Choose Your Midsommar Membership (3 options)
Option 1: Join our Wholesale peony root group order
Each year I choose a few of our recommended varieties to offer up. I purchase the roots wholesale, sort them, and distribute for a fee. The wholesale prices are quite discounted, so it’s often the cheaper alternative. The summary of costs is below, and I’ve done a few price comparisons for you. Please note that the comparisons are just approximations.
- Each year different cultivars
- $89 to join the group order
- $9/root to ship which covers both the international and the domestic shipping
- Availability is generally up in February; the shipment typically arrives in October
- If roots are sold out or otherwise not available, you get a refund
If you are planning to purchase 1–5 roots, then retail is likely to be the way to go, especially if you don’t care at all how rare or new something is so you plan to get the more common varieties. Check out our book (available on our home page) for recommended varieties and well-regarded retailers!
If you’re planning to purchase hundreds of roots and at least 25 of each variety, then I’d recommend registering as a business and purchasing wholesale.
However, if you’re somewhere between these two options, I’d encourage you to look at our group ordering as an alternative.
Sample comparison of our group order vs. buying retail:
Price comparison 1: Lemon Chiffon x 10 roots
Buying wholesale with the group
- Fee to join group = $89
- Wholesale price = $25 each x 10 roots = $250
- Shipping ($9/root) = $90
- Total buying with the group = $429
Buying Retail
- Total buying retail = $60 each x 10 roots = $600
- Shipping = $23
- Total buying retail = $623
Likely more economical to buy with the group when buying 11 or more common varieties or 5 or more of the less-common varieties.
Price comparison 2: Sarah Bernhardt x 5 roots (a more common variety)
Buying wholesale with the group
- Fee to join group = $89
- Wholesale price = $5 each x 5 roots = $25
- Shipping ($9/root) = $45
- Total buying with the group = $ 159
Buying Retail
- Total buying retail = $14 each x 5 roots = $70
- Shipping = $18
- Total buying retail = $88
Likely more economical to buy retail when buying 10 or fewer of a common variety, or 3 or fewer of a less common variety .
Option 2: Personal Cutting Garden Group (for the hobbyist)
Join our wholesale group peony root order (Option 1), attend two 30-minute small group calls with Karen for questions (Sun mornings or Wed evenings), and get access to our 25+ educational videos for one year including the following topics:
Option 3: Pro Cut Flower Grower Group (master class for growing and selling peony)
Everything in Option 2 (above) plus:
- Access to Midsommar’s financial income-expense report from last year
- Guidance on starting an LLC business (not intended to be all-inclusive as it varies by jurisdiction)
- Electronic copy of our farm management plan and operating agreement
- Email scripts for contacting targeted florists
- List of sources for equipment and roots
- Three 30-minute one-on-one calls with Karen to plan your farm, brainstorm, and ask questions.
