There’s something quietly extraordinary about a flowering shrub that may outlive everyone in your household — and still perfume the air every May with blooms the size of a salad plate.
“Lavender Silk” is a large-flowered tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa), a rare Chinese variety known as Lan Zou Chou, producing lightly-to-medium fragrant, 6-inch flowers in soft lavender tones. Unlike herbaceous peonies, its woody stems persist through winter, so you’ll never lose it to frost or an accidental footstep. Mature plants reach 5–6 feet tall and wide, and with proper care, can live a century or more.
You’ll receive a 2–3 year old bareroot plant, already bloomed, growing 10–29 inches. Hardy in zones 4–9, it prefers partial shade — afternoon protection is essential. Water deeply but infrequently, only when soil is dry 4–6 inches below the surface. Fertilize with composted manure in spring and fall.
A genuinely long-lived garden investment for Pacific Northwest gardeners and beyond.
🍂 Shipping & planting window
Peonies ship in fall (September–November) when fully dormant and bare root. This is the only window we ship.
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.
📍 Local pickup available year-round in Bellevue, WA.
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