P. hybrida are very hardy plants with fragrant flowers that grow out of tightly wound wrapped buds on sturdy stems. Peonies grow from fleshy rhizomatous roots whose crowns sprout red buds in early spring. The cultivar ‘Rosedale’ blooms in dark […]
Paeonia hybrida ( Chestine Gowdy Peony )
P. hybrida are very hardy plants with fragrant flowers that grow out of tightly wrapped buds on sturdy stems. Peonies grow from fleshy rhizomatous roots whose crowns sprout red buds in early spring. The cultivar ‘Christine Gowdy’ is a double […]
Paeonia humilis ( Humilis Peony )
Paeonia humilis has hairy stems and leaf stalks, and mid-green leaves, divided into 9 leaflets. Produces single, bowl or cup-shaped, purple-red flowers, 4 to 5 inches across. Native to S.W. Europe. Peonies are herbaceous perennials arising from thickened tuberous roots. […]
Paeonia emodi ( Himalayan Peony )
Paeonia emodi has erect to arching stems and dark green leaves, divided into 9 leaflets. Bears semi-pendent, single, cup-shaped, pure white flowers, 4 to 7 inches across, several to a stem, in late spring. Native to West Himalayas. Peonies are […]
Paeonia delavayi ( Delavayi Peony )
Paeonia delavayi is an upright, sparsely branched tree peony with dark green leaves. Produces horizontal to nodding, single, cup-shaped, rich, dark red flowers, 4 inches across. Native to China. Tree peonies are woody, deciduous shrubs, coming in a variety of […]
Paeonia chamaeleon ( Chamaeleon Peony )
P.x chamaeleon, grows to 20 inches high, with leaves that are slightly hairy and flushed with red. Leaves are egg shaped to 4 1/2 inches long with a sharp tip. In the late spring, blooms into varying degrees of pink […]
Paeonia cambessedesii ( Majorcan Peony )
P. cambessedesii grows in the spring to a height of 22 inches. The leaflets are dark greyish green on top and purple on the underside, egg shaped with sharp tips and often wavy edges. Single flowers bloom in the mid-spring […]
Paeonia browii ( Browii Peony )
P. brownii grows to 18 inches high with short stalks, hairless stems with 5 to 8 biternate leaves per stem. Leaflet stalks are in 3 segments, 3 to 4 lobes with toothed tips. From early to mid summer, flowers in […]
Paeonia broteroi ( Broteroi Peony )
Paeonia broteroi bears semi-glossy, mid-green leaves, each with 9 leaflets. It has single, cup-shaped pink flowers, 4 to 5 inches across, with oval petals and yellow stamens. Native of Portugal, W. and S. Spain. Peonies are herbaceous perennials arising from […]
Paeonia bakeri ( Bakeri Peony )
P. bakeri grows to a height of only 2 feet. The stems, leaf stalks, carpels and undersides of the leaves are hairy. Leaves are dark green tapering to a sharp tip. Purple flowers to 4-1/2 inches across with red filaments […]