Classic favorites for late spring display, peonies are prized for their large, colorful, fragrant blooms. Plants form an upright clump of dark green leaves that tend to fade in early summer, so plant behind another perennial or shrub to give some cover. Flowering is always best in a sunny location.
Blooms make stunning arrangements and add nostalgia to the sunny border.
‘Kansas’ is an award-winning variety with large, fully double, dark reddish-pink flowers.
‘Karl Rosenfeld’ produces the best midseason double red peony.
‘Black Beauty’ has large 7″, fully double, fragrant, deep red, nearly black, flowers bloom mid to late spring.
‘Gardenia’ produces huge 8-10″ fully-double blooms of ivory-white and with just a hint of pale shell-pink. A strong scent catches attention in the mid-season garden. Excellent for cutting with strong stems up to 36″ long.
‘Pink Hawaiian Coral’ produces semi-double blooms of sunset coral, peach, and melon in early summer. Very fragrant. 2000 American Peony Society Gold Award!
‘Shirley Temple’ has big, 5 to 7″ soft blush pink blooms that lighten to cream.
‘Festival Maxima’ provides huge, double, pure white blooms.
‘Sarah Bernhardt’ is known for its large, 8″ fragrant blooms that range in color from soft to rose-pink, and sometimes even white.