'BLUE SKY DREAM' 蓝天梦 Tree Peony (Paeonia x suffruticosa 'Lan Tian Meng/blue sky dream')

NEW FOR FALL 2024. GROWN and IMPORTED directly from HEZE, SHANDONG, CHINA! 蓝天梦. Lan Tian Meng. Blue Sky Dream. The Shandong region of China has been cultivating mudan (tree peonies) for over three thousand years! Champlain Peony Company is pleased to present this lovely 'King of Flowers' from China's ancient peony capital in very limited edition. Mudan 'Lan Tian Meng', or 'Blue Sky Dream' sports a lavender-blue, semi-double rose-form blossom at the terminus of every branch. This modest-sized blossom is a corona of delicate, blue-suffused, lavender petals each with a dark-purple flare that brings mesmerizing visual depth. Heavy fragrance. When fully open the cluster of stamen can be appreciated for their golden yellow contrast. Mid-season. Only a very few plants are available AND you will not be finding this cultivar in your neighbors garden anytime soon...unless they beat you to this beauty! (Chen, D.Z., pre-1985). USDA Zones 4-8 would be very successful zones for this peony. It can to