Storing peonies properly is essential for long storage life and the best vase life. Peonies can be stored successfully dry or in water. We store all our peonies dry. Our refrigeration facilities are designed to avoid dehydration. We maintain a very uniform temperature of about 33°F - 34°F. This works very well and has consistently provided high quality and long storage life.

We have had feedback from customers who stored our peonies dry and other customers who stored them in water. Although we can give no guarantees, customers have reported successful storage both ways for up to 4 weeks. Some customers have had very good results with our peonies left in their shipping boxes stored dry in their coolers awaiting a special event. Other customers put our peonies in a solution of professional cut flower food as soon as they were delivered. They had very good results stored at about 45°F. We have visited some of our customers and have seen our yellow herbaceous peonies in excellent condition in a solution of professional cut flower food in a customer’s cooler 30 days after delivery.