(2025)  Includes photo(s).
 
Paeonia suffruticosa, 'Era of Purple' Japanese tree peony $ 85
Name in Japanese and romaji: 今紫 Imamurasaki

Notable characteristics: Dark, lustrous, purple-pink blossoms. Perfectly formed, semi-double blossoms with stiff petals. This is a very vigorous grower and prolific bloomer. The earliest Japanese tree peony to bloom for us, opening with the Chinese tree peonies.

Growth habit and size at maturity (10 years old): Semi-spreading habit, grows to 4.5' tall and 6' wide.
Flower form and size: Semi-double blossoms to 7-8".
Flower fragrance:  Light, spicy-sweet
Bloom time: Mid-season Japanese tree peony, blooms in our USDA zone 6a garden in the second week of May.
Zone hardiness: Proven in USDA zones 4-9.
Plant size: 1 year old grafted tree peonies have 1 woody stem, with offshoot buds, and a graft root. The plant may or may not have some of its own roots already developed. This one may bloom its first spring in the ground, or will wait until the second spring.
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(2025)  Includes photo(s).
 
Paeonia, 'Gloria's Angel' hybrid herbaceous peony $ 65
Notable characteristics: Perfectly formed, shell-pink and white single blossoms are subtly overlaid with darker pink speckles. Lower growing plant with strong stems, does not require staking. In our garden, 'Gloria's Angel' blooms one week earlier than lactiflora type herbaceous peonies. Produces both fertile pollen and seeds.

We are excited to offer this new hybrid herbaceous peony . This is a plant which we have observed and propagated in the nursery for more than a decade. It is an open-pollinated seedling which has a distinguished history. The seed parent plant was one of a group of peonies which we received from the breeder, Chris Lanning, in the early 1990s. Lanning, in turn, had acquired the progenitors from the Saunders nursery. Its genetic background is complex, and contains both P. obovata subsp. willmottiae and P. daurica subsp. macrophylla. The English botanist, Martin Page, helped us recognize this as a unique flower, unlike any other he had seen in all of his research and travels for his fine book, 'The Gardener's Peony.' We named it 'Gloria's Angel' on the occasion of the ninetieth birthday of a beloved aunt.

Cultivar group, hybridizer and year introduced: Peony Heaven hybrid, new introduction, to be registered 2025.
Growth habit and size at maturity: Upright, grows to 2.5' tall and 3.5' wide. Very good stem strength.
Flower form and size: Single form, 5"  diameter and upward facing. Excellent variety for landscape planting or cut flowers.
Flower fragrance: Very light.
Bloom time: Early season hybrid peony, blooms in our USDA zone 6a garden in the third and fourth weeks of May.
Zone hardiness: Proven in USDA zones 3-8.
Plant size: 4-5 'eye' plants with a well developed root system. 
When we ship: Orders will ship FALL 2025.

(2025)  Includes photo(s).
 
Paeonia, 'Hope's Star of Heaven' hybrid herbaceous peony $ 45
 Notable characteristics: Well formed, anemone, double blossoms are produced in abundance on this robust grower. Flowers are held upright on strong stems, though some additional support is ideal for landscape use. Colors in the center of the flower change from yellow to white, in contrast to the pink petals. 
We are excited to offer this new hybrid herbaceous peony for the first time. This is a plant which we have observed and propagated in the nursery for more than a decade. It is an open-pollinated seedling.
This plant, 'Hope's Star of Heaven', is named in memory of a person who took great pleasure in their garden. The name references a line in Rumi's poem, 'You and I', a touching and vivid expression of the love which can fill our lives. 

The stars of heaven will come out to watch us,
And we will show them
the light of a full moon –
you and I.
— Excerpted from Rumi's, 'You and I' (version by Jonathan Star, from a translation by Shahram Shiva)
“A Garden Beyond Paradise: The Mystical Poetry of Rumi” Bantam Books, 1992. Read the full poem [online].

Cultivar group, hybridizer and year introduced: Peony Heaven hybrid, new introduction, to be registered with the American Peony Society. 
Growth habit and size at maturity: Upright, grows to 3.5' tall and 3' wide. Very good stem strength.
Flower form and size: Anemone double, 4-5" and upward facing. Excellent variety for landscape planting or cut flowers.
Flower fragrance: Light, sweet.
Bloom time: Mid-season hybrid peony, blooms in our USDA zone 6a garden in the last week of May or 1st week of June.
Zone hardiness: Proven in USDA zones 3-8.
Plant size: 4-5 'eye' plants with a well developed root system. This size plant will most likely flower its first spring in the ground.
When we ship: FALL 2025

(2025)  Includes photo(s).
 
Paeonia suffruticosa, 'New National Beauty' Japanese tree peony $ 90
Name in Japanese and romaji:  新國色  Shin Kokushoku
Notable characteristics: Enormous blossoms in the classic ‘botan’ shade of dark reddish purple. Flowers consist of several rows of ruffled petals around a golden interior. ­­

Hybridizer, year introduced: This cultivar originated from Yatsuka township of Shimane in 1965.
Growth habit and size at maturity (10 years old): Upright, grows to 3.5' tall and 3.5' wide.
Flower form and size: Semi-double, 8-10".
Flower fragrance: Very light, sweet.
Bloom time: Mid-season Japanese tree peony, blooms in our USDA zone 6a garden in the last week of May.
Zone hardiness: Proven in USDA zones 4-9.
Plant size: 1 year old grafted tree peonies have 1 woody stem, with offshoot buds, and a graft root. The plant may or may not have some of its own roots already developed. This one may bloom its first spring in the ground, or will wait until the second spring.
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(2025)  Includes photo(s).
 
Paeonia rockii subsp. taibaishanica, Species tree peony $ 90
Name in Chinese and pin yin: 太白山紫斑牡丹 Taibaishan Ziban Mudan
Notable characteristics: From the collection of Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum comes this intriguing subspecies of Paeonia rockii. According to the collection notes, the arboretum received their original stock as wild collected seeds in the early 1990s. The seeds were collected from a plant growing on the slopes of Mt. Taibai in south west of Shaanxi Province.

We have grown the plant for several years and it is notable as consistently being the earliest tree peony to bloom in our collection. Flowers and foliage are quite delicate.
Growth habit and size at maturity (10 years old): Upright flowers held well above the foliage. Grows to 4' tall and 3' wide (guess). 
Flower form and size: Lotus single, 4-5".
Flower fragrance: Spicy-sweet.
Bloom time: Very early season rockii, blooms in our USDA zone 6a garden in the second week of May.
Zone hardiness: Proven in USDA zones 4-9. P. rockii cultivars are particularly drought resistant once established.
Plant size: 1 year old grafted tree peonies have 1 woody stem, with offshoot buds, and a graft root. The plant may or may not have some of its own roots already developed. This one may bloom its first spring in the ground, or will wait until the second spring.

(2025)  Includes photo(s).
 
Paeonia, 'Peony Heaven Double Peach' hybrid herbaceous peony $ 150
Notable characteristics: Our own new introduction, from an open pollinated seed planted out by David Furman in the early 2000s. Flowers are most often in the "flower with and flower" form with a thick row of stamens sandwiched between several layers of guard petals and a whorl of petals in the center. Full double blossoms are occasionally produced. Fat buds open over the course of several days. At first the flowers are a vibrant salmon peach, fading over the course of the bloom to soft pink. 

Dwarf grower blooms on stout stems. 
Cultivar group, hybridizer and year introduced: Cricket Hill Garden hybrid to be registered with the American Peony Society in 2025. 
Growth habit and size at maturity: Upright, grows to 2' tall and 3' wide. Very good stem strength.
Flower form and size: Double, 4-5" and upward facing. Excellent variety for landscape planting or cut flowers.
Flower fragrance: Very light.
Bloom time: Early season hybrid peony, blooms in our USDA zone 6a garden in the third and fourth weeks of May.
Zone hardiness: Proven in USDA zones 3-8.
Plant size: 4-5 'eye' plants with a well developed root system. This size plant will most likely flower its first or second spring in the ground.
When we ship: FALL 2025. 

(2025)  Includes photo(s).
 
Paeonia 'Peony Heaven Peach' hybrid herbaceous peony $ 75
Notable characteristics: Our own new hybrid, from almost 20 years of work and observation. This flower has excited visitors in our test garden for several years.  A beautiful peachy-pink flower, a rare color in peonies, with very large, glossy dark green leaves.
This advanced peony hybrid will bloom earlier in the season than most of the other herbaceous peonies we offer. Expect this plant to bloom about the same time as tree peonies. They are almost 2 weeks earlier to bloom than the more common lactiflora herbaceous peonies. 

Cultivar group, hybridizer and year introduced: Cricket Hill Garden hybrid to be registered with the American Peony Society in 2025. 
Growth habit and size at maturity: Upright, grows to 3' tall and 3.5' wide. Very good stem strength.
Flower form and size: Single, 4-5" and upward facing. Excellent variety for landscape planting or cut flowers.
Flower fragrance: Very light.
Bloom time: Early season hybrid peony, blooms in our USDA zone 6a garden in the third and fourth weeks of May.
Zone hardiness: Proven in USDA zones 3-8.
Plant size: 4-5 'eye' plants with a well developed root system. This size plant will most likely flower its first or second spring in the ground.
When we ship: FALL 2025. 

(2025)  Includes photo(s).
 
Paeonia, 'Peony Heaven Yellow' hybrid herbaceous peony $ 55
 
Notable characteristics: Butter yellow single blooms are borne on strong stems. Large foliage hints at this plant's Paeonia daurica subsp. macrophylla heritage. An early blooming favorite of visitors to our garden. Blossoms are bee magnets. Readily sets seed.
Selected from a large group of seedings grown from plants originally received from hybridizer Chris Lanning in the early 1990s. We have been developing this plant for over a decade and finally have enough stock to offer it for sale. 

Cultivar group, hybridizer, year introduced: Hybrid, Cricket Hill Garden, to be registered in 2023.
Growth habit and size at maturity: Grows to 30" tall and 36" wide.
Flower form and size: Single, 5-7", borne on strong stems.
Flower fragrance: Lightly scented.
Bloom time: Early-season herbaceous peony, blooms in our USDA zone 6a garden in the third and fourth week of May.
Zone hardiness: Proven in USDA zones 4-9.
Plant size: 4-5 'eyes' or buds with proportional roots. 
When we ship: Fall 2025