Favorite / Recommended Peonies

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Hybrid lactiflora. White. Single bloom form. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Edward Auten, Jr. (1933).

9 favorite votes.

Hybrid Lutea, Tree peony. Light pink, yellow undertones, dark red flares. Moderate fragrance. Single to semi-double bloom form. Midseason. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 3' to 4' (90 to 120 cm). Nassos Daphnis (1974).

9 favorite votes.

Aurea
Fan Tan
Oriental Gold (herb. hybrid, Unknown/Smirnow)
Yokihi (syn. 'Fan Tan')

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Hybrid / Species crosses. Apricot or yellow, yellow shading, pink edges. Semi-double bloom form. Height of up to 28" (up to 70 cm). Unknown Japanese Breeder(s) (1954).

9 favorite votes.

F,G,N,O,PAvalanche (lactiflora, Crousse by 1886)

Hybrid lactiflora. White, cream center, carmine-red edges, light green shading. Strong fragrance. Large, double, cupped, rose bloom form. Mid-to-late. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 31" to 39" (80 to 100 cm). François-Félix Crousse (1840-1925) (1886).

9 favorite votes.

OBaltonsburgh

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Hybrid lactiflora. Kelway (and Son).

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.

L,N,O,PCheddar Cheese

Hybrid lactiflora. White and yellow. Strong fragrance. Double, rose bloom form. Mid. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 35" (up to 90 cm). Roy G. Klehm (1973).

9 favorite votes.

C,F,G,L,N,O,PCoral Sunset

Hybrid / Species crosses. Coral-red. Moderate fragrance. Large, semi-double, flat, ruffled bloom form. Early. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 32" to 47" (80 to 120 cm). Samuel E. Wissing (1970).

9 favorite votes.

G,L,N,O,P,TCoral Supreme

Hybrid / Species crosses. Salmon-pink. Semi-double bloom form. Early. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Samuel E. Wissing (1963).

9 favorite votes. Average rating: GOOD+.

F,N,OGunphoden
Gunpoden 群芳殿
Palace of fragrant flowers (syn. Gunpoden)

Tree peony. Violet or fuchsia / magenta. Mild, sweet fragrance. Large, semi-double to double bloom form. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Unknown Japanese Breeder(s) (1934).

9 favorite votes.

F,G,L,N,O,P,THenry Bockstoce

Hybrid / Species crosses. Red. Strong fragrance. Large, double bloom form. Early-to-mid. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 40" (100 cm). William S. Bockstoce (1955).

9 favorite votes.

O,PJubilejnyj
Yubilejny'j
Юбилейный
Юбилейный ГБС

Hybrid lactiflora. Salmon-pink, light yellow center, pink center. Moderate fragrance. Large, double, Japanese (anemone, imperial) bloom form. Midseason. Height of up to 39" (up to 100 cm). Krasnova / Краснова (1959).

9 favorite votes.

OJune Giant

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Hybrid lactiflora. Dark red. Very large, double bloom form. Late. Edward Auten, Jr. (1941).

9 favorite votes.

O,PMoonshine

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Hybrid lactiflora. Lemon-yellow. Moderate fragrance. Semi-double to double, ruffled bloom form. Early. Height of up to 35" (up to 90 cm). Bruce Hamilton.

9 favorite votes.

F,G,N,O,P,QOfficinale
Officinalis
P. faemina Synonym
P. officinalis 'Monte Baldo'
P. fulgens Bailly Synonym
P. fulgida Sabine Synonym
P. officinalis foemina
P. sessiliflora Sims synonym
Paeonia officinalis Retz.

Herbaceous species, Species. Red. Single bloom form. Mid. USDA zone 8b through 10b. Height of 2' (60 cm). Width of 2' (60 cm). Unknown breeder (1797).

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.

F,G,N,OMacrophylla
P. daurica ssp. macrophylla (Albow) D.Y. Hong
P. macrophylla (Albov) Lomakin synonym
P. steveniana Kem.-Nath. synonym
P. wittmanniana Steven synonym
P. wittmanniana var. nudicarpa Schipczinsky synonym

Herbaceous species, Species. Yellow to cream. Single bloom form. USDA zone 2a and warmer.

9 favorite votes.

O,PVesuvian

Hybrid Lutea, Tree peony. Dark red, purple undertones. Double bloom form. Mid. Height of up to 2' (up to 60 cm). Prof. Arthur Percy Saunders (1948).

9 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

F,G,N,O,PYachiyo Tsubaki 八千代椿
Yachiyo-tsubaki 八千代椿

Hybrid suffruticosa, Tree peony. Coral-pink, lighter edges. Large, semi-double bloom form. Late midseason. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 4' 11" (up to 150 cm). Width of up to 39" (up to 100 cm). Unknown Japanese Breeder(s).

9 favorite votes.

NNo. 1 Scholar's Robe
Top Scholar's Red Gown
Zhuang Yuan Hong

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Tree peony. Fuchsia / magenta. USDA zone 2a and warmer.

9 favorite votes.

G,N,O,P#838D
Chiffon Parfait

Hybrid lactiflora. Salmon-pink. Moderate fragrance. Double bloom form. Late. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Carl G. Klehm (1950).

8 favorite votes.

G,N,O,P,QJohn Harvard

Hybrid / Species crosses. Dark red, golden-yellow center. Single to semi-double bloom form. Midseason. USDA zone 2a and warmer.
Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm). Edward Auten, Jr. (1939).

8 favorite votes.

F,G,N,O,P,QMai Fleuri
Maifleuri
Mayflower

Hybrid / Species crosses. White, peach shading, green shading, violet veining. Strong fragrance. Medium to large, single bloom form. Early. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 39" (up to 100 cm). Victor Lemoine (1905).