Paeonia lactiflora, 'Iron Stem Purple' Chinese herbaceous peony Size:4-5 eye plant to create a dwarf tree

to create a dwarf tree which will come into bearing two to three years earlier than a Shipova on a pear or quince rootstock and will grow to only 6-8' tall

Fall color is glowing red-orange

Height and Spread at Maturity: 20-30' tall and 18-20' wide

Genus named for Bartram's friend Ben Franklin

Paeonia lactiflora, 'Iron Stem Purple' Chinese herbaceous peony Size:4-5 eye plant to create a dwarf treeName in Chinese: Tie Gan Zi Notable characteristics: Luscious dark red blossoms held up on strong, distinctive red stems. Stems stay dark red all season, and do not change to green like most herbaceous peonies, hence its name. This a slow growing plant, expect to wait 2 3 years before it blooms. Very rare cultivar. Cultivar group, hybridizer and year introduced: Lactiflora, a classical cultivar from the peony growing center of Luoyang in Henan