There’s something quietly extraordinary about a peony that gets better with age. Primavere (*Paeonia lactiflora* ‘Primavere’) opens in late spring to early summer with large, generous blooms that make it equally at home in a cutting garden or anchoring a classic border. Run your fingers along the stems before bloom and you can almost feel the season building.
Grow it in full sun to part sun in fertile, well-drained soil, and plant the bare-root eyes no more than one to two inches below the surface — depth matters here. Mature clumps reach 24–36 inches tall and wide, and once established, this long-lived herbaceous peony returns reliably in USDA zones 3–8, flowering more abundantly each year. Cut back to the ground after frost in fall and let the cold do its work.
Primavere ships bare root in fall (September–November) — the only window we offer. Fall planting gives roots time to settle before winter, setting up the strong, reliable spring bloom this peony is known for.
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Peonies ship in fall (September–November) when fully dormant and bare root.
Fall planting gives roots a full season to establish in warm soil before winter. Cold stratification triggers strong, healthy spring growth and reliable bloom production. Spring-shipped peonies experience root damage during active growth, transplant shock during their bloom cycle, and often lose an entire growing season.
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