Favorite / Recommended Peonies

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.

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.

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.

F,G,N,O,P,Q,TClaire de Lune

Hybrid / Species crosses. Light yellow, yellow center, ages to white . Medium, single bloom form. Very early. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 28" to 32" (70 to 80 cm). Width of 4' (120 cm). Dr. Earl B.N. White (1954).

9 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

C,F,G,O,P,QCora Stubbs

Hybrid lactiflora. Pink, cream center. Japanese (anemone, imperial) bloom form. Mid. USDA zone 2b through 9b. Height of up to 32" (up to 80 cm). William Henry Krekler (1985).

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+.

ODianne Janus

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Hybrid / Species crosses. Julian L. Janus.

9 favorite votes.

F,G,NDou Lu 斗陆
Pea Green

Hybrid suffruticosa, Tree peony. Light green. Strong fragrance. Small to medium, double, crown bloom form. Late. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 47" (up to 120 cm). Width of 2' (60 cm). Unknown Chinese Breeder(s).

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,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,L,N,OIsani Gidui
Isani-Gidui

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Hybrid lactiflora. White. Medicinal fragrance. Medium to large, Japanese (anemone, imperial) bloom form. Unknown Japanese Breeder(s) (1909).

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.

G,N,O,PB-1
Karen Gray

Hybrid lactiflora. Dark red, dark red center. Wine-red. Cream-tipped wine-red petaloids. Medium to large, Japanese (anemone, imperial) bloom form. Early. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 34" (85 cm). William Henry Krekler (1965).

9 favorite votes.

F,G,N,O,P,QLaura Magnuson

Hybrid / Species crosses. Rose-pink. Moderate fragrance. Semi-double, cupped bloom form. Late. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Prof. Arthur Percy Saunders (1934).

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,O,QOstii
P. ostii T. Hong & J. X. Zhang

Species, Tree peony. White, light pink shading. Medium to large, single bloom form. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 5' (up to 150 cm).

9 favorite votes.

L,N,PDawn Pink
Pink Dawn (syn. 'Dawn Pink')
Seedling 1-34

Hybrid lactiflora. Rose-pink. Moderate fragrance. Large, single bloom form. Mid-to-late. Height of up to 34" (up to 85 cm). Hans Peter Sass (1946).

9 favorite votes.

F,PRed Jade

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Hybrid Lutea. Crimson, dark brown shading. Single to semi-double bloom form. Prof. Arthur Percy Saunders (1940).

9 favorite votes.

N,O,P#63-02
Salmon Chiffon

Hybrid / Species crosses. Salmon-pink. Moderate fragrance. Single bloom form. Early. Height of up to 30" (up to 75 cm). Nathan Rudolph (1963).

9 favorite votes.

G,N,O,PShin-Toyen
Shintoen

Hybrid suffruticosa, Tree peony. Carmine-pink. Large, double bloom form. Midseason. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Unknown Japanese Breeder(s).

9 favorite votes.

N,O,PTecumseh (hybrid, White, 1954)

Hybrid / Species crosses. Red, yellow center. Single bloom form. Early. Height of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Dr. Earl B.N. White (1954).

9 favorite votes.