the one I enjoy very much - easy to move up and down and take away when not in use. Not cheap, but will last your lifetime....

https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/garden/planting/stakes/58904-lee-valley-peony-support

Thanks so much for this 'Alex'. With your experience I hope I can query you:

I just assumed that with only one support that it wouldn't....support i.e. with the weight of the peony the rod would lean?

Do you have more than one size hoop as I see it come in sizes of 12", 18" and 25"?

Yes, you need one stake and one loop for a herbaceous peony. I suggest to get the biggest loop possible. Construction is sturdy and will last ages. You just need to hammer the stake near peony when it starts to grow and you can add loop ( detachable and unlocks as well ) just before flowers are going to be kissing the ground. I pull the stakes out in the fall and take the loops out after flowers are finished. You can move loo up and down.

Look into buying landscape varieties and Itohs - they do not need staking. I use support only for the ones I put in the vase with heavy flowers. Actually, sometimes small loops work as well - I put one on my Etched Salmon last year as I don like it appearance, too "sprawly".

you need one stake and one loop for a herbaceous peony.

Ok. That is what I was concerned about ie one stake being able to stay upright over the course of the season of a growing peony.

Look into buying landscape varieties and Itohs - they do not need staking.

I understand but due to lack of space my "collection" of peonys will remain at one ie BLAZE

Blaze is a peony that ranges between single and semi-double. It should not require that much staking unless you want some decorative iron work. If you have a metal shop or decorative iron worker in you area take a picture of what you want and ask them to make you one. That way you get what you want. Too expensive if you wanted multiples but for one that you like not that expensive.

I purchased Blaze now almost 5 years ago (one eye/pip as I recall). I chose it specifically because it was advertised as being less large. But I can tell you that it has done too well i.e. growing very vigorously and then as of last season, for the first time it needed support...but by then it was too late and so I made a mental note that I needed to purchase a support for this season.

I would not buy support for Blaze as it looks single on this pic. Just get a 20-25 inches small metal dark hoop for cheap somewhere and place it at 70-80 % height before it blooms. Or you can use a string to tight it up.

I would not buy support for Blaze as it looks single on this pic.

There must be something I am missing as I can tell you having this peony on my property...it is healthy and vigorous and splays (flower and foliage) once it achieves maturity in the season. I don't want to use string and so I believe a more rigid "formal" support is required. I will give the Lee Valley offering a go. Thank you for the suggestion.

I'm not sure if this is a faux pas or not... but I use small heavy duty tomato cages for my couple of peonys that get big enough to need some support.

I planted in a bunch of new kinds last summer, and used the cages for them too when I planted them in- if nothing else, to help mark where that plant is till it starts popping up well.

Not a faux pas at all beesneeds. I was thinking of this alternative but with my gift card for LV I decided to "splurge" on the single stake hoop option.

(beesneeds by chance could you post a picture or two of your peony with the cage?)

Well, if you have a gift card for LV, then go for it! For me with a lot of peonies around it is simply not economical and I keep only 3 proper supports for the kissing the ground ones...plus try to experiment with hoops once in a while.

http://www.ezgrowcage.com/products.html

I commented on linneas post too, but the 28 inch one from ezgrowcage has worked better than others I've tried although it needs to be a bit taller... they have a 4 foot one for tomatoes that I was considering trying, but that seems too tall and isn't tapered correctly for a peony so it might look squeezed ...

Good luck!

the one I enjoy very much - easy to move up and down and take away when not in use. Not cheap, but will last your lifetime...

Three weeks ago when I put it in the ground the hoop looked way too big but not so much anymore (with over a month to go before flowering):