CANDY STRIPE (Anderson/Atkinson 1992)
Beautiful double flowers white with red stripes in pleasing combination. Pleasant mild fragrance. A vigorous plant, long strong stems, fine as a cut flower.
MOTHER'S CHOICE (Glasscock 1950)
Very large, double, creamy blush pink colour flowers, fragrant and floriferous. Strong stems with excellent foliage, height 80 cm. Perfect as a cut flower. One of the best among lactifloras.
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.
JAN VAN LEEUWEN (van Leeuwen 1928)
Flowers of japanese type, white, large petals surround a small center of deep yellow staminodes. Good bush habit, thick and strong stems make these sort especially good for cutting.
GARDENIA (Lins 1955)
Full double white flowers with the occasional yellow stamen visible in the center of the large blooms. 'Gardenia' is named after the genus to which the flower form is very comparable to. Many sidebuds, providing an optional prolonged blooming season. Flowers delightfully fragrant, suitable to cutting. Dark green and fairly coarse leaflets on thick stems, fine plant habit.
MARSHMALLOW BUTTON (Klehm 1986)
White double bomb with upward curving guard petals. Ball center is formed by white petals with a yellow cast emanating from its base. Dark green foliage, short growth habit. Flowers pleasantly fragrant.
HENRY BOCKSTOCE (Bockstoce 1955)
Full double, huge dinner plate size, rich cardinal red, excellent flowers. True red flower color comes from it being a Paeonia officinalis x lactifora hybrid. The last flowering peony of this hue in the season. Excellent grower, but slow of increase, sparse bush, heavy and tall stems. Highly prized as a cut-flower. Stunning presentation in the garden.
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…
RUTH CLAY (Kelsey 1935)
A medium to large (12 cm) velvety red bloom that is a very different shade of a bright chestnut blood red or reddish mahogany, slight fragrance. Strong stems, fine as cut or garden flower. Suitable to natural gardens, good in combination with perennials.
CALLIE´S MEMORY (Anderson 1999)
Flowers semi-double, apricot cream with maroon flares and picotee edges. At the opening, the flower has the shape of a rose. Flowers slightly fragrant. Nice foliage, good grower, 100% winter-hardy. Among peonies very unusual flower color, excellent.
BELLEVILLE (Wolfe/Hollingsworth 1998)
A large light purple japanese form flowers, striking color contrast of darker guard petals surrounding a mound of smaller, lighter center. Strong, tall grower with heavy flowers. Interesting novelty in the world of peonies.
RED CHARM (Glascock 1944)
Sensational deep red double flowers. Flowers large (20 cm), perfectly formed. Mild sweet fragrance. The stems are strong and hold the large blooms erect. Excellent foliage. One of the best red coloured peonies, excellent for cutting.
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.
PETER BRAND (1937)
Large, very dark red flowers, semi-double to double, fine waxy substance. Bright yellow stamens in the centre are visible during full bloom. Shiny green foliage on strong erect stems, nice purple autumn coloration of leaves.
KANSAS (Bigger 1940)
Double, rosy red to deep pink flowers. A very showy flowers, freely blooming sort. Normal grower, thick and very strong stems makes Kansas especially good for cutting.
RED GRACE (Glasscock 1980)
Flowers extremely large, dark, clear crimson red, double, forms a complete ball as the bloom expands to full size. Early blooming with no fuchsia or purple tones. Strong stems, height 80 cm.
NOSEGAY (Saunders 1950)
Single flowers, shell pink to soft salmon glazed in silver, fat golden yellow stamens surrounding purple stigmas complete a sensational display. Noticeable fragrance. It is a hybrid created from P. mlokosewitschi x P. tenuifolia breeding. Early blooming, very floriferous and vigorous, charming, recommended.
PAUL M. WILD (Wild 1964)
Large, double, velvety ruby-red flowers, beautifully formed. Graceful foliage, strong stems, excellent plant habit. A splendid peony….
MRS. EDWARD HARDING (Shaylor 1918)
Large, white, double, lacy flowers illumined by many golden stamens hidden under the petals and by a bright tuft of them in the center when fully open. Free flowering, strong stems and excellent dark green foliage.
CATHARINE FONTIJN (Van der Valk/Van der Zwet 1952)
Beautiful double pink flowers blended through white with yellow glow from center. When the flowers mature the yellow stamens become more visible and the petals nearly turn to white. Very fragrant. An excellent cut flower. Vigorous grower, very floriferous.
BOWL OF BEAUTY (Hoogendoorn 1949)
Large, japanese-type flowers, pink outer petals surround a center of creamy staminodes. Flowers fragrant, long flowering time. A very popular peony.
SARAH BERNHARDT (Lemoine 1906)
Very large, double, dark rose-pink flowers with a slight red edging in the middle of the flower. A well known variety named for a famous actress, very floriferous, fragrant. Slow grower, many stems, widely used as cut flower.
DAYTON (Krekler 1962)
Full double, large, deep fuchsia pink and silvery flowers. A smoothly tailored form, very fragrant. Strong stems, excellent plant habit, strong grower. Recommended as excellent landscape peony...
RASPBERRY CHARM (Wissing - Klehm 1985)
Flowers semi-double, large, a cup form, raspberry red with golden stamens in the centre. Blooming quite a bit ahead of other full-flowered peonies, lasts forever as a cut flower. Thick and very strong stems, plant habit of Coral Charm, height 85 cm. Beautiful peony, only rarely offered.