My children bought this for me for Mother's Day last year. Now it is no where to be found. I dug up the whole area. My am heartsick for I had been wanting one for 3 years. They bought it locally but the nursery only has guarantees on their trees and shrubs. They had a few extras leftover from a job they were working on. They have no more.
Does anyone have a trade for this. I have alot of trading items. I am willing to trade several items for one. I just bought Magnolia 'Jane' that I will part with for one of your tubers. I even have some things on my trading list that I will let go of to get this flower again.
I plan on placing this on the plant trading forum. Thanks again. Linda
http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/39307/
Lost my Fern Leaf Peony 'Rubra Flora Plena'
Linda, you might get lucky...but this peony propagates very slowly (thus the $40-$60 charge for a blooming size division). From seed, it seems to take 7-8 years to bloom.
Good luck, I know I wanted one for ages, and finally got a seed grown 3 yr old about 3 or 4 years ago (still waiting on it to bloom...it just bulks up a bit more each year).
RDT, I've been looking for one of these myself and just happened to stop at an Earl May's Nursery today ..... 39.99 + 33% off ...... I've never spent that kind of money on a plant before but like dbarron said .... 40.00 - 60.00 is what most online places charge...... I hope you find one ....... They are quite impressive .....
I have this one, is it the same one?
Sandy
Wow Seedsower....... Is this the pic from the PlantFiles ? That's where I first saw it ..... and spent lunch hour looking for it on the net ........ the cost + shipping was the only thing that kept me from buying one that day ...... guess there's more to the phrase "All good things come in time for those who wait " or however it goes because Saturday I found one ......
Hi RDT, you can get a P. tenuifolia 'Rubra Plena' or double red fern leaf from the Peony Garden of Center Point Iowa. I think they run about $38.00. I'd offer you some of mine, but you'd have to get in line and you'd be about 15th down the line. That's what I get for coming from a big family. ;) Anyway, here's a picture, albeit a poor one, of my P. tenuifolia 'Rubra Plena.' As you can see, it's not quite fully popped yet. Diann
I feel for you. I bought one from Wayside Gardens Fall, 2003, at their end-of-season sale (it was still at least $40). The division they sent look shriveled and lifeless, so I put a plant hoop over the area to mark it. I could easily have missed this tiny root had I tried to look for it in the soil! If you put the soil that you dug back in place, you might still get something...
I got one tiny stalk the first year, and a few are coming up this year - only 4-5" tall. A friend warned me that the foliage on this often dies back in mid-summer here in Denver. I am glad to learn that this slow development is normal.
I just went out to check and it looks like there might be a tiny flower bud, not sure. I need to pull some bulb foliage out of there! Since it is so dry here when snows are far between, I plant violas in the fall next to places I need to be sure to water monthly. I figure if the violas are ok, then so is the dormant plant.
This is a top view. The ferny foliage is it.
Thanks for all the replies.
Wayside has reintroduced this item. They also have sales (although I have not seen this among the sale items) plus for an additional $5 you can get an extended warranty. The Peony Garden of Center Point Iowa is the cheapest. They ship in the fall.
I read somewhere that you should plant the tuber on an angle. Does not like to be watered to much. These may have been my problem. Linda
It is native to a very rocky pocket of soil (type environment) in Ukraine as I recall, so, yes, it could easily be a bit moisture sensitive.
Adelman Peony Gardens has a hybrid listed @ $20.00.
They have 100% positive feedback on Garden Watchdog.
http://www.peonyparadise.com/Varieties_D_F.html
Adelman's is a single fern leaf, I think RDT was looking for a double.
Diann
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