Original price was: $62.00.$52.70Current price is: $52.70.
The Sweet Treat Peony is a truly enchanting and rare variety that lives up to its delightful name. This peony produces large, double blooms adorned with soft pink petals accented by vivid red highlights, all surrounding a striking cluster of golden-yellow stamens. The impressive flowers are held aloft on sturdy stems that reach up to 3 feet above a lush, 3-foot-wide mound of rich green foliage. Renowned for their exceptional vase life, these blooms are perfect for brightening up any bouquet or floral arrangement. Both heat and cold-tolerant down to -40°F and remarkably deer-resistant, Sweet Treat is a cherished, long-lived perennial that deserves a prized place in any garden where it can thrive.
This specific variety, like all introductions in the Candy Series by Don Smith, has been propagated through tissue culture, an innovative method for replicating peonies. One major advantage of this technique is the rapid production of exact replicas of the parent plant. Traditional methods like grow and divide can take years before new varieties are available in the market. Although the roots of these tissue-cultured peonies may appear smaller compared to traditional peony roots, they are packed with numerous eyes, ensuring a strong foundation for their growth and development.
