier. I know this was not a good time to move it but had no choice. It will at least have all summer to recover. And I like the new spot much better. I had an azalea there but it didn't survive the winter.

Oberon46 said:One of my only two tree peonies was Shin Shichifukujin and after three years it bloomed and looked much like yours. It had that darker pink body with light almost white tips. Just gorgeous.

We moved my new tree peony. It was planted fall 2013, lived though not robust last year, and was sending pips all over this spring. But I wanted a trellis very close to where it was and the foundation would have impinged on the TP. My helper, Erick dug a huge hole which we amended with steer manure and bone meal. He got a nice root ball. Lots of main roots and a zillion tiny roots, feeders I believe. I am praying even if it doesn't bloom (which it probably wouldn't have under and circumstances this year) it will continue to grow and become healthier. I know this was not a good time to move it but had no choice. It will at least have all summer to recover. And I like the new spot much better. I had an azalea there but it didn't survive the winter.

Mary, I hope it will do well in the new spot. Shin Shichifukujin that's my mothers favorite, huge flowers, fast growing, and robust.

I found another supposedly Japanese Tree Peony: Kinkaku?
But on researching it :-it was developed in France.
It is orange flowered.
I will be protecting it with a rose hut for the winter.
Although if Mary grows them in 4b--there is a chance they will grow here in 4a .

Think you'll like that one, Caroline! I've only seen pics but they look amazing! I have one but it's so tiny it'll be years before I see a bloom....

These are about 15 inches tall in one gallon containers.
I think the Box store imports them from Japan,--
so I am not sure if they have experienced colder winters?

Probably has and everything I found said that one is good down to zone 3.

Wow that is good to know!
Thank You!

Kinkaku is a really beautiful orange with reddish pink picotee peony. You will love it. Their flowers are very nodded so it will be really nice if you can plant it in an elevated or raised place so that you can better appreciate its nodding flowers.

Good advice, Karen. I'd read that the flowers are too heavy for the stems so they tend to be downward facing, didn't notice how tall it's supposed to get.

CarolineScott said:I found another supposedly Japanese Tree Peony: Kinkaku?
But on researching it :-it was developed in France.
It is orange flowered.
I will be protecting it with a rose hut for the winter.
Although if Mary grows them in 4b--there is a chance they will grow here in 4a .

Caroline, I think tree peony is very cold hardy but limited with wind kill. If you plant it close to the house and protect through the winter, I think it will have a good chance to grow in your zones.

I have never seen a more horrible blooming weather for tree peonies. It has been raining every single day. The only flowers that seem to like this weather is my Cherokee Dogwood. This is the longest that I have ever seen them bloomed. They are still looking nice after 2 weeks!

kousa said:I have never seen a more horrible blooming weather for tree peonies. It has been raining every single day. The only flowers that seem to like this weather is my Cherokee Dogwood. This is the longest that I have ever seen them bloomed. They are still looking nice after 2 weeks!

I agree, Karen. The only tree peony like this weather is" zi Hong Zheng Yan", normal it done blooming after 2 days( got cooked by the heat), but this year after 2 weeks still had some flowers on the tree.
Did you notice any color changes in your TPs??? I think some of my TP's bloom changed to a lighter color.look at the same plant last year and this year.
Last year 's bloom


This year 's bloom