Double Peony Mixed

Zone 5B, Every root took and sprouted in their first year. No blooms, but that is expected from peonies until year 2 or 3.

I ordered 25 of these four years ago. I ordered the mixture but they ended up all being the same which is fine with me. This was the third year of bloom for them. All but one plant sprouted.

No blooms yet, but the plants are very large for what I expected this first year! I was concerned at first as there was some mold on one root when it arrived, so I peeled off the mold and trimmed a mushy root. Surprisingly, it was the first plant to spring up, and boy did they spring up so fast! Only one slow one, it took a month and a half to come up, but the results are what is important to me, and I am very happy with these peony plants. I live in high elevation midwest, with severe UV, I get exactly half a day of sun on them, and it seems perfect for them. Would buy again, recommended!

I ordered 2 bags of 5 peony roots. Out of the 10, 2 of them looked dead & never produced. DutchBulbs took care of me with a refund for some of them, great customer service! Now I have 8 plants all looking pretty healthy & though they don't usually flower the first year, at least 4-5 of them have a small bud. One took "forever" to show above ground but now it is challenging the size of the others. Filled in the 2 empty spots with some annual cheap marigolds for now. Will be getting more peonies next spring, of course from this same company.

I thought I was taking a chance by buying these at the end of the spring planting season but I was thrilled (and relieved!) to see how healthy they were upon arrival even after the shipment was delayed a couple days. Many had 5+ eyes on them - MUCH better than expected! There was only one "dud" in the 20 that I ordered but I figure it evens out. Plus, it may not have eyes now but I am going to plant it just the same. I already planted 16 of the 20 after soaking them for a few hours first. Not expecting much this season or next, but I will post again in a year or 2 with the results. If they don't come up, I can't fault the seller as they were in phenomenal condition upon arrival!

I soaked all of the Peony sections overnight then planted each in a separate pot to get them started before being planting in the landscape. Two sprouted leaves and are about 9" tall, three have not sprouted and after 4 months I dug them out of the pots & they are dead. I called customer service & you don't/can't speak to anyone at the company, as they are just people answering phones in a call center. They don't know anything about the process or reimbursement for dead plants. When I asked if they would have someone from the company call me, they said they couldn't. This is very disappointing.

only 2 out of 5 came up they never bloomed so dont know about flowers

I ordered 25 of these mixed peonies in spring 2021. All but one did well for first year plants, and got perhaps 12-14" tall. No blooms last year, but I may get some this year. I think the one that did not thrive just got too dry and hot in the location I planted it. Please be patient with these plants. You get dormant root stock so they take a couple years to get established and start blooming, but once they do they will live for 50+ years. If you want plants that will bloom immediately, go to the greenhouse and pay 5x as much. It's really about whether you want blooms now, or can let them grow.

Only 4 out of 15 roots grew. The other 11 never came up. Roots were cut in half with no eyes when i received the package. Very strange

Zone 5b. Peony roots arrived in great condition in early November 2020. Upon arrival, I soaked the roots in water for a few hours. I've done this with all bare roots I buy which helps to rehydrate them after their postal journey. I didn't know where exactly to plant yet so I put them in pots and buried the pots over winter (one blue pot had two roots), protected by leaves and a good layer of snow. All survived and came up in early spring. Nearly all of the 5 had teeny buds formed, but with cold temperatures in early spring this year (2021), all buds were blasted except one even though I tried to protect them in the garage. No worries; all 5 plants have healthy green leaves. In the picture with the pots along the sidewalk, they are the 5 along the top. The one bud that bloomed was a dark pink/fuchsia that looked single, but we had some very rainy weather that could have affected the bloom. And it's still just a baby. I'm guessing it's a Karl Rosenfield and will double up nicely in the coming years. I've already placed an order for fall bulbs, hoping they are the same great quality. I would definitely recommend K Van Bourgondien and would buy again.