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: 1 year old grafted tree peonies have 1 woody stem, with offshoot buds, and a graft root. The plant may or may not have some of its own roots already developed. This one may bloom its first spring in the ground, or will wait until the second spring.
When we ship: This plant will ship in FALL 2025.