Roger W in zone 8 wrote: "No one has mentioned Paeonia cambessedesii from the Balearic Islands. Those of you in warmer climates might give it a whirl. Dark beet-red foliage overlain with a metallic cast; flowers of horrible magenta, but scented of cloves. A small plant, admittedly, but worth treasuring. Here in Victoria, it's too tender to overwinter without protection of a greenhouse." Here in zone 6b/7 it has been fully hardy in the garden in several places for at least the last 4 years, without any protection apart from excellent drainage. My plants are not a horrible magenta, rather a lovely clear pink. One is in seed now. Best, J. Dr John T Lonsdale, 407 Edgewood Drive, Exton, Pennsylvania 19341, USA Home: 610 594 9232 Cell: 484 678 9856 Fax: 801 327 1266 Visit "Edgewood" - The Lonsdale Garden at http://www.edgewoodgardens.net/ USDA Zone 6b