Champion Red Jade Belt, 6+ yrs. old, Chinese tree peony

Stock#: crjb-5 Price: $425.00 Champion Red Jade Belt Rockii Chinese tree peony, 6+ yrs. old, 5-6 woody stems. All rockii hybrids are vigorous and tall growing, and extremely floriferous. These are large plants, average height now is over 36 inches. Flowers are mid-to- light reddish, with lavender and dark purple flares at the petal base. RARE AND LIMITED STOCK. Flowers are 8-10" in diameter, in the anemone form and are held upright, above the foliage. If fragrance is important to you, note that these flowers have a very dense, sweet fragrance. All rockii hybrids grow vigorously and tall, and are extremely floriferous. These plants are native to Gansu Province, in northwestern China and are extremely tolerant to a wide temperature range. Summers in Gansu can reach 100 degrees easily, and winters are below zero. In Connecticut, we have found rockii hybrids to be some of our favorite tree peonies. These specimen plants have bloomed since 2008, and have been verified for color and form, which is a complex issue for rockii tree peonies. This double form flower is very rare for rockii tree peonies, most of them are simpler lotus form. As a young plant or in very warm years in which the flowers open prematurely this variety will bloom in the lotus form. Expect this tree peony to grow to 4 ft. wide and 5+ ft. tall by about the 10th year. Beautiful specimen plant, very unusual. Will be field dug to order in spring 2012 for Zones 4-5-6-7. USDA zones 8 & 9 will be sent in fall 2012. Click Here to view all Products in our Peony Collector's Corner Category