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 suffruticosa. Dark red. Semi-double bloom form. Midseason. Height of up to 3' (up to 90 cm). Toichi Domoto (1987).

9 favorite votes. Average rating: EXCELLENT.

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.

F,G,L,N,OCompanion of Serenity

Hybrid suffruticosa, Tree peony. Seashell-pink, red flares. Single, ruffled bloom form. Early. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 4' (120 cm). William H. Gratwick III (1959).

9 favorite votes.

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.

ODianne Janus

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Hybrid / Species crosses. Julian L. Janus.

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,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.

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,P,QLudlowii
P. ludlowii (Stern and Taylor) D.Y. Hong
P. lutea var. ludlowii F.C. Stern and Taylor Synonym

Species, Tree peony. Yellow. Medium, single bloom form. USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Height of 8' to 10' (245 to 305 cm). Width of 10' to 13' (305 to 395 cm). Frank Ludlow (1936), Major George Sherriff (1936).

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.

G,N,OPhilomèle

Hybrid lactiflora. Pink, lilac shading. Bright yellow collar, deep pink bonnet edged red. Moderate fragrance. Small to medium, double, crown, Japanese (anemone, imperial) bloom form. Early-to-mid. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of up to 30" (up to 75 cm). Jacques Calot (1861).

9 favorite votes.

C,L,OReath A197

Hybrid Lutea, Tree peony. USDA zone 2a and warmer. David Reath (1983).

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,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.

ODanten-mon
Dantenmon

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Hybrid suffruticosa. Pink. Unknown Japanese Breeder(s) (1932).

8 favorite votes.

FDecora alba

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Herbaceous species. White, pink shading. Single bloom form.

8 favorite votes.

F,N,OHigurashi
P. suffruticosa 'Higurashi'

Hybrid suffruticosa, Tree peony. Red to deep pink, purple shading. None / no fragrance. Large, semi-double bloom form. Early-to-mid. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 4' 11" (150 cm). Unknown Japanese Breeder(s) (1929).

8 favorite votes.

NCharles Leveque (Syn. 'Mlle Léonie Calot')
Madame Charles Levèque (Syn. 'Mons. Charles Lêveque')
Mademoiselle Leonie Calot
Monsieur Charles Lêveque (Syn. 'Mlle Léonie Calot')

Hybrid lactiflora. Light pink, darker center. Medium, full, crown bloom form. Late midseason. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Jacques Calot (1861).

8 favorite votes.

F,G,N,O,QAnomala
P. anomala L.
P. anomala flore pallidiore
P. fischeri, Hort. Synonym
P. heterophylla Pallas synonym
P. laciniata Pallas synonym

Herbaceous species, Species. Red. Citrus fragrance. Single bloom form. Early. USDA zone 2a and warmer. Height of 20" to 2' (50 to 60 cm).

8 favorite votes.