Not everyone has their 2016 fall varieties out, don't think I've seen an email from Fina. Adelman's and Hollingsworth is open for the year as well as Solaris. Fina sends the biggest roots of any of the US sellers in my opinion. Everyone else's are about the same size, a couple send bonus roots with larger orders (Hollingsworth and A&D). You might want to identify some that you want from Fina and check prices on the same varieties from the other sellers. You will most likely get a smaller root but if the price is much better it might be worth it. Several of the smaller fernleaf hybrids are typically typed as rock garden plants and since they seem to increase faster than species you could easily get blooms first spring from the typical division as well. I got Old Farmstead from Solaris 2 falls ago and it bloomed first spring for me, pretty amazing with the weather we had here last fall.
Just a warning Jo Ann--deer will eat peonies on occasion. I had some take the buds right off several peonies last spring, I've never had it happen before and hopefully it won't again. It was a really wet spring and they ignored daylilies planted nearby to go after my peonies, never would've thought to see it happen!
I'd LOVE to tour Adelman's as well! Hopefully there will be an APS convention in the area in the next few years--if so, I'm there!
