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.

Growing up in Minnesota, I was always entranced by the peonies my mom grew. Their ruffled elegance and fragile-looking petals held a scent that took my breath away. I would stand next to a bloom and ...

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 are a beautiful and timeless addition to your garden. With their fragrant, show-stopping petals and glossy foliage, these plants steal the spotlight in any landscape. But before planting one ...

Peonies have a long and storied history, beginning some 2,000 years ago in Europe and the Far East, where they were propagated for medicinal purposes. But peonies are most highly revered for their ...

LINWOOD - Embrace the beauty of Linwood Gardens, 1912 York Road West, next month as you explore a distinguished collection of Japanese and American tree peonies which are celebrated at the Tree Peony ...

STEPHEN RYAN: One of the world's truly iconic flowers has to be the Tree Peony. Certainly the Chinese Emperors thought so. But to select one from the so many is almost impossible. I love them all and ...

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 ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The peony ...