I ordered 25 peonies from 5 different suppliers this year. This is a quick summary/comparison of the plants received. The suppliers: Jung Seed & Nursery, G.H. Wild & Son, Brooks Garden Peonies, Fina Gardens and Tree Peony Garden. I took photos of most of the peony clumps. The flickr link is below.
Jung Seeds & Nursery - I ordered one of Jung’s Peony Collections for $43:
Paeonia lactiflora 'Big Ben' $9
Paeonia lactiflora 'Dr. Alexander Fleming' $7
Paeonia lactiflora 'Gay Paree' $11
Paeonia x 'Abalone Pearl' $16
Jung’s shipping charge is based on the dollar amount spent and in this case was $7. They do occasionally offer free shipping. The peony root clumps from Jung were on the small side, but all had at least 3 eyes. The ‘Gay Paree’ root was suspect but I decided to plant. Jung peonies are guaranteed to grow. I am fairly certain that Jung does not grow its own peonies like the rest of the suppliers in this summary. Their selection is limited.
G. H. Wild & Son - purchased the Gold Medal collection (5@ $10 ea.) and 5 others.
Paeonia lactiflora 'Festiva Maxima' $11
Paeonia lactiflora 'Joker' $14
Paeonia lactiflora 'Kansas' $10
Paeonia lactiflora 'Mother's Choice' $10
Paeonia lactiflora 'Myra MacRae' $10
Paeonia lactiflora 'Raspberry Sundae' $12
Paeonia lactiflora 'Red Charm' $10
Paeonia lactiflora 'Sorbet' $9
Paeonia x 'Henry Bockstoce' $14
Paeonia x 'Coral Charm' $10
The prices listed show a 10% discount (sale). Also shipping was free for orders over $100, but there was a $3 handling fee. It’s hard to beat Wild’s prices. Root clumps from Wild were larger than the clumps from Jung & Brooks. Wild carries many of the “old standard” peonies as well as a few newer introductions. I have ordered from Wild many times over the past 10 years. Once, I received a peony that was not true to name. I was quickly issued a refund. I sent Wild a photo of the plant and they easily made an ID (Fancy Nancy).
Brooks Garden Peonies - purchased 2 Itoh & 1 hybrid peony.
Paeonia x 'The Mackinac Grand' $35
Paeonia x (Itoh) 'Cora Louise' $60
Paeonia x (Itoh) 'Hillary' $50
Root Clumps from Brooks were on the small side, but prices for the specific peonies were good. However, the Itoh root clumps that I purchased from Svenson Gardens last year were much, much larger than these (see photos). Brooks shipping was a very reasonable $6.
Fina Gardens - 3 higher priced peonies at lower prices.
Paeonia lactiflora 'Do Tell' $17
Paeonia lactiflora 'Green Lotus' $21
Paeonia lactiflora 'Raspberry Rumba' $22
Good sized tubers, shipping $9. ‘Green Lotus’ & ‘Raspberry Rumba’ are two unusual peonies introduced by Klehm Nursery. The prices for these peonies were lower
than from Klehm Nursery. As a side note, earlier this year I ordered 3 clematis from Klehm, a buy 2 get one free (B2G1)sale. Plants were outstanding and the packaging was better than outstanding! Very impressed. Klehm’s did have a B2G1 sale on peonies just recently, but I was peonied out.
Tree Peony Garden - 5 tree peonies and an Itoh Hybrid.
Paeonia suffruticosa 'High Noon' $49
Paeonia suffruticosa 'Kinkaku' $49
Paeonia suffruticosa 'Lan Bao Shi' $39
Paeonia suffruticosa 'TPG' Bonus Plant
Paeonia x (Itoh) 'Court Jester' $50
Paeonia x P.s. x P.rockii 140009 $55
Shipping was $26. All tree peony root clumps were huge. The Itoh root clump was much larger than the Itoh root clumps from Brooks. I split this clump in two. TPG is a great place to buy tree peonies. However, their selection of Itoh peonies is very limited (3).
Here is a link to my peony clump flickr album.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...
