Growing Peonies
- Hope Weber, Horticulture and Crop Science, OSU Extension Serv. (HYG-1241-94)

Peonies are perennial favorites in the Spring flower garden. Few herbaceous plants can rival them for floral display and foliage. Their exquisite, large blossoms, often fragrant, make excellent cut flowers and the foliage provides a background for annuals or other perennials.

Two types of peonies are generally grown in the home landscape, Paeonia hybrids or garden peony and Paeonia suffruticosa or tree peony.

The following information pertains to Paeonia hybrids. Peonies are classified according to flower form. All peonies have five or more large outer petals called guard petals and a center of stamens or modified stamens. Single forms have centers of pollen-bearing stamens. Centers of semi-double forms consist of broad petals intermingled with pollen-bearing stamens. Double types have dense centers of only broad petals (transformed stamens). The anemone form, often included in the semi-double category, may have more than one row of guard petals encircling a center of thin, petal-like structures. Japanese types are similar to anemones but have staminodes (stamens that do not produce pollen) in their centers. Flowering usually lasts one week in late spring to early summer. By selecting and planting early, mid- and late-season bloomers, flowering may be extended for six weeks. Flower color may be any except blue.

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Here are just a few peonies that we carry.  Please see our reference guide for all that we carry and our availability for what we currently have in stock.

Ben Franklin Double Dark Red 5307	Bowl of Beauty Single Pink 5186	Felix Crouse Double Bright Ruby 5176
Kansas Double Dark Red 5211	Lovely Rose Semi Double Pink 5308	Raspberry Sundae Double White/Pink 5638