Wow, I didn't realize the spread on prices was that great either. I know that Reath's is spendy on some but then his are the largest tubers (sometimes the entire clump) I have ever seen. I believe Garden treasure is spendy. I can hardly wait til the few tree peonies I ordered last year and this begin to bloom. I loved the ones I had (two Japanese and one Chinese) but they took three years to bloom. Reath's gives you a choice in size (years in the ground and number of eyes) for many of his plants. If I can afford it I try to get the larger ones and he almost always sends extras That is how I got Pink Hawaiin Coral and ummm, can't remember. Oh Red Charm several years ago. The average price brings down the price on the spendy ones to more reasonable.