It is a little late for doing this but next year scout your nurseries for tree peonies to see which ones have them, if any. Nurseries normally have two times of the year that they reduce stock. First of June and September through October. If the nursery has any left and they are still alive you can often purchase really cheap. Some nurseries will discount even the sale price if you will take their stock off their hands.
For the adventersome starting in January look at the box stores such as Lowes and Home Depot for boxed grafts. At the stores here they are on wire racks on the bottom shelf?? They are sold as red, white, pink, and sometimes purple. However if you look in the bag there is generally a paper ribbon attached to the stem with the name of the cultivar. Plant the grafted plant so that most of the stem is in the soil rather than what is stated on the box. Depending on your weather conditions and how long the box has been on the shelf you can have a nice named price for around $10. This year with everything starting to increase prices it will probably be $16 or so but still cheaper than $30-50.
I receive a list of grafts for sale from a friend on the west coast having prices between $12.50 to $150 for new grafts. The $150 is for Autumn Harvest a hard to find plant.
