Pink Lotus, 5-6 yr. old Chinese rockii tree peony

Stock#: pl-6 Price: $400.00 Chinese rockii tree peony A beautiful rocki tree peony from the far northwest of China's Gansu Province. Outstanding in our display garden. Extremely hardy and tolerant of heat and cold. This size has been grown out for several years, to be about 34" tall and 30" wide, with 5 to 6 woody stems. It bloomed with well for us this May with several flowers, and is already setting buds for next spring. A photo cannot convey the perfume and vibrancy of this peony flower. Our visitors loved this one in bloom. RARE AND LIMITED STOCK FOR 2010. Order and reserve now for fall shipping or pick up at the nursery. The Chinese grow more than 600 cultivars of rockii tree peonies. This particular one, "Pink Lotus" is very fast growing and extremely hardy. Flowers are lotus form, in soft shades of pink with deep maroon flares at the petal base. Flowers are 8-10" in diameter on mature plants and are held well above the foliage. Flowers have a dense, sweet fragrance. All rockii hybrids are vigorous and tall growing, and extremely floriferous. Current size is approximately 32" tall. Expect these plants to grow to 4 ft. wide and 5 ft. tall in a few years. Rockii tree peonies may be pruned after blooming to keep them smaller, but they are magnificent specimens if given the room to grow. Order for USDA Zones 4-9. These plants are field dug to order. Click Here to view all Products in our Peony Collector's Corner Category