Holy cow, Wendy - this one is expensive - $65 and higher! I grew tree Peonys back in Missouri and thought $30 was a lot for one plant. This one must be rare.

Would you be interested in trading your peonies for some named daylilies? If so, please check my trade list. I have a few other plants too, but mostly daylilies. Thank you for considering me.

To buy from your local nursery depends on your local nursery. I see the the OP lives in WDC. To me the nursery/growers in the surrounding states are just as good to purchase from as a specialized grower from another state. Many of the growers allow you to see the plants in spring bloom but if you ask later in the season for the foliage condition. Most peony growers either have outside income, speaking, tours, retirement or must by necessity sell other plants. For me Hollingsworth's and Banister Gardens are in town or driving distance therefore local. But I also know of two other peony growers one organic one not that sell peonies but do not have websites or do much advertizing. Always do a search of your state or area agriculture products to see what is available. Many fine small local nurseries will have plants that larger more well named nurseries do not carry. In fact some of the nurseries like Klehm's purchase these plants from the growers all over the country.

Most tree peonies are grafts. What you are seeing is the nurse root sending up foliage. They will remove food from your tree peony. If they have buds I would allow one or more to bloom to see what the flower looks like. Couple of questions to ask yourself. Is the herbaceous flower something you want to keep? Sometimes they are quite nice. Did you plant the tp deep enough that it has developed it's own roots? You have a couple of options. Cut or pull the herbaceous stems now but you need to dig down carefully to see if you have roots coming off of the upper stem. This fall you should dig the plant checking for the tp's own roots on the upper part of the stem. If the roots are there cut the nurse root from the tp. Keeping if you like, give to someone, compost. Replant tp a little deeper so it will develop stronger roots. If there are no roots from the tp you need replant deeply with much of the tree peony stem below ground. Do not remove nurse root because the only nutritian the plant is receiving is from the nurse root. The idea is to plant the grafted tree peony deep enough that the nurse root dies and the tp portion sends out its own roots.