Favorite / Recommended Peonies

F,O,P#467/6
Afterglow (hybrid lactiflora, Seidl/Southern Charm, 2001)

Hybrid lactiflora. Light pink, darker flares. Single bloom form. USDA zone 2a and warmer. William J. Seidl (2001).

8 favorite votes.

F,G,P,QAkalu

Hybrid lactiflora. Pink. Japanese (anemone, imperial) bloom form. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Auguste Dessert (1922).

8 favorite votes.

F,G,N,O,PAlbert Crousse (lactiflora, Crousse, 1893)

Hybrid lactiflora. Rose-pink, deep pink shading, lilac highlights, crimson flecks. Strong fragrance. Very large, full, bomb, flat bloom form. Late. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 37" (95 cm). François-Félix Crousse (1840-1925) (1893).

8 favorite votes.

F,O,PAvis Varner

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Hybrid lactiflora. Red. None / no fragrance. Large, full bloom form. Midseason. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). D. Steve Varner (1970).

8 favorite votes.

B. B. Wright

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Hybrid lactiflora.

8 favorite votes.

B. F. Wheeler

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Hybrid lactiflora.

8 favorite votes.

F,G,O,P,QBanquet (hybrid lutea, Saunders, 1941)

Hybrid Lutea, Tree peony. Red, golden-yellow undertones, dark red flares. Semi-double bloom form. Early-to-mid. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Prof. Arthur Percy Saunders (1939).

8 favorite votes.

G,N,O,PCheddar Charm

Hybrid lactiflora. Cream, yellow center. Moderate fragrance. Single, Japanese (anemone, imperial) bloom form. Midseason. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 30" to 3' (75 to 90 cm). Roy G. Klehm (1968).

8 favorite votes.

N,O,P,Q,U#922N
Cheddar Gold

Hybrid lactiflora. White, light yellow center. Moderate fragrance. Japanese (anemone, imperial) bloom form. Midseason. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 30" (up to 75 cm). Carl G. Klehm (1959).

8 favorite votes.

OCuriosa

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Hybrid lactiflora. Vivid rose-red. Modeste Guérin (1854).

8 favorite votes.

ODanten-mon
Dantenmon

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Hybrid suffruticosa. Pink. Unknown Japanese Breeder(s) (1932).

8 favorite votes.

G,N,O,P,Q,UDawn Glow
Silver Dawn F3

Hybrid / Species crosses. Cream, lavender highlights. Strong fragrance. Single bloom form. Early. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Silvia Saunders (1986).

8 favorite votes.

C,N,O,P#35-94
Doreen

Hybrid lactiflora. Rose-pink, cream center. None to mild fragrance. Large, Japanese (anemone, imperial) bloom form. Mid-to-late. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 32" (up to 80 cm). Henry E. Sass (1935).

8 favorite votes.

F,G,N,O,P,QDouble Fernleaf
P. tenuifolia 'Plena'
P. tenuifolia 'Rubra Plena'
Tenuifolia flore pleno
Tenuifolia Rubra Flore Plena

Fernleaf Hybrid, Hybrid / Species crosses, Species. Red. Small, double bloom form. Early. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 8" to 1' (20 to 30 cm). Unknown breeder (1720).

8 favorite votes.

A,F,G,N,O,PElsa Sass

Hybrid lactiflora. White, yellow center. Large, double bloom form. Late. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 25" to 32" (65 to 80 cm). Hans Peter Sass (1930).

8 favorite votes.

O,PHargrove Hudson

Hybrid lactiflora. Light pink, lighter edges. Moderate fragrance. Double, crown bloom form. Early-to-mid. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 32" (up to 80 cm). Gilbert H. Wild & Son (1949).

8 favorite votes.

G,O,P,UHua Hu Die 花蝴蝶
Multi-colored Butterfly (syn. Hua Hu Die)
Xiao Hu Die

Hybrid suffruticosa, Tree peony. Deep pink, purple flares. Mild fragrance. Medium, semi-double, rose bloom form. Midseason. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 5' to 7' (150 to 215 cm). Width of 3' (90 cm). Unknown Chinese Breeder(s) (1969).

8 favorite votes.

G,N,O,P,QJohn Harvard

Hybrid / Species crosses. Dark red, golden-yellow center. Single to semi-double bloom form. Midseason. USDA zone 2a and warmer.
Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm). Edward Auten, Jr. (1939).

8 favorite votes.

OMable Merrifield

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Hybrid lactiflora. Julian L. Janus.

8 favorite votes.

NCharles Leveque (Syn. 'Mlle Léonie Calot')
Madame Charles Levèque (Syn. 'Mons. Charles Lêveque')
Mademoiselle Leonie Calot
Monsieur Charles Lêveque (Syn. 'Mlle Léonie Calot')

Hybrid lactiflora. Light pink, darker center. Medium, full, crown bloom form. Late midseason. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Jacques Calot (1861).

8 favorite votes.

F,G,L,N,O,PMay Music
Saunders #16209

Hybrid / Species crosses. Apricot - buff, crimson flares. Single, cupped bloom form. Early-to-mid. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 3' (90 cm). Prof. Arthur Percy Saunders (1949).

8 favorite votes.

G,N,O,P,QMoon of Nippon

Hybrid lactiflora. White, lemon-yellow center. Japanese (anemone, imperial) bloom form. Mid-to-late. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 35" (up to 90 cm). Edward Auten, Jr. (1936).

8 favorite votes.

F,L,PP. daurica ssp. wittmanniana (Hartwiss ex Lindl.) D.Y.Hong
P. wittmanniana Hartwiss ex Lindl. synonym
Wittmannia

Herbaceous species, Species. Yellow to cream. Large, single bloom form. USDA zone 2a and warmer.