Possibly my favorite flower--at the moment, anyway, the tree peony has outdone herself this year with over 20 blooms.
In past years, late freezes have been hard on her, and I've been thrilled with four or five blooms. But this year, the weather was kind.
I'd never heard of tree peonies till some years ago when an article in Martha Stewart's magazine spotlighted Martha's gorgeous collection of these beauties.
They don't die back, like the more common herbaceous peonies, and they bloom much earlier.
Such a beauty!
