Beginner Gardening: Tree peony bloomed today, 1 by haighr

haighr wrote:
I have a yellow and a white tree peony. Mine are about 5 years old and both are only about 3' high, but they get lots of blooms, and the blooms are huge. My yellow one this year is close to bloom, but the white (for some reason) is far behind (no leaves and just small buds). Must have been the winter as they are usually blooming in early May. That is the one unfortunate thing, they don't bloom for long and boy that first strong wind they are gone so you got to photo them quick.
What colors do you have lupine? I've been meaning to order more from a Japanese catalog as they have some real beauties, but pricey!
Here are a few pics of mine from last spring.