Favorite / Recommended Peonies

Hybrid lactiflora. White, lilac shading, carmine-red flecks. Cream collar. Mild, medicinal fragrance. Medium, double, crown bloom form. Midseason. Jacques Calot (1870).

13 favorite votes.

F,G,OAlba Plena (hybrid)
Officinalis albo-plena
P. officinalis 'Alba Plena'
P. officinalis flore albo
Paeonia officinalis albicans
Pivoine à fleur blanche double

Hybrid / Species crosses. Light pink, ages to white . Double bloom form. Early. Height of up to 32" (up to 80 cm). Unknown breeder (1597).

12 favorite votes.

F,G,N,O,P,VAugustin d'Hour
Augustine d'Hour
General MacMahon
Maréchal MacMahon
Marshal MacMahon

Hybrid lactiflora. Deep pink or crimson, purple shading, silver(y) highlights. Very large, double, bomb bloom form. Mid-to-late. Height of up to 30" (up to 75 cm). Jacques Calot (1867).

12 favorite votes.

G,L,N,O,PChippewa

Hybrid lactiflora. Red. Medium, double bloom form. Midseason. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 31" to 43" (80 to 110 cm). Arthur L. Murawska (1943).

12 favorite votes.

ODr. F. G. Brethour

Hybrid lactiflora. White. Double bloom form. Late. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 34" to 38" (85 to 95 cm). Hans Peter Sass (1938).

12 favorite votes.

OFurnace

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Hybrid lactiflora. Walter J. Guille (1951).

12 favorite votes.

F,G,N,O,P,QD-240
Hephestos

Hybrid Lutea, Tree peony. Dark red. Moderate fragrance. Large, semi-double to double, ruffled bloom form. Midseason. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 39" to 4' 11" (100 to 150 cm). Nassos Daphnis (1968).

12 favorite votes.

C,G,O,P,QImmaculée
P. lactiflora 'Immaculee'

Hybrid lactiflora. White, cream center. Moderate fragrance. Semi-double, Japanese (anemone, imperial) bloom form. Midseason. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 32" to 35" (80 to 90 cm). Van der Valk (1953).

12 favorite votes.

NBall of Charm and Beauty
Jin Xiu Qiu
Purple Silk Ball

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Tree peony. Red. USDA zone 2a and warmer.

12 favorite votes.

F,G,L,N,O,PKamada-Fuji
Kamata-fuji
Kamata Fuji
Kamatafuji
P. suffruticosa 'Kamata-fuji'

Hybrid suffruticosa, Tree peony. Purple - pink, mauve highlights, ages to lilac . Large, double bloom form. Early. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 45" (115 cm). Unknown Japanese Breeder(s) (1893).

12 favorite votes.

OLois

Hybrid lactiflora. Pink, lavender shading. Strong fragrance. Medium, double, bomb bloom form. Early. Height of up to 26" (up to 65 cm). Hans Peter Sass (1941).

12 favorite votes.

OMarilla Beauty

Hybrid lactiflora. White, light pink shading. Full, crown bloom form. Mid-to-late. Height of up to 32" (up to 80 cm). Ernest Flint Kelsey (1940).

12 favorite votes.

N,O,PNancy Nora

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Hybrid lactiflora. Light pink. Strong fragrance. Large, double, rose bloom form. Mid. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 32" (up to 80 cm). John Bernstein (1942).

12 favorite votes.

G,N,O,P,QOfficinalis Rosea Plena
P. officinalis rosea plena
P. officinalis carnea
Paeonia officinalis carnea
Pivoine à fleur rose double
Rosea Plena (hybrid officinalis)

Hybrid / Species crosses. Pink. Double bloom form. Early. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 20" to 32" (50 to 80 cm). Unknown Belgian breeder(s) (1755), Unknown breeder (1808).

12 favorite votes.

O,PFiona
"Red Sarah Bernhardt"

Hybrid lactiflora. Red. Double bloom form. Late. Height of up to 34" (up to 85 cm). Unknown breeder.

12 favorite votes.

F,PP. lactiflora 'Tel Star'
Tel Star

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Hybrid lactiflora. Red. Double bloom form. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Edward Auten, Jr. (1963).

12 favorite votes.

OToichi Ruby

Hybrid suffruticosa. Ruby-red. Double, rose bloom form. Height of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). Toichi Domoto (1970).

12 favorite votes.

C,F,G,O,P,TAbalone Pink
K902

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Hybrid / Species crosses. Pink. Large, single to semi-double bloom form. Early. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 26" (65 cm). William Henry Krekler (1979).

11 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

F,G,O,P,Q,TGodaishu
P. suffruticosa 'Godaishu'

Hybrid suffruticosa, Tree peony. White. Globular bloom. White sheath. None to mild fragrance. Large, semi-double bloom form. Early. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 4' 2" (125 cm). Unknown Japanese Breeder(s) (1940).

11 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

N,O,PJudge Snook

Hybrid lactiflora. White. Mild fragrance. Double, rose bloom form. Mid. USDA zone 2a and warmer. John M. Good (1930), Reese (1930).

11 favorite votes.

G,N,O,PMadame Ducel
Mrs. Sagute (Syn. 'Madame Ducel')

Hybrid lactiflora. Rose-pink, silver(y) highlights, lilac shading, salmon-pink shading. Mild fragrance. Large, double, bomb bloom form. Early-to-mid. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 32" (up to 80 cm). Etienne Méchin (1880).

11 favorite votes.

G,N,O,PMiss Eckhardt
Miss Eckhart

Hybrid lactiflora. Pink. Moderate, rose fragrance. Large, very large, double bloom form. Early-to-mid, Mid. Height of 32" to 39" (80 to 100 cm). Roelof-Arendsveen Van der Meer (1928).

11 favorite votes.

F,G,N,O,P,QKoka-mon
P. suffruticosa 'Kokamon'

Hybrid suffruticosa, Tree peony. Purple - red. Outer petals edged white. Medium, semi-double to double, ruffled bloom form. Mid. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Chugai Nursery (1932), Unknown Japanese Breeder(s) (1932).

11 favorite votes.

O,PKR42-22
Roland

Hybrid lactiflora. Cerise, yellow center. Red stigmas. Small to medium, single bloom form. Midseason. Height of 26" to 28" (65 to 70 cm). William Henry Krekler (2000).

11 favorite votes.