Many peonies purveyors often sell tree peony seeds in addition to plants, so it can be done. I had a good friend and neighbor, John, who mastered growing them from seeds.

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 few exceptions, tree peonies ...

Remember, never prune a tree peony plant!' Knowing when to plant peonies for an early summer show is the first step to success. However, the question of pruning is a different story.

Plant your tree peony so the graft is 4 to 6 inches below the soil surface; otherwise, the herbaceous rootstock will survive, and an endless stream of herbaceous peony suckers will grow into, and ...

Every third garden, it seems, has herbaceous peonies, but you could go from one end of any town to the other and never see a tree peony. Their scarcity is due at least in part to some myths and ...

Now known as the Peony Monument, the tree peonies were a gift to the American people from the small Japanese town of Yatsuko-Cho as a gesture of healing and peace after the terrorist attacks of ...

My friend and former colleague had the pleasure of fall blooms on her yellow tree peony. Here's her story, along with a great tip. By Diana Colvin Surprise -- 'Kintoh,' a yellow tree peony in my ...

The shrub is smaller than most tree peony varieties. And when compared with other tree peonies, with their big, showy, look-at-me blossoms, this one holds its buds tight within the foliage, almost ...

Q: I have a Japanese tree peony in a large pot. It seems to be doing fine, but I have noticed some unusual new growth at the base of the plant.