Favorite / Recommended Peonies

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Hybrid Lutea. Dark red, brown shading. Single to semi-double, ruffled bloom form. Prof. Arthur Percy Saunders (1939).

10 favorite votes.

Hybrid lactiflora. White, red streaks. Fluted petals. Cactus dahlia form. Mild fragrance. Single to semi-double bloom form. Midseason. Height of 26" to 28" (65 to 70 cm). Roy G. Klehm (1993).

10 favorite votes.

F,N,O,PClaudia

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Hybrid / Species crosses. Cherry-red, ages to salmon-pink . None / no fragrance. Single bloom form. Early-to-mid. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 2' to 35" (60 to 90 cm). Prof. Arthur Percy Saunders (1934).

10 favorite votes.

G,O,P,QDuchesse d'Orleans (hybrid lactiflora, Guérin, 1846)
Plena variegata (Syn. 'Duchesse d'Orléans')

Hybrid lactiflora. Deep pink, violet shading, light pink center, salmon-pink center. Mild fragrance. Medium to large, double, bomb bloom form. Mid-to-late. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Modeste Guérin (1846).

10 favorite votes.

G,N,O,P,T#20X
Firebelle

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Hybrid / Species crosses. Red. Semi-double bloom form. Early. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 33" (up to 85 cm). Walter Z. Mains (1959).

10 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,TGuardian of the Monastery
P. suffruticosa 'Guardian of the Monastery'

Hybrid rockii, Tree peony. Cream, lavender shading, dark purple flares. Large, semi-double bloom form. Early. USDA zone 2a and warmer. William H. Gratwick III (1959).

10 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

OChinese Double Crimson
Edulis humei
Humei
P. edulis var. sinensis Sims
P. albiflora 'Humei'

Hybrid lactiflora. Rose-pink.. Cinnamon fragrance. Mild to strong, spicy, sweet fragrance. Very large, double bloom form. Late.
Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm). Captain George Welstead (1810).

10 favorite votes.

OJuliette Dessert
Mademoiselle Juliette Dessert

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Hybrid lactiflora. Cerise, lighter center. Large, double bloom form. Auguste Dessert (1888).

10 favorite votes.

C,O,P,Q,TLi Yuan Chun

Hybrid suffruticosa, Tree peony. Deep pink, ages to light pink . Strong fragrance. Medium to large, double bloom form. Early-to-mid. Liji Peony Garden (1984).

10 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

G,N,O,P,QMahogany (hybrid, Glasscock, 1937)

Hybrid / Species crosses. Dark red. Strong fragrance. Large, single, cupped bloom form. Early. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Lyman D. Glasscock (1937).

10 favorite votes.

PMaxcine Wolfe

Hybrid lactiflora. Pink. Late midseason. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Robert William Tischler (1969).

10 favorite votes.

F,N,O,P,TMinnie Shaylor

Hybrid lactiflora. Light pink, ages to white . Large, semi-double bloom form. Mid-to-late. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 35" (up to 90 cm). Egbert Jerome Shaylor (1919).

10 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,N,PMajorcan Peony
P. cambessedesii
P. cambessedesii Willk.

Herbaceous species, Species. Rose-pink. Single bloom form. USDA zone 8b through 10b. Height of 8" to 20" (20 to 50 cm).

10 favorite votes.

F,OLambertiana
Lambertinae
P. suffruticosa 'Lambertiana'
Pivoine de Lambertine

Hybrid suffruticosa, Tree peony. White, light pink center, violet-red undertones, lilac shading. Large, full bloom form. Lambert Jacob-Makoy (1846).

10 favorite votes.

F,O,PNaniwa-nishiki
Naniwa Nishiki
P. suffruticosa 'Naniwa-nishiki'

Hybrid suffruticosa, Japanese, Tree peony. Rose-red. Outer petals edged white. Medium, semi-double bloom form. Midseason. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Unknown Japanese Breeder(s) (1928).

10 favorite votes.

O,P,TShaylor's Sunburst

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Hybrid lactiflora. White, yellow center, light pink shading. Moderate fragrance. Single, Japanese (anemone, imperial) bloom form. Late midseason. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 35" (up to 90 cm). Francis H. Allison (1931).

10 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,O,PP. lactiflora 'Suruga'
Suruga

Hybrid lactiflora. Red. Single bloom form. Early. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 28" to 35" (70 to 90 cm). Millet & Son (1939).

10 favorite votes.

N,O,PWatermelon Wine

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Intersectional Hybrid / Itoh. Rose-red, cherry-red flares. Mild fragrance. Single, cupped bloom form. Midseason. Height of 28" to 30" (70 to 75 cm). Roger Anderson (1989).

10 favorite votes.

A,F,G,O,PA.B. Franklin

Hybrid lactiflora. Light pink, ages to white . Large, double bloom form. Late. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Alonzo B. Franklin (1928).

9 favorite votes.

G,N,OBelle Ville
Belleville
Seedling D-139

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Hybrid lactiflora. Mauve, light pink center. Large, Japanese (anemone, imperial) bloom form. Mid-to-late. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 7' 1" to 10' (215 to 305 cm). Harold E. Wolfe (1970).

9 favorite votes.

N,O,PFlaming Star
Seedling 1613

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Hybrid / Species crosses. Scarlet, yellow center. Small, single, flat bloom form. Early-to-mid. Height of 2' to 28" (60 to 70 cm). Don Hollingsworth (1984).

9 favorite votes.

F,G,N,O,PGardenia
P. lactiflora 'Gardenia'

Hybrid lactiflora. White, cream undertones, light pink undertones. None to mild fragrance. Large, double bloom form. Midseason. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 33" (up to 85 cm). Eugene H. Lins (1949).

9 favorite votes.

F,N,OGunphoden
Gunpoden
Gunpouden
P. suffruticosa 'Gunphoden'
P. suffruticosa 'Gunpouden'

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Tree peony. Mauve. Large, semi-double to double bloom form. Mid. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Unknown Japanese Breeder(s) (1934).

9 favorite votes.

F,G,O,P,QP. lactiflora 'Sweet Melody'
Seedling 385
Sweet Melody

Hybrid lactiflora. Light pink, cream undertones. Mild fragrance. Semi-double bloom form. Midseason. Height of up to 37" (up to 95 cm). E.L. "Roy" Pehrson (1980).

9 favorite votes.