Tree Peony

I can relate to your story jay, my sister gifted me the same plant six years ago and this year have the first bud the size of Ireland lol maybe a slight exageration but can't wait to see the open flower, yours is spectacular well done you!

Thank you Dido, mine took a few years before it first flowered too, but now each year it has more flowers so well worth the wait. What colour is yours?

It's a white one, so hopefully the first of many for me, patience not my strongest point, not really the best absent trait for a gardener eh!

It's very pretty. I've got a tree peony but it has never flowered.

thats beautiful
welcome to GoY

Thank you Hywel, they do seem to take a while before they flower.

Thank you for the welcome Sticki.

Hello and welcome to Goy

Stunning and well worth the wait .

Last year my yellow 1 bloomed for the 1st time after 5yrs and its full of buds again.

I bought a new white tree peony so see how long it takes to bloom Jaykaty

Thanks for the welcome Scotkat. I've seen the yellow ones, they are lovely, and went to Wisley recently and saw a white one which was beautiful.

My yellow Tree Peony has about 15 buds on it and is in bloom. It looked a sorry sight in March. I lopped 3 of the most sad looking bits off it and left the tallest in place. Fed it. Hey presto, king or queen of the jungly border at the moment.

Spectacular, if only they would last a little longer.

Wow! mine only has tiny buds at the moment, as Bjs said it is a shame they don't last longer. I've never thought of pruning mine.

I agree BJS it is such a short time for this shrub to bloom. We visited a friend once, before they moved away from where we could comfortably visit. She had wanted to grub up a very tall tree peony smothered in blooms. I had said leave it for the next people to decide. The buyers had fallen in love with the garden and the tree peony... Ours has lovely leaves but looks horrible in the winter.