Potatoes and onion sets begin shipping in late
March.
From early May through October 31, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. <strong>For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday</strong>.
Items shipping from our growing supplies warehouse take 7-10 business days to process.
This French-bred, award-winning peony has graced garden beds and tabletop vases for generations.
Time-travel back to 1856 with the Duchess, an award-winning white peony from France that has graced garden beds and tabletop vases for generations. Fully double 5–7" flowers with spreading outer petals completely mounded over with lush white ruffled inner petals. Center petals are lit from within by a glowing yellow base. Fragrant. A vigorous and time-tested cultivar.
Items from our perennial plants warehouse will ship around September 30 through October.
ships in fall
6902
Duchesse de Nemours
Additional Information
Garden Peonies
Also called Chinese Peony. Reliable, long-lived hardy herbaceous perennial native from Tibet to Siberia. The red to forest-green shoots appear in mid-spring and form a bushy clump of lustrous dark green deeply lobed foliage that makes a lovely hedge or backdrop to the flower garden.
Big spherical buds on sturdy stems gradually open from late spring to early summer, transforming into huge stunning blooms. Peonies require support to keep the heavy blossoms from flopping. For long-lasting cutflowers, harvest when buds are soft like marshmallows but not quite open.
Ants on peony buds are normal, so leave them alone. While the ants collect sticky nectar, they also protect the peonies against insect pests. Before you bring cuts indoors, dunk them in a bucket of water to rinse off the ants.
Plant 2–3' apart with eyes no more than 1–1½" below the surface in deep, fertile, moist but well-drained soil, full sun to partial shade. Plants may take 3–5 years to establish before blooming, and are sensitive to disturbance during that time. Wait several years until the plants have many stems (therefore many eyes) before dividing.
Flowers
All flowers are open-pollinated except where noted.
Days in parentheses after a variety indicate days to first bloom.
