I was just looking @ June issue of MS Living magazine which has an article on PE. I have never purchased peonies before and am interested in buying the 4 coral ones for fall shipment. I'm wondering if there are other vendors I should consider?

http://peonysenvy.com/peonycat...

I have not ordered Peonyenvy. I see tho, that you can get 3 or the 4 from Hollingsworth Peonies and they are 20, 22, and 28. And he has other corals to choose from.

http://hollingsworthpeonies.co...

Diann

@Diann - Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

I would use caution.

I ordered 5 herbaceous peonies from a co-op purchasing from Hollingsworth in 2010. All survived and bloomed this year with a couple blooming last year. There was a good selection of the routine cultivars, most at slightly more than 1/2 price. A friend of our family, through marriage, is a custom cake baker. She had a sign "Good cakes aren't cheap and cheap cakes aren't good." Words to consider when buying plants. The big names will always be a bargain in the end.

Thanks Polly - I am ordering from Hollingsworth but after some issues with a few daylily sellers the last headache I need is one from PE. I have never owned a peony but I'm giving up a daylily bed for some coral and white.

Hollingsworth has always been wonderful. Do watch for the co-op.

Hi Polly - Thanks for the heads up! When does the co-op usually happen? I'm on the road a lot and will try to make sure to watch for it.

Soon, right Jerry? I have purchased from them 2 years in a row.

In fact here is the one from last year, if you want to check some prices.

http://cubits.org/notfortheser...

I have not seen the one for this year announced, though.

The co-op I ordered from was organized by Ticker, I think. Everything went smooth as silk with no issues. Mamajack has many co-ops running all the time, almost like a cottage industry. Normally, any problems with co-ops is with new organizers unfamiliar with all the process involved.

well since this thread is 10 years old now, wondering if anyone has ordered from this place? I ran across their website, wondering if they are legit?

https://peonysenvy.com/shop?st...

Checked on Garden Watchdog, it shows for Peony Envy:

6 positives 2 neutrals 9 negatives

https://davesgarden.com/produc...

This was the latest review:

On Nov 3, 2020, (8 reviews) from Burlington, NJ
I ordered four peonies from Peony's Envy last spring. They arrived beautifully packaged and clearly labeled. The roots looked strong and vigorous and were large. Their website said not to expect any blooms for the first two years, but two sent up buds within a month of planting. I didn't realize that the buds would bloom in a vase, and since I wanted the plants to establish their roots, I cut all the buds except one, which was just lovely. I wish I'd put the others in a vase! My husband planted them for me, and the one that bloomed was supposed to be "Lady Alexandra Duff", but it looked more like "Mother's Choice", which he also planted. It could easily have been "user error", or maybe the pale blush blooms *were* Lady Duff, but the color was lighter because the roots were not established yet. At any rate, the plant grew very strong, and I'm pleased with the bloom I got. The other three plants didn't grow quite as lush and tall as the one that bloomed, but I think they've made a great start. I'm very much looking forward to seeing more blooms next spring! I also want to say, I really love their website. The information is all very clear, and I think they make a huge effort to make sure their customers will be able to create a thriving peony garden. I'm very much a beginner and really appreciated the advice and pictures.



On October 8th, 2019, added the following: Some years down the road . . . the worst was yet to come. The peonies from this source were not what I had ordered. Of the four I ordered, only one was true-to-name. Since I had ordered only double forms, it's pretty obvious that anything blooming single form is not what I ordered. The fancy website and fancy packaging are just that, not what ends up in your garden. And it's goes without saying that if a plant takes years to bloom, one is not going to be able to persuade the seller that you got the wrong plant.
Negative

I have not ordered from here myself but have had a couple of friends that have ordered. They both told me "don't do it" and that was based on their response to wrong variety sent and them not providing correct replacement for their error. That said, that has been a few years. I've never really considered them since then and look to those I have ordered from that I have been pleased with over the years.

okay thank you guys!