There are three main types of peonies on the market: herbaceous, woody, and Itoh/intersectional peonies. Requiring a chilling ...

Linda Spillers/New York Times So, you ask, what exactly is a tree peony? First, it's not a tree; it's a shrub. Think of it more like a hydrangea, or a large, deciduous azalea, because with very ...

Tree peonies on the market have almost always been grafted, usually onto herbaceous peony roots, but sometimes onto other tree peony roots. In either case, look for the graft union (a widening or ...

Peonies can be a great addition to gardens. These are ancient plants, estimated to be under cultivation as early as 1900 B.C.E. in China. Early cultivation is thought to have ...

Tree peonies typically bloom before herbaceous ones, in mid – to late spring. Their deeply notched leaves become bronzed during cool fall days. They're pretty hardy, too, and will grow in Zone 4 ...

You must want an Itoh peony more than any plant in the world, because the cost is in the $80 to $100 range for a 5-gallon, three-year-old plant – incentive enough to grow them carefully. Pruning ...

Traditional peonies are just budding up but the tree peonies are already in bloom. They’re not really trees; they’re called that because they have a woody structure that doesn’t die to the ...

How to plant peony bulbs. Growing your own ruffled peonies is easy to do, but it is crucial that you know which variety you are planting. The most common types of peonies are tree peonies and ...

In Japan, tree peonies are considered the king of all flowers. Hosted by the Friends of the Rockefeller State Park Preserve, the 9th Annual Peony Celebration will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on ...