Cricket Hill Garden
Paeonia suffruticosa, 'Blue Jade in Three Colors' Chinese tree peony
Name in Chinese and pin yin: 藍玉三彩 Lan Yu San Cai
Notable characteristics: Flowers are light pink, with multi-colored lavender and darker pink overtones. This variety is particularly desirable because it blooms in the mature double, even at a young age. Deer resistant. Herbicide, pesticide, and fungicide free. Grown in Connecticut.
Cultivar group, hybridizer: Northwestern (Gansu) cultivar group, Chen Dezhong.
Growth habit and size at maturity (10 years old): Upright and semi-spreading, grows to 5' tall and 5' wide.
Flower form and size: Double, 7-8".
Flower fragrance: Sweet.
Bloom time: Late season rockii tree peony, blooms in our USDA zone 6a garden in the last week of May.
Zone hardiness: Proven in USDA zones 4-9.
Plant size: 5 year old tree peony has several woody stem and a proportional root system. This size plant will most likely flower its first or second spring in the ground.
When we ship: This plant will ship in FALL 2024.