I can't imagine my garden now without Itohs but I'll be the first to admit that there are very few peonies that I don't like. The best thing about them (Itohs) is that most of them are just so unique; I find that I appreciate that more and more as I struggle to identify NOID herbaceous flowers.
I'm actually looking forward to growing tree peonies in pots! I really can't here, our winters are far too cold and inconsistent to have them survive and the garage isn't big enough to overwinter. I think they'll survive winters in AL just fine, though. LG, Karen and Annette—so eager to see pics of the tree peonies you placed in pots as they start to grow in the spring! Shouldn't be too long now before you start seeing growth! I think that is the thing that I'm most covetous about with the more temperate gardens—your early springs! Here in Co it'll be late March before there is any sign of life in bulbs or peonies...3 more months....12 long weeks.....1/4 of a year....doesn't feel like it'll ever get here! Hope you all post lots of pics of the new growth all the way through flowers so we can share in the process!
