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.

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.

ONiesa

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Hybrid lactiflora. Walter J. Guille.

8 favorite votes.

O,PAbalone Pearl
K759

Hybrid / Species crosses. Coral-pink. Mild fragrance. Large, single bloom form. Early. Height of 26" to 32" (65 to 80 cm). William Henry Krekler (1978).

7 favorite votes.

Ambroise Verschaffelt (lactiflora)

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Hybrid lactiflora. Crimson - purple. Moderate fragrance. Very full bloom form. Height of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Louis-Joseph-Ghislain Parmentier (1850).

7 favorite votes.

C,F,L,N,O,P,TArchangel (hybrid, Saunders, 1950)

Hybrid / Species crosses. White, yellow center. Large, single bloom form. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Prof. Arthur Percy Saunders (1950).

7 favorite votes.

O,PAuten 2776
Red Romance

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Hybrid / Species crosses. Crimson, yellow center. Medium, single bloom form. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 26" to 35" (65 to 90 cm). Edward Auten, Jr. (1968).

7 favorite votes.

F,N,OBai He Wo Xue
White Crane on Snow

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Hybrid suffruticosa, Tree peony. White. Mild fragrance. Semi-double bloom form. Early. USDA zone 2a and warmer.

7 favorite votes.

F,OBai Xue Ta
White Jade Pagoda

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Hybrid suffruticosa, Tree peony. White. Citrus fragrance. Large, double bloom form. Mid. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Unknown Chinese Breeder(s).

7 favorite votes.

OCarisma

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Hybrid lactiflora. Julian L. Janus.

7 favorite votes.

O,PCrimson Velvet

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Hybrid lactiflora. Red. Staminoids tipped yellow. Single bloom form. Late. Height of up to 32" (up to 80 cm). Kelway (and Son).

7 favorite votes.

ODakota Princess
Seedling 6414

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Hybrid lactiflora. Light pink. None / no fragrance. Large, double bloom form. Late. Height of up to 28" (up to 70 cm). Ben Gilbertson (1970).

7 favorite votes.

OEdwin C. Bills

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Hybrid lactiflora. Red. Large, double bloom form. Midseason. Height of up to 28" (up to 70 cm). Arthur L. Murawska (1959).

7 favorite votes.

G,O,P,QEdwin C. Shaw

Hybrid lactiflora. Clear shell pink with occasional crimson edges to outer petals. Strong, sweet fragrance. Very large, double, cupped bloom form. Late midseason. Height of up to 32" (up to 80 cm). George C. Thurlow (1919).

7 favorite votes.

F,G,N,O,PFélix Crousse

Hybrid lactiflora. Ruby-red. Mild fragrance. Medium to large, double, bomb bloom form. Late midseason. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). François-Félix Crousse (1840-1925) (1881).

7 favorite votes.

Momo-taro
Peach Boy

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Intersectional Hybrid / Itoh. Peach. Single, cupped bloom form. Height of up to 34" (up to 85 cm). William J. Seidl (2009).

7 favorite votes.

G,O,P,Q#N208
Neon

Hybrid lactiflora. Carmine-pink, pink center. Staminoids edged and tipped yellow. Large, Japanese (anemone, imperial) bloom form. Midseason. Height of up to 43" (up to 110 cm). Col. Jesse C. Nicholls (1941).

7 favorite votes.

Odorata rosea
P. moutan rosea
P. arborea odorata
Pivoine moutan à odeur de rose
Pivoine odorante
Rosea (hybrid suffruticosa)
Rosea Odorata
Rosea plena odorata

Hybrid suffruticosa. Rose-pink or light pink, lilac shading. Strong fragrance. Very large, semi-double to double, flat bloom form. Early.
Height: up to 6'7" (up to 200cm). Unknown Chinese Breeder(s) (1794).

7 favorite votes.

OGalene (Syn. 'Whitleyi')
P. lactiflora 'Whitleyi'
Paeonia albiflora flore pleno
Paeonia albiflora Whitleji
Paeonia chinensis flore albo pleno
Paeonia sinensis alba plena
Papilionacea (Syn. 'Whitleyi')
Pivoine de la Chine pleine blanche
Queen Victoria (Syn. 'Whitleyi')
Rosa Barry (Syn. 'Whitleyi')
Snow White (Syn. 'Whitleyi')
Stewart's America (Syn. 'Whitleyi')
Whitleyii plena
Whitley's double white Chinese Peony

Hybrid lactiflora. White, light pink highlights, light yellow center, several inner petals stained red. Outer petals shaded pink, inner petals sulphur-yellow; elder flower fragrance. Mild to strong fragrance. Large, double, bomb bloom form. Early.
Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm). Dr. John Livingstone (1808).

7 favorite votes.

O,P,QRosea Plena (hybrid suffruticosa, Unknown, pre 1795)

Hybrid suffruticosa. Rose-pink, mauve highlights. Mild fragrance. Medium to large, double bloom form. Early-to-mid. USDA zone 6b and warmer. Height of up to 4' 11" (up to 150 cm). Unknown Chinese Breeder(s) (1795).

7 favorite votes.

F,N,PSaunders # 4710

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Hybrid / Species crosses. Yellow. Single bloom form. Prof. Arthur Percy Saunders (1932).

7 favorite votes.

OShavano

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Hybrid lactiflora. D.M. Andrews (1925).

7 favorite votes.

O,PSinbad
Sindbad

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Hybrid lactiflora. Deep mulberry, silver(y) edges. Crown bloom form. Late midseason. Edward Auten, Jr. (1941).

7 favorite votes.

C,F,G,O,P,QTempest

Hybrid lactiflora. Dark red. Semi-double to double bloom form. Late midseason. Edward Auten, Jr. (1931).

7 favorite votes.