This ‘tree’ continues to amaze me with its beauty. Though I adored peonies, tree peony was a new find at a local nursery. She had two! It took a good three years before it bloomed the first time but, oh, the show it puts on. We’ve enjoyed it for about seven years now. It is a slow grower but is up to about three feet now, on its way to a full height of about five feet.

My other peonies are more prolific but this is an early bloomer and just sets the stage for the others.