Tree Peony Pink Waterlily (Rou Fu Rong)

Simply fantastic in a border or garden bed, the stunning deep pink, 7" blooms of this tree peony add drama and depth wherever they are planted. Pink Waterlily is a vigorous, versatile 5-6' ornamental shrub with a woody habit and carefree nature. The flowers appear earlier than those of their bush-type cousins, brightening up the landscape from April to May. Tree peonies are hardy and long lived, and provide armloads of blooms for cutting, too.
The difference between a tree peony and a bush peonies is that tree peonies have woody stems that remain year-round, while bush (or herbaceous) peonies die back to the ground in winter and regrow from the roots in spring. This makes tree peonies behave like shrubs, while bush peonies are herbaceous perennials. Tree peonies also Grow taller, often have larger flowers, flower a bit earlier in the spring and take longer to establish.