Paeonia suffruticosa, 'Eternal Camellias' Japanese tree peony

ORDERING FOR THIS TREE PEONY WILL OPEN IN LATE APRIL/EARLY MAY 2023. Sign up with the "Notify me when available" button to be emailed when this plant is available for purchase. 

Name in Japanese and romaji: 八千代椿 Yachiyo tsubaki 

Notable characteristics: Semi-double flowers in the perfect shade of pink. Leaves retain the purplish red color of young foliage into the summer. Vigorous.

Hybridizer, year introduced: Older cultivar from Japan, specifics unknown.

Growth habit and size at maturity (10 years old): Upright, grows to 3.5' tall and 3.5' wide.

Flower form and size: Lotus semi-double, 8".

Flower fragrance: Very light, sweet.

Bloom time: Mid-season Japanese tree peony, blooms in our USDA zone 6a garden in the third week of May.

Zone hardiness: Proven is 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: FALL 2023.