Hi, Plantfreak. Welcome. I like your screen name!
You might go into the
Plant Database and search for "fernleaf peony". I found 7 plants, with a total of 5 "Have" members and 8 "Want" members.
Someone who "Has" might send you leaf cuttings, others who "Want" might split the cost of a mail-order plant with you.
ideally, when you find someone who Has what you Want, you can look at what they Want and see if you have it, or might buy it and split with them.
Or, whatever you Have, look for someone who Wants it. Maybe there is some practical three-way trade. Or, if you ask both of them what else they might Want, and you have things to offer, someone may take the attempt for the deed, and send you something for postage.
That makes creating a Have List a good idea. If you know how to root cuttings, any plant you bought with a reliable name tag becomes a possible trade item.
We do have a
Peony forum, in addition to the trading and coop purchase forum.
http://garden.org/forums/view/...
You might try looking up more "fernleaf peonies" and add some varieties or data details to the plant database, then ask some questions on the Peony forum, modestly mentioning that you've been adding to the database and praising pictures that others have posted. Especially if you have something that you offer widely for postage, someone might offer you something for postage.
>> new to trading.
I got my start by buying larger packets of seed than I needed, and trading or giving away the excess. Then I found many people willing to give me things for postage.
I've noticed a tendency for ATP members to be such established gardeners that they already have most of the seeds they want - can't hardly give
common seeds away here!
I never got into trading plants, because for me, "rooting" and "rotting" are synonyms. I'm about to have excess sedum and creeping vine I could offer, but they are "NO ID" plants!
