| P. tenuifolia 'Plena' $45 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Species |
| Height/Staking: |
<60 cm / No |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 2 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
None / No |
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This is the double flowered form of the species peony P. tenuifolia. The foliage is probably the main attraction of this peony but the diminutive double flowers are a very appealing bonus. They are the first shoots out of the ground in spring and are a truly glorious site for the eyes of winter weary gardeners. If the summer is hot and dry they do have a tendency to go dormant in late summer leaving a mass of brown foliage. Giving them a little light shade in the hottest hours of the day and some extra moisture in times of drought can help ensure the foliage stays attractive longer.
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| Pastel Splendor $150 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Anderson R.F. 1996 / Itoh hybrid |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / No |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 5 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
Occasional / Good |
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| The flowers are a study in contrasts. The light yellow petals have a distinct reddish purple splotch at the base.
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| Paula Fay $30 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Fay 1968 / Hybrid |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / No |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 4 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
None / No |
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| A striking peony with vivid pink semi-double flowers. The petals are initially waxy in appearance and have a large white blotch at the base. The plant produces numerous flowers and is a vigorous grower.
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| Petite Elegance $35 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Klehm R.G. 1995 / P. lactiflora |
| Height/Staking: |
<60 cm / No |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 5 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
1 or 2 per stem / Good |
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| A rather distinct peony with unusual colouration. The flowers are a bit smaller than average and sit exquisitely atop the perfectly proportioned foliage. Upon opening, the colour is deep pink but this quickly fades to a rich cream colour. Looks better than my description might suggest...
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| Petite Porcelain $25 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Klehm, R.G. 1988 / P. lactiflora |
| Height/Staking: |
<60 cm / No |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 5 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
1 or 2 per stem / Faint |
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| There can never be too many of these lovely semi-double white peonies! I could certainly imagine this one as being part of a white border with such other peonies as Krinkled White.
The many petaled flowers sit close to the foliage and are produced in abundance.
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| Pink Hawaiian Coral $35 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Klehm R.G. 1981 / Hybrid |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / Depends upon location |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 4 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
None / No |
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| Excellent coral pink colour with the base of each petal being cream. The petals are incurved and numerous. Like the other hybrids of this colour the colour fades as the flowers age making for an interesting mix of colour on the same plant. Often listed in catalogues as fragrant, I do not find it so.
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| Prairie Moon $45 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Fay 1959 / Hybrid |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / No |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 5 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
Several / No |
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| Definitely on my short list of favorite peonies! The flowers are pale creamy yellow with a golden center. The foliage is a glossy light green. The flowers hold the pale yellow colour well and the overall effect of the plant is extended by several side buds per stem. I have found this peony can be difficult to establish. It is initially intolerant of less than perfect growing conditions. Once past the fragility of the initial year or so, it has proven to be a vigorous grower producing an abundance of exquisite flowers year after year.
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| Prairie Star $25 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Hollingsworth 1992 / P. lactiflora |
| Height/Staking: |
>90 cm / Depends upon location |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 5 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
Several / Faint |
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| A first-rate white peony of the Japanese form. Generous with its flowers and foliage. The petals are waxy white and surround a well formed golden centre. It is a just little taller than average peony height.
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| Prosperity Maud $45 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Ménard/D'Aoust 2004 / Hybrid |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / No |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 4 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
1 or 2 per stem / No |
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| This was the first peony from the Ménard seedling collection that I registered. The flowers are an unusual shade of apricot and they hold their colour well. Deep pink flares at the base of each petal have their colour amplified by the deep pink base of the otherwise golden stamens.
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| Ramona Lins $25 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Lins 1943 / P. lactiflora |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / Best when staked |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 6 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
Several / Good |
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| Described in the APS registration literature as “the most gorgeous of all blush peonies. Perfect in form of bloom and plant. One of the all-time greats”. Not really much I can add other than to say that it could be considered a bomb double as the guard petals can sometimes be quite wide. The flowers are high and blush when opening with the fade pattern being from the centre.
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| Red Grace $30 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Glasscock/Klehm, R.G. 1980 / Hybrid |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / Depends upon location |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 5 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
None / Faint |
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| A tightly packed rounded centre actually resembles a red tennis ball. The colour is excellent and does not fade. Plant it near yellow Siberian iris for an eye catching effect.
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| Reine Hortense $30 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Calot 1857 / P. lactiflora |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / Best when staked |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 5 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
Several / Good |
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| Introduced over 150 years ago and probably named after Reine Hortense Eugénie de Beauharnais. (Hortense Eugénie de Beauharnais was married to the younger brother of Napoleon Bonaparte and became the queen of Holland for a short period of time.) Another one of my personal favourites. On opening the flowers are pale pink with crimson streaks. As the flowers quickly fade to white, the crimson streaks become more prominent.
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| Requiem $30 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Saunders 1941 / Hybrid |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm /No |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 4 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
1 or 2 per stem / No |
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| A classic waxy-white peony with an interesting center. Sometimes mentioned as one of the best hybrid peonies introduced by Prof. Saunders.
I find the occasional first bloom is damaged by late frost but even with this imperfection the peony is worth growing because the flowers that are not affected are just so lovely.
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| Rosalie $25 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Auten 1927 / P. lactiflora |
| Height/Staking: |
<60 cm / No |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 5 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
Occasionel / Faint |
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| A low growing peony that produces rosy coloured double flowers in midseason. The size of this plant dictates it be placed near the front of the border.
This is one of a small group of peonies that rarely produce flowers the first year. Once established though it is a reliable and floriferous peony. There are very few double peonies of this height making it very useful when a strong mass of colour is needed near the front of the border.
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| Ruth Clay $30 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Kelsey 1935 / P. lactiflora |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / Depends upon location |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 5 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
Several / Faint |
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| Flower form is somewhere between anemone and double but without the fragrance so characteristic of many anemone form peonies. Lack of fragrance however is of little consequence when one sees the colour of these flowers. They are a deep red but without luster. Doesn’t sound too attractive but on the contrary, they are stunning. I added these to my catalogue without hesitation the first time I saw them growing in a collector’s garden.
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| Sarah Bernhardt $25 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Lemoine 1906 / P. lactiflora |
| Height/Staking: |
>90 cm / Depends upon location |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 6 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
Several / Good |
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| I assume this peony was named after the fiery Victorian actress extraordinaire of the same name. In commerce for over 100 years, Sarah Bernhardt was introduced by the Lemoine family of French nurserymen. An unbeatable cut flower with a pleasant fragrance. It needs some staking to resist heavy wind and rain but well worth the effort.
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| Show Girl $30 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Hollingsworth 1984 / P. lactiflora |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / Depends upon location |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 5 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
Several / Good |
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| Another delightful peony from the American hybridizer, Don Hollingsworth. Though of hybrid origin, this peony resembles a P. lactiflora cultivar in all aspects of its appearance. Initially the flowers are of the anemone form with wide mid pink guard petals surrounding a deep creamy centre of thin petals. As the plants mature, the flowers develop a flower within a flower; a form I find particularly attractive.
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| Snow Swan $25 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Klehm R.G. 1987 / P. lactiflora |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / No |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 5 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
Several / Faint |
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| Pure bright white single flowers that occasionally have an additional layer of petals. The petals are nicely cupped with the margins well rounded.
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| Sonia Hélène $45 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Ménard/D'Aoust 2008 / Hybrid |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / No |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 4 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
1 or 2 per stem / Faint |
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| In the spring of 1998, I had the privilege of visiting the peony garden of Maurice Ménard. He had agreed to sell me the seedlings of my choice from his hybridization work. This was one of the first seedlings that caught my eye among the thousands planted in his garden. Anyone who saw it in bloom subsequent years in my peony field remarked on its beauty. It was known as seedling MM03 and finally, in 2008 it it was properly named. The flowers are unequivocally yellow upon opening and they do not fade to cream as is often the case with yellow peonies. There are usually more than one flowers per stem which keeps the plant in bloom for an extended period. The foliage is light green and lustrous.
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| Spiffy $30 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Klehm R.G. 1999 / P. lactiflora |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / Depends upon location |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 5 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
1 or 2 per stem / Good |
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| A bit of a novelty flower with a densely packed centre of gold edged petals. On young plants the flower form is decidedly Japanese but as the plants mature the flower centre becomes fuller and they resemble more a bomb double.
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| The Fleece $35 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Kelsey 1936 / P. lactiflora |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / Depends upon location |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 5 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
Several / Excellent |
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| I have always been impressed by the peonies introduced by Ernest Kelsey. The Fleece is no exception. If you have not tried any of Kelsey’s peonies, perhaps this might be a good starting point. Very discreet deep pink threadlike edging to the occasional petal. Beautifully formed flowers.
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| Thumbelina $30 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Krekler/Klehm R.G. 1985 / Hybrid |
| Height/Staking: |
<60 cm / No |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 3 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
None / No |
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| Good plant for the front of the perennial border or a rock garden. Filaments are pale pink topped with golden anthers making an interesting flower when viewed close up.
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| Tom Cat $30 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Klehm R.G. 2000 / P. lactiflora |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / No |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 5 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
Several / Good |
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| A novelty peony with lots of personality. No matter where it is planted in the garden, it will be hard to ignore this peony.
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| Tourangelle $25 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Dessert 1910 / P. lactiflora |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / Best when staked |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 6 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
1 or 2 per stem / Excellent |
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| Introduced in 1910 by the French peony specialist Auguste Dessert. Tourangelle meaning to come from the old French province of Touraine. It was in this region of France that Auguste Dessert was introduced to peonies by his grandfather, Etienne Méchin.
On opening the flowers have a distinct pink cast which quickly changes to cream-white. The flowers have a very pleasant lemon fragrance and though not enormous, appear in good quantity.
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| Translucient $25 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Kelway / P. lactiflora |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / Depends upon location |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 5 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
1 or 2 per stem / No |
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| This is another peony I imported from the British peony nursery several years ago. I have not been able to find any history or even published descriptions of Translucient. It is however a very appealing single pink flower. I find this form and colour very useful. The plants stand well and the colour works well with deeper or lighter shades of pink as well as the full spectrum of violets and blues.
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| Westerner $25 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Bigger 1942 / P. lactiflora |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / Depends upon location |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 5 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
Several / Faint |
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| A very appealing Japanese form peony. The guard petals are an interesting shade of orchid pink while the centre is a buttery yellow. The flowers are large and in abundance.
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| White Cap $35 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Winchell 1956 / P. lactiflora |
| Height/Staking: |
60-90 cm / No |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 5 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
Several / Excellent |
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| Though anemone form peonies are often fragrant, it is rare to find a peony this colour with such an excellent fragrance.
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| White Innocence $45 |
| Originator/Parentage: |
Saunders 1947 / Hybrid |
| Height/Staking: |
>90 cm / No |
| Bloom Period: |
Week 5 |
| Side buds/Fragrance: |
Several / No |
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| Can attain over 1.2 m (4 ft). Numerous small white flowers. A tall fluid peony that adds grace and movement to the back of a traditional perennial border. Another of my favorite peonies. It can sometimes be difficult to get established but in a location it likes, it grows vigorously.
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