Bareroot Herbaceous Peonies
We send strong roots of flowering size with a minimum of 3-5 buds. Orders all year round, peonies are sent bareroot in the autumn (October, November, December).
arietina
Natural wild species with a wide distribution, Turkey and Greece being the main centres. Flowers single, purple red with yellow stamens in the centre. Foliage is blueish or greyish green (matte), deeply cut and consists of relatively narrow segments. Very vigorous and floriferous, suitable for growing in our climate.
CHAMELEON (Klehm R.G. 2001)
Single lavender pink blooms on compact bushes with gray-green foliage. It belongs to the "Rock Garden Peonies" group. Rock-garden varieties are named for their short heights, suitable for rockeries and smaller gardens or the front of the perennial border. Their foliage, texture and blossoms sized in perfect proportion to their smaller stature. It blooms very early.
CLAIRE DE LUNE (White, Wild & Son 1954)
Flowers single, large (13 cm), creamy yellow, crinkled and rounded petals and dark yellow stamens. It is a hybrid of the yellow species P. mlokosewitschii and Mons. Jules Elie. Wonderfully fragrant. Dark green leaflets, reddish stems, low plant habit and high vigour. This very choice variety is one of the earliest flowering peonies, very wanted...
daurica
Natural wild species, flowers single, pink to purple red with yellow stamens and carpels covered by pink felty hairs. Fine, ornamental, rounded leaves. Only rarely cultivated peony, suitable rather to semishady places.
EARLY SCOUT (Auten 1952)
Flowers single to semi-double, deep red with contrasting yellow anthers. One of the earliest of all peonies to bloom. Low growth. Dissected leaf foliage (inherited from its parent P. tenuifolia (´Richard Carvel´ × P. tenuifolia) makes a very attractive plant even after the flowers have gone. Suitable as a cut-flower, blooms hold well when cut.
GOING BANANAS (Anderson)
Gorgeous, very large lemon yellow single flowers with a tinge of red at the base are blooming for quite a long time. The foliage provides excellent autumn colour and interest. It has finely cut divided green foliage turning red in spring and autumn on strong stems.
LE JOUR (Shaylor 1915)
Flowers single, very large, white with two rows of very long, wide, overlapping petals, contrasting broad ring of golden yellow stamens. Tall, very floriferous, strong stems.Perhaps the finest of all single white varieties... available size 2/3 eye, root volume 1 liter.
mollis
Flowers somewhat cup-shaped, simple, 7 cm across, soft pink. P. mollis belongs to the officinalis group and stands somewhat near P.humilis var. villosa. but origin is unknown. Stems 30-45 cm tall with blue-green foliage, compact growth, very early flowering.
NELLIE SAYLOR (Krekler 1967)
Flower simple - japanese form, magenta or deep burgundy guard petals and a somewhat flattened center of petaloids which are creamy white and drenched with many tints of pink. A couple of magenta petals are always poking through in this center dome, adding much to the excitement of these flowers. Nice dark green leaves and very rigid stems, excellent upright habit. Flowers pleasantly fragrant. A very good peony, striking color combinations, recommended...
NIPPON BEAUTY (Auten 1927)
Flowers dark red, simple - japanese type, staminoides sharply incurved, flushed and edged yellow. Dark red stems and dark green leaves. Compact and attractive plant habit, masssive flowering, beauty of the flower color contrast... Very popular sort.
officinalis
Species peony, height 40-50 cm. Flowers 10 cm in diameter, simple, pink, early flowering. Stems furry when young, later bald. Peony for sunny or semi-shady places, suitable for natural gardens.
peregrina
Flowers single, deep shining red , cup shaped, stamens yellow. Natural species distributed in south-eastern Europe. Very early flowering (May). Precious species suitable natural gardens and sunny places, especially good in combination with taller perennials. PAEONIA POTTED WE DO NOT SEND BY POST
POLLY SHARP (Warner 1996)
Flowers single, opens pink and fades marble and then white. Delightful flower, heavy amount of bloom covering entire plant, height 70 cm. Root size 2/3 eye.
SCARLET O'HARA (Falk-Glasscock 1956)
Large, fiery red single flowers and contrasting golden stamens on strong stems come from breeding P. lactiflora x P. officinalis. Superb, rich green foliage on a very vigorous, easy to grow plant. If you have a full sun garden, you need this peony for sure…
smouthii (Smouth 1945)
Flowers single, bright scarlet. It is a hybrid between P. tenuifolia and P. lactiflora, the oldest known interspecific hybrid created out of China. Plants are multiflowered, flowers fragrant, sterile. It blooms very early, just a few days before P. tenuifolia. Cut leaf foliage, that even after blooming, makes a wonderful border plant. PAEONIA POTTED WE DO NOT SEND BY POST
SOFT SALMON SAUCER (Cousin/Klehm 1981)
Soft salmon pink single flowers are saucer-shaped. Opening buds hold a true perfect cup-shape for a long time. Pink color shading to a deeper tone at the base of the petals, which surround the golden stamen centre. Perfectly formed, the flowers display a grand elegance and finesse. Flowers mildly fragrant. A lovely peony indeed...
tenuifolia
Finely cut leaves, single bright red petals and golden yellow center. Height 30-40 cm. Need very sunny position and well drained soil, excellent for rock gardens. Natural wild species, very rare. Root size 3/5 eye.
