I have the belief that Adelman bought peony stock from another source and was misled as to the proper id. I can't see any major nursery deliberately conning their customers. As I e-mailed Adelman, the peony received was well worth $30 and I had no complaint. I would never pay $150 for any peony, regardless of how scarce it was. Now I saw there was a peony offered for sale for $350 by one of the majors. Sticker shock!
