Quackin Grass Nursery

Paeonia delavayi - The Victorian Tree Peony carries nodding deep burgundy to red single flowers. The petals are satiny, This peony's soft central yellow brush of sexual parts is fragrant. Foliage usually sports a reddish tinge upon the green. Without resorting to technicalities suffice it to say the the leaves are attractive and are typically tree peony-like. Stems exhibit more of a consistent reddish hue. Also known as the Maroon Tree Peony is named for the French missionary Pierre Jean Marie Delavay who, in the late nineteenth century lived and collected plants in China. Morning sun / afternoon shade planted in fertile, draining soil. As these are seed grown flower color may vary. Established potted Victorian Tree Peony from seed.