IT’S NOT SURPRISING that tree peonies are the national flower of China. The magnificent flowers can be as big as dinner plates. They come in a wide variety of vibrant colors, and many are fragrant.

Tree peonies are the Lamborghini of the horticultural world — flashy and outrageously expensive. I prefer hard lemonade to champagne, so I was never tempted into the rarefied world of hundred-dollar ...

China's "king of flowers" could soon become an orphan. The tree peony may be the favourite flower of the first lady but nearly all of its genetic parents in the wild are close to extinction because of ...

It can't get much better than the scent of peonies filling your yard in spring. Renowned for producing large, open flowers, few plants offer such a vast range of forms and colors as peonies, from ...

Peonies, for me, are the ultimate romantic flower. You almost forget you have them as they vanish down below ground in winter. Then, what a delight, when their tight buds appear every year, promising ...

Q. Please explain the difference between tree peonies and the old-fashioned perennial peonies. –Adele Beiman, Elmwood Park A. A tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa) is a woody shrub that will grow ...

This fall, when you buy bare-root peonies, take a chance on yellow or coral-colored hybrids. Your garden will thank you. By Margaret Roach “The garden starts orange,” Kathleen Gagan was saying the ...