THE COLLECTION
A CURATED SELECTION OF PEONIES
Our collection is a curation of rare, artisan, and heirloom varieties, selected for exceptional beauty, form, and fragrance. Discover our seasonal fresh-cut offerings below or join us at local farmers markets this season. Locations to be announced shortly. We are pleased to offer preferential rates for florists.
Did a particular variety capture your interest? Select peony plants may be available at market or upon request. Please inquire for current availability and pricing.
EXPLORE FOUNDATIONS OF THE PEONY GARDEN
Abalone Pearl
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Seashell Pink
Celebrated by all who know her. Abalone Pearl has a delicate iridescent shell-pink appearance that slowly fades to a creamy pearlescent tint. Her large billowing blooms stand on strong stems and feature a pollen rich, golden-yellow center.
Albert Crousse
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Creamy Rose Pink
Hailing from France, Albert Crousse is an abundant bloomer, with large showy blossoms densely packed with creamy pink petals that tint towards a warm roseate center. Known for its mild, sweet, and refined heirloom scent.
All That Jazz
Rare Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Creamy Apricot
A symphony of color! This fine specimen is known for its unique creamy apricot petals with dramatic plum-red streaks, the color is then made more vibrant with a deep burgundy center. One plant can carry an orchestra of up to 50 massive blooms.
Amalia Olson
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Full Double Bloom ✤ Pure White
Amalia Olson, the incomparable of the season. This APS gold medal winning debutant is widely regarded by peony cognoscenti as the epitome of radiant white perfection. Well known for her heavenly white-floral mint scent, perfect symmetry, and refined substance.
Angel Cheeks
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Garden Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Cameo Pink
Heralding from peony heaven, this soft pink cherub graces the garden on strong stems, carrying a celestial fragrance on the breeze. Angel Cheeks triumphed in 2005, winning the coveted APS Gold Medal.
Apricot Whisper
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Single Bloom ✤ Muted Apricot
A quiet, yet highly desirable collector’s variety, Apricot Whisper is prized for its delicate beauty and large blooms. It’s petals, sometimes meekly ruffled, display hushed apricot tones that lighten towards the outer edges.
Armani
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Full Double Bloom ✤ Satiny Crimson
The king of the red carpet, Armani layered in deep crimson exudes luxury. One of the darkest and most dramatic red peonies on the market. Armani’s slightly cone shaped buds could easily be mistaken for aspiring spring-time roses. His large blooms create a striking statement in both the vase and the garden.
Bartzella
Artisan Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Full Double Bloom ✤ Sunshine Yellow
Bartzella sparked the American garden gold rush. Introduced in 1986 as the first yellow Itoh peony, its massive, sunlit blooms made it an instant treasure, once commanding over $1,000 per division as the “Holy Grail” for gardeners. Lemon scented and award winning, this golden king still reigns for its unrivaled performance.
Belgravia
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ True Scarlet
Named after an affluent residential district in London, the Belgravia peony also emits an air of gravitas. Unlike most red peonies, it’s rich scarlet blooms remain intense long after opening. Belgravia is highly valued for its upright, sturdy stems that raise substantial 10-inch flowers.
Belleville
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Anemone Bloom ✤ Cyclamen Purple
Belleville, meaning beautiful village in French, is truly a belle in the garden. In sunlight, it’s large cyclamen petaloids pale while the large carpels become an ethereal shade of translucent purple, creating the most striking contrast.
Best Man
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Deep Cerise Pink
Lightly fragrant and undeniably charismatic, the Best Man peony draws admiration without stealing the spotlight, complementing other blooms while still making his presence known in the garden or a wedding bouquet. Well-dressed in deep cherry ruffles; his sturdy stems hold each luxurious flower upright, never floundering under pressure.
Big Ben
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Dark Raspberry
A stately redolent garden gentleman with intense dark raspberry red petals, Big Ben stands proud in any botanic situation. He may arrive tardy to many a spring garden soirée, but with his bold demeanor and strong rose-like fragrance, he will certainly not go unnoticed.
Bowl of Beauty
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Japanese Bloom ✤ Fuchsine Rose & Tallow
Forage though a forgotten estate garden and you just might find this lovely peony still thriving. Bowl of Beauty’s fragrance is delightful and sweet, much like her demeanor. Graceful fuchsine guard petals cup a mound of tender tallow cream petaloids. This heirloom treasure will certainly be passed down for generations to come.
Bowl of Cream
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Full Double ✤ Whipped Cream
A rich, decadent dollop of airy petals with just a touch of sweet creaminess. Nestled in all of Bowl of Cream’s layers are pollen packed, honey gold stamins that make these generously sized flowers glow in the evening light. Bowl of Cream’s pleasantly sweet, powdered sugar scent will have you pleading for more.
Bowl of Love
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Japanese Bloom ✤ Fuchsine Rose & Tallow
If the famous Bowl of Beauty was a cake, then Bowl of Love would be a cupcake; a sweet, compact, more petite version of her big sister. While Bowl of Love is ever so slightly pinker, placing these two side-by-side creates added interest in the landscape. Cupped full of love and pollen, Bees and butterflies are exceptionally fond of her.
Bridal Shower
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Ivory & Candlelight
Layered in silky ivory outer petals, while the inner layers gather in delicate ruffles, reminiscent of lace details and hand-stitched embroidery. Bridal Shower resembles that of a perfectly tailored wedding gown. At the center, a subtle glow of creamy warmth peeks through, like candlelight. Scented like floral buttercream.
Buckeye Belle
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Mahogany Satin
Originating from Ohio, the Buckeye State, Buckeye Belle is as striking as it is sturdy. Deep mahogany satin petals intermingle with yellow pollen anthers at the center. While dramatic in appearance, it’s blossoms have little to no fragrance. Highly acclaimed, Buckeye Belle has been the recipient of several awards and accolades.
Bunker Hill
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Full-Double Bloom ✤ Rose-Pink & Silver
Named after the famous Revolutionary War Battle of Bunker Hill, Bunker Hill has been well known as a dependable cut flower for over a century. This highly reliable peony has exceptionally strong stems that carry vibrant rose-pink blossoms with petals often presenting a silver edging. This fragrant peony smells of raspberry and roses.
Butter Bowl
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Japanese Bloom ✤ Porcelain Pink & Butter
Like curls of yellow butter nestled in antique porcelain pink dishes, Butter Bowl peonies bring the quiet charm of a country table to any setting. As this dainty flower matures, the outer petals gradually fade to a blushed creamy pink. Scent is light, reminiscent of rose and fresh lilies.
Callie's Memory
Rare Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Peach, Creamy Yellow & Raspberry
Named for a beloved pup, Callie’s Memory glows, blending creamy yellow petals with blush, apricot, and peach. A raspberry heart adds striking contrast to each bloom. Its lightly spiced, sweet fragrance is both comforting and inviting. Like the faithful companions who fill our days with unconditional love, this peony is a tender reminder of the warmth they leave behind.
Canary Brilliants
Artisan Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Faded Apricot & Yellow
Its petals layer gently upon one another, ruffled and airy, like the soft plumage of a canary mid-preen. The faded apricot petals gently age into a soft vibrant yellow, as though sunlight itself has chosen to perch in the garden. As each of Canary Brilliants’ blooms opens fully, a sweet hint of spice drifts from the petals, like warm air stirred by bird song.
Candy Heart
Artisan Peony ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Cotton Candy Pink & Strawberry
Candy Heart will have you whispering “Be Mine” long after Valentine’s Day has passed. Soft cotton candy pink petals circle a strawberry streaked center. The large, layered blossoms feel almost confectionary. Candy Heart offers a little romance and a little nostalgia, a sweet treat indeed!
Candy Stripe
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Classic Red & White
Like the classic peppermint candies, these fresh white, rose-shaped blooms are striped throughout with vibrant candy-cane red markings. These large striking flowers have a pleasantly crisp, candy-like sweet scent.
Caroline Constabel
Rare Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Antique Rose
An old soul who twirls around in ruffles of antique rose, mauve and dusty salmon. Even though Caroline Constabel is relatively new to the peony party, she feels like something vintage and rare. Her petals are delicately cupped like antique saucers, revealing soft fragrant notes of citrus and honey.
Caroline Mather
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Full Double Bloom ✤ Rosy Red
Caroline Mather may smell and look like a rose, but she is in fact a rather rare and remarkable peony. Her large, bowl-shaped blooms are filled with lush clusters of rounded, rosy-red petals that exude a timeless rose undertone. Caroline Mather is an honest peony that prioritizes a strong structure and classic beauty over flashy novelty.
Catharina Fontijn
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Full-Double Bloom ✤ Creamy Blush & White
This Dutch heirloom prefers a grand entrance. Catherina Fontijn sends up bold buds that burst into clouds of creamy blush and white ruffles, delightfully over the top and deliciously fragrant. Miraculously, the sturdy stems keep the whole spectacle standing tall.
Charles Burgess
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Japanese Bloom ✤ Saturated Maroon & Soft Gold
Introduced in 1963, Charles Burgess is a mid-century man of quiet resilience. His presence is grounded and steady, built on strong, sturdy stems that do not bow easily to unfavorable weather. He carries himself with a richness that draws the eye: a saturated maroon depth to his character. At his center, a subtle brilliance, inner stamens edged in a soft gold.
Cheddar Surprise
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Fully Double Bloom ✤ Bleached Linen & Cheddar Yellow
You won’t find this cheddar masterpiece at your village fromager’s counter. Churned slowly in sunlight, it’s bleached linen petals part exposing, a grand golden mound of perfectly aged cheddar-yellow petaloids. Cheddar Surprise’s scent is less sharp and more vanilla sweet cream… fresh, cultured, indulgent.
Cincinnati
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Crab Apple Pink
Cincinnati feels like stepping into a spring orchard in peak bloom when the apple trees are frothy with color. It’s large, ruffled blossoms, a true crab apple pink, gather into generous mounds that perch beautifully on tall, sturdy stems. Its fragrance is crisp and lightly citrusy, reminiscent of a freshly sliced apple.
Circus Circus
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Cactus Bloom ✤ Raspberry, White & Gold
Welcome to the greatest show in the garden! Circus Circus steps into the spring spotlight ready to dazzle with every dramatic unfurl. Like a trapeze artist mid-flight, she twists and turns, her petals striped in a swirl of raspberry and white. At her center, a sequin crown of golden stamens catches the light. Her delicately sweet scent drifts through the air like freshly spun sugar.
Clouds of Colour
Rare Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Semi Double Bloom ✤ Light Salmon Pink & Cream
At dusk is when Clouds of Colour truly shines. As the sun slips low, her voluminous blossoms gather the last light of day, petals washed in warm salmon-pink like clouds drifting across a late spring sky before sunset. Her fragrance floats on the evening air, light and sweet.
Color Magnet
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Single Bloom ✤ Intense Lilac Pink
Color Magnet lives up to its name, pulling every eye toward its intense lilac-pink, cupped blooms. Medium in size but rich in presence, this 1993 APS Award of Merit winner proves that true attraction needs no force, only color.
Constance Spry
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Vibrant Cherry Rose
A peony worthy of its namesake, Constance Spry embodies the wild elegance that made the famed British florist unforgettable. Her generous, 8-inch cupped blossoms unfurl in a vibrant cherry-rose hue, brushed with a salmon-pink glow that reveals itself in shifting light. Constance Spry is effortlessly artistic, beautifully untamed.
Cora Louise
Artisan Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Crisp White & Lavender
A beautiful contradiction. At first glance, her impressively large blooms evoke the easy glamour of a tropical hibiscus. Her crisp white petals open wide around a lavender hued heart. Cora Louise plants are generous bloomers, producing an abundance of striking flowers that seem far too exotic for frosty climates.
Coral Charm
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Coral Orange
Coral Charm glows with the warmth of a reef at sunrise. Over time, the blooms undergo a remarkable color voyage, opening in brilliant coral before ebbing into soft buff tones, like sea-worn shells. Celebrated as a color breakthrough hybrid, it received the prestigious American Peony Society Gold Medal in 1986.
Coral Fay
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Shocking Coral Rose
Coral Fay awakes early, boldly announcing that peony season has begun! Among the very first to bloom, its shocking coral-rose flowers open in graceful cupped shapes, centered with golden-yellow stamens. It’s unique fern-like foliage adds interest before and after blooming season. texture. A delicate, pollen-soft scent completes this spirited harbinger of spring.
Coral Magic
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Vibrant Salmon Coral
Coral Magic takes the garden stage with unapologetic flair. Its chalice-shaped blooms ignite in a vibrant salmon-coral hue, often more saturated than other coral varieties. At the center, white-tipped carpels flash like a magician’s flourish at the climax of a dazzling trick. Accompanied by a light fragrance, Coral Magic performs with undeniable showmanship.
Coral Sunset
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Brilliant Sunset Pink
Just as a sunset melts softly into dusk, Coral Sunset unfolds in a breathtaking progression of color. Its blooms emerge in a vivid coral pink, then gradually soften to peach, finally settling into a creamy yellow. Massive petals encircle a brilliant heart of sunlit stamen. This award-winning variety is often favored over other coral peonies for its superior landscape performance.
Coral Supreme
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Deep Salmon Pink
All hail the monarch of the coral court, Coral Supreme! Regal blossoms are borne high on sturdy, upright stems, their massive deep salmon-pink petals unfurling like royal robes. At the heart of each flower rests a rich golden crown of anthers, glowing with quiet authority.
Cornelia Shaylor
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Pale Roseate & Moonlit White.
Cornelia Shaylor is less a flower and more a living sculpture. Her impossibly perfectly gathered pale roseate orbs slowly drain into a warm moonlit white. Fragrance-free and focused entirely on her breathtaking form, she is the choice for the gardener who treats their landscape like a gallery of fine art.
Cytherea
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Raspberry Rose
For the gardener who demands perfection, Cytherea is the gold standard. Standing tall on remarkably sturdy stems that never falter, her glowing raspberry-rose blooms are a masterclass of symmetry. Each petal is precisely placed to form a deep, lotus-like bowl. She has a light herbal mint tea fragrance. One of the finest peonies you will ever meet!
Do Tell
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Japanese Bloom ✤ Orchid Blush
This garden gossip is so popular she’s become a neighborhood legend, too busy spilling layers of orchid-blush petals to worry about being perfectly symmetrical. Her dizzying swirl of pink and cream petaloids emits a light, herby citrus scent that lingers like a whispered rumor. A highly regarded, compact beauty, she sits right at the front border where the action is.
Doreen
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Japanese Bloom ✤ Lipstick Pink & Creamed Corn
The Sunday-best of peonies! Since her 1949 debut, Doreen has been the darling of the mid-century garden. A highly regarded hostess, she remains perfectly coiffed even in a late spring breeze. She wears a striking coat of lipstick pink guard petals that center around a large textured heart of creamed corn yellow staminodes.
Dr. Alexander Flemming
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Magenta
Named for the discoverer of penicillin, Dr. Alexander Fleming is a true botanical breakthrough. This 'highly cultured' variety features a potent magenta hue, with petals meticulously finished with a silver-pink edging. Beyond its visual brilliance, it is one of the most fragrant peonies in existence, emitting a scent so powerful it feels like a concentrated remedy for the senses.
Duchesse De Nemours
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Snowy White
With a heritage stretching back to 1840, this old duchess is a living antique. A masterclass in classic form, her lush, snowy-white petals curve inward to protect a soft, gilded center of creamy yellow. She carries herself with the quiet confidence of a historic legend, draped in an intoxicating perfume of lily-of-the-valley, citrus, and rose.
Eden's Perfume
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Apple Blossom Pink
A botanical temptation with an origin story as shrouded in mystery as the first garden itself. Eden’s Perfume unfolds in layers of soft apple blossom pink, revealing creamy undertones that glow with a gentle, seductive light. An intoxicating damask rose fragrance completes her spell.
Etched Salmon
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Full Double Bloom ✤ Salmon Coral
Etched Salmon reveals herself like a finely chiseled cameo. Boasting a formal, rose-like structure, each petal is so perfectly formed and stacked that she appears hand-carved from silk. This salmon-coral beauty carries a prestigious pedigree, having earned the APS Gold Medal and the Award of Landscape Merit. Sturdy and sophisticated, she is a living work of art.
F. Koppius
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤Full Double Bloom ✤ Carmine Red
F. Koppius is a garden enigma with a long, storied past. While some suspect a Dutch heritage, his true origins remain a mystery. What is certain is his impact: he produces massive, vibrant carmine-red blooms. He is a sturdy, historic titan who brings an air of old-world sophistication to the mid-season landscape.
Felix Crousse
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Berry Red
Debuting in 1881, Felix Crousse is the personal signature of the legendary French horticulturist. He is clad in voluminous berry red layers that feel as deep and decadent as a vintage Bordeaux. His large, rounded blooms are finished with a subtle silver frost. Felix Crousse remains a true testament to the genius of the man who redefined the French landscape.
Festiva Maxima
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Fresh Cream & Berry
Holding the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit, Festiva Maxima is the gold standard of Victorian elegance, a celebrated French cultivar that has been the toast of the garden since 1851. His cream petals are occasionally kissed with tiny, berry-red flecks. He carries a gentle cologne of spiced orange blossoms.
First Arrival
Artisan Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Lilac Pink & Beet Purple
As one of the first Itoh peonies to wake from winter, she never fails to make a grand entrance. Dressed in a sophisticated, bright lilac-pink hue with a deep beet-purple base, she arrives mid-spring with a subtle fragrance and the poise of a punctual professional.
Flame
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Single Bloom ✤ Fire-Engine Red
Igniting the landscape the moment peony season begins with a strike of fire-engine red. Flame is the garden’s resident pyromaniac. His petals surround a center packed with a blazing, golden-yellow stamen core that looks like glowing embers. If you are looking to turn up the temperature in your garden this spring, Flame is the incendiary choice.
Fringed Ivory
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Chantilly Lace
With all the grace of a prima ballerina, Fringed Ivory unfolds in a radiant, Chantilly-lace cream, held in a wide, flat-formed structure reminiscent of a ballerina’s layered tutu. The inner petals are delicately fringed, mimicking the feathered silhouette of the Swan Queen herself. Poised and captivating, her ethereal beauty commands the garden stage.
Gardenia
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Gardenia White
If the classic gardenia is the Southern belle, this peony is her sophisticated Northern counterpart. Originating in brisk Minnesota, she brings timeless elegance to the garden with giant, creamy-white blooms shaped exactly like a gardenia, held on sturdy red stems. With a fragrance of classic buttermints, she is a favorite that captures the very heart of the North.
Goldilocks
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Lemonade Yellow
Goldilocks is a rare jewel in the peony world. While yellow remains the most elusive color for herbaceous varieties, she arrives in a stunning, radiant shade of lemonade yellow. Her petals are densely curled into a perfect, spherical pompon. She is a true storybook beauty: hard to find, but once she appears in your garden, you will find she is simply, perfectly, 'just right.'
Green Halo
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Spring Green, Fresh White & Sunshine Yellow
Green Halo captures the essence of a spring garden. Featuring a rare, light-green guard petal base topped with a dense, cloud-like tuft of pure white and a sunshine yellow center, she is an exceptionally decorative variety that defies convention. Her colors mirror the season’s own fresh palette, offering a rare aesthetic that is perfect for professional-grade arrangements.
Green Lotus
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Cactus Bloom ✤ Lime Green, White, Water lily pink
A rare variety with the grace of a Monet waterlily, Green Lotus showcases wavy petals of lime green and white. Pink accents appear as if delicately washed onto the surface with a master’s brush. With a fresh, honey-like scent, she is a unique specialty beauty that brings the ethereal tranquility of a water garden home.
Heidi
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Japanese Bloom ✤ Alpine Rose
Heidi embodies the untamed spirit of an alpine meadow. Her large, fragrant blooms unfold in a radiant alpine rose that feels as pure as a childhood memory. A vibrant beacon for butterflies, she brings the joyous, natural wonder of the high mountains to your garden.
Hillary
Artisan Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Berries & Buttermilk
There is something inherently comforting about Hillary. This award-winning peony boasts large, ruffled petals that arrive in a swirling palette of berries and buttermilk, shifting from jammy raspberry to a soft, creamy coral. She remains a garden standout long after her petals fall; her lush foliage transitions into a breathtaking tapestry of purple and gold in the autumn.
Hot Chocolate
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Japanese Bloom ✤ Rich Chocolate Red
Hot Chocolate’s deep, rich chocolate-red petals cup inward like a warm mug, cradling a decadent center of cocoa-toned staminodes delicately tipped in gold. This elegant Japanese-form peony brings a sense of fireside comfort to the cool air of spring, offering a sophisticated, velvety hue that is as comforting as it is rare.
Immaculee
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Japanese Bloom ✤ Pristine White
A vessel of divine grace, Immaculee unfolds with blush-pink guard petals, ascending into pristine, luminous white. A mystical revelation, she manifests unpredictably as a glorified bomb bloom or a graceful Japanese form with a glowing, holy center. Intensely fragrant, she fills the garden with the heavy, sweet air of sanctuary incense.
Inspector Lavergne
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Claret Red
Meet the Inspecteur, a classic, impeccably dressed French variety. Clad in deep, claret-red velvet, his globular blooms are packed with frilled, intricate petals that seem to follow a strict order. Standing on long, razor-straight stems, he is the garden’s most disciplined gentleman, offering a sophisticated, timeless rose fragrance that commands immediate respect.
Jacorma
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Full Double Bloom ✤ Bubblegum-Pink
An irrepressible optimist, Jacorma, with her massive, rounded bubblegum blooms radiates pure, unadulterated joy. She is the final, exuberant arrival to the peony season party. Standing tall on sturdy stems and greeting every passerby with a sweet, fragrant smile. She proves that the best really is saved for last.
Joker
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Full Double Bloom ✤ Cerise Pink & White
Joker is a playful, scentless wonder who proves the best tricks are the ones that defy explanation. Award winning, he opens in a daring shade of vivid cerise, then evolves into a white bloom with a delicate, pink-kissed picotee edge. His appearance shifts, revealing a different rosy heart each year.
Julia Rose
Artisan Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Strawberry, Apricot & Buttercream
The garden’s most ethereal watercolorist begins with a splash of strawberry red, gradually softening into a delicate apricot before maturing into a creamy wash of buttercream yellow. Often wearing all three hues simultaneously, Julia Rose creates a fluid, shifting palette. Subtly fragrant with notes of vanilla and cardamom.
Kansas
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Ruby Red Slipper
There is no flower like Kansas! A cinematic marvel, he stands tall on emerald stems, holding massive, vibrant blooms in the iconic shade of ruby slippers. Unlike others that fade, his color remains remarkably true, earning him his place as a legendary, award-winning centerpiece, proving year after year that he possesses the heart of a lion and the magic of home.
Karl Rosenfield
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Ripe Cherry
Karl Rosenfield is the garden’s most dependable veteran. Developed in 1908, he is a classic of the old school. He refuses to waste time on perfume, preferring to pour all his energy into his dramatic, ripe-cherry display. With his large, intricately notched petals, he stands his ground year after year.
Kathy's Touch
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Rose Quartz
This rare “flower-in-flower” specimen glows in a luminous rose quartz, giving it the appearance of a masterfully carved Victorian cameo. Petals are sometimes intricately notched and unfurl with the heirloom grace of a perfumed garden rose.
King's Day
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Creamy Orange Silk
A botanical tribute to the Netherlands’ Koningsdag. This bloom ignites the garden with a festive “orange madness.” Large, semi-double petals unfurl in creamy orange silk as an extremely rare peony color and a high-spirited celebration of the House of Orange.
Krinkled White
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Single Bloom ✤ White Cotton
An exhibition of white cotton, Krinkled White stands with stiffly starched poise. Like freshly laundered linens, her crepe-paper petals are gently wrinkled with ruffled edges, encircling a sun-drenched golden center. This tall, erect award winner opens in a fleeting faint blush before settling into a pristine white.
Lady Alexandra Duff
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Gossamer Blush
Named for a young royal, Lady Alexandra Duff carries herself with effortless, childhood grace. Her gossamer blush petals, often tinted with a whisper of pink near the calyx, unfurl in a fragrant, informal cloud. Saucer-shaped side blooms flank the main flowers, creating a sweet, tiered effect that is truly fit for a princess.
Lady Orchid
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Full-Double Bloom ✤ Orchid Pink
An elegant presence in the garden, Lady Orchid possesses the composure of a seasoned socialite. Her full orchid pink blooms are both regal and reliable, rising above a foundation of remarkably strong, clean foliage. She offers a consistent performance each season with a steady, quiet grace.
Lemon Chiffon
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Lisbon Lemon Yellow
As one of the first to grace the garden, this award-winning beauty is a confection of soft Lisbon lemon yellow. Its petals possess a texture as light as whipped cream, carrying a sophisticated scent of citrus, honey, and vanilla. Like a slice of chilled lemon chiffon pie, Lemon Chiffon is a sought-after delight that defines the start of peony season.
Lemon Dream
Rare Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Meyer Lemon & Bright Lavender
A vibrant artisan delight, this variety serves up a splash of Meyer lemon that is sometimes kissed with bright lavender. No two blooms are the same, each offering a unique pour of citrus and floral hues. This fragrant single delivers a zesty scent of lemon peel, making it a magnet for bees and butterflies alike.
Lois Choice
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Creamy Rose, Yellow & Peach
A rare, award-winning beauty that behaves like a living painting. Lois Choice unfurls in a mesmerizing gradient of creamy rose, sunshine yellow, and soft peach. Her large, ruffled blooms are densely packed and intricate, offering a sweet, classic floral fragrance. Her shifting color palette and refined structure make her unforgettable.
Lollipop
Rare Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Lemon and Berry
A striking 6-inch bloom that captures the joy of an old-fashioned candy shop. This variety unfurls on a bright lemon-yellow base, hand-painted with candied raspberry streaks. Reminiscent of a vibrant, swirled sucker, her petals may gradually deepen into soft, sun-warmed apricot tones. She is a playful, intricate addition to any garden or bouquet.
Lorelei
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Watermelon
Like a caterpillar preparing for its metamorphosis, Lorelei begins her transformation in a deep, watermelon hue. As she ages, she gracefully unfolds into a garden butterfly of soft, romantic shades of apricot and cream. Her large, fragrant, bomb-type blooms offer a sweet, spicy scent, standing on sturdy stems. Lorelei is a captivating reward for any cut bouquet.
Many Happy Returns
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Cardinal Red
Much like a brilliant cardinal returning to a favorite garden feeder, this peony brings a consistent, vibrant joy to the spring landscape. His Japanese to bomb-type blooms open in a rich, non-fading cardinal red that remains intense throughout the season. Vigorous and award-winning, he is a dependable favorite that unfurls in a profusion of color year after year.
Margaret Truman
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Watermark Rose
Named for the presidential daughter and mystery novelist, Margaret Truman is a sophisticated garden protagonist in watermark rose. Her large, scented blooms feature ruffled, frosted edges, while clever side buds extend her narrative. This midseason double is a classic work, perfect for any peony collector’s library.
Mary E. Nicholis
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Chiffon White
Mary E. Nicholls steps out each spring as if she is being presented to society at a grand debutante ball. Her enormous, perfectly round buds unfurl into vast petals of warm chiffon white, revealing the finest rose form in the garden. With a sweet fragrance, she effortlessly captivates any ballroom she enters.
Mary Elizabeth
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Japanese Bloom ✤ Cheerful Yellow & Magenta
A bright, bubbly burst of garden joy, Mary Elizabeth sports a cheerful yellow heart and a burst of playful magenta guard petals. She’s a delight that never fades; her vibrant colors stay brilliant from start to finish. With side buds that keep the garden giggling well into the season, she truly is a garden’s most infectious spirit.
Minnie Shaylor
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Dazzling White
Arriving on the scene in 1919, Minnie Shaylor is a true Jazz Age icon who dances through the garden with a wild, carefree spirit. Her fluffy, crepe-like petals shimmer in light pink before fading to pure dazzling white, framing a glitzy display of golden stamens and crimson stigmas. She is a spirited, boutique garden treasure with a light anise-scented flair.
Miss America
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Radiant White
Crowned a two-time gold Medal winner, Miss America is the garden’s reigning pageant princess. She begins her performance in a soft blush ensemble then quickly changes into a pure, radiant white gown with a dainty gold center. Her signature freesia scent lingers wherever she is on display.
Mons Jules Elie
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Strawberry Taffy
A dapper French gentleman introduced in 1888, Monsieur Jules Elie is the garden’s beloved confiseur. His plump, oversized blooms boast the sugary hue of strawberry taffy, exuding a decadent, musky rose perfume. Though this Gold Medal winner’s heavy, sugar-spun head requires a bit of sturdy staking, he remains the most charming confection in the spring garden.
Moon River
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Starlight-Blush
A velvet-voiced crooner of the garden, Moon River carries the smooth, romantic spirit of a classic ballad. His massive, perfectly formed blooms arrive in a sophisticated starlight-blush, maturing into a soft, dreamy white. An honorable performer, he brings a timeless elegance that makes the entire spring garden sing.
Moon of Nippon
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Japanese Bloom ✤ Moonlit White & Gold
Moon of Nippon glows like a Japanese garden under the night sky. Introduced in 1936, his large, moonlit white petals frame a luminous gold center that beckons to passing bees. Tall and dependable, he stands with serene grace. A clean, fresh fragrance lingers, leaving him in quiet meditation beneath the evening light.
Mother's Choice
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Full Double Bloom ✤ Mother-of-Pearl
Awarded the 1994 Gold Medal, Mother’s Choice is the gentle, nurturing heart of the garden. Her massive, double blooms unfurl in a luminous mother-of-pearl hue with the softest blush of rose-like tenderness. With her strong, dependable stems and a wonderfully sweet, lingering fragrance, she is a high-quality beauty who holds the entire landscape in a loving embrace.
Mr. Ed
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Mystery Pink
Mr. Ed is the whimsical shapeshifter of the family. A genetic marvel and a playful departure from his famous parent, Monsieur Jules Elie, he never wears the same ensemble twice. One bloom may arrive in a bold, deep pink, while the next unfolds in a soft, creamy blush, or even a dramatic mix of both. A fragrant riddle that keeps every spring day full of colorful surprises.
Mrs. JH Neely
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Blush & Ivory
The ethereal grand finale of the season that arrives when the rest of the peony garden begins to fade. Mrs. J.H. Neeley’s large, rose-type blooms unfurl in a delicate blush over ivory, deepened by a subtle, shimmering underlay of emerald that appears to glow from within.
My Love
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Pearlescent Blush
Seen through the eyes of a young admirer, her full, conical blooms open in a delicate pearlescent blush, a vision so sweet it is impossible to forget. As she matures into a pure, radiant white, she remains the constant, fragrant daydream of a quiet heart, blooming early and staying etched in memory forever.
Nelda's Joy
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Rococo Peach
Nelda’s Joy carries the status of an 18th-century court favorite. Her lush blooms arrive in a sophisticated, creamy peach with delicate salmon veins, a color reminiscent of the silk-draped salons favored by Madame de Pompadour. As she matures, her form becomes packed with even more opulent petals, bringing a courtly grace to the garden.
Nice Gal
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Vibrant Barbie Pink
Living in a world of pink perfection, Nice Gal’s semi-double blossoms come in a shade of vibrant Barbie pink that matures with stylishly frosted silvery edges with a bright blonde center. An Award of Merit winner, she is a picture-perfect beauty who welcomes pollinators with a cheerful smile, making her a fashionable choice for every dreamhouse.
Nick Shaylor
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Bashful Blush
Named for the hybridizer’s son, Nick Shaylor is the pride and joy of the late-season garden. This two-time Gold Medal winner is a dependable young man with large, fragrant blooms that open in a soft bashful blush before fading to white. With his upright stems and playful red flecks hidden in his center, he is a reliable favorite who minds his manners and opens beautifully.
Norma Volz
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Full-Double Bloom ✤ Confetti-Cream
Norma Volz is the most playful soul in the spring garden. Her large, fluffy blooms are a charming tumble of confetti-cream, cupped in the center and tinted with joyful splashes of pink and yellow. Fragrant and delightfully unrefined, she is a bubbly beauty who reminds everyone that life is better with a little mess and a lot of whimsy.
Old Faithful
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Currant Red
Like a loyal Golden Retriever, Old Faithful is the most dependable friend in the garden. This Gold Medal winner is a sturdy, late-season soul, opening from rose-like buds into massive currant-red blooms. Known for its unwavering strength, Old Faithful is a disease-resistant peony that remains a devoted, heart-warming presence well after other varieties have faded.
Orange Lace
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Japanese Bloom ✤ Shell-Pink & Yellow
Orange Lace opens in shades of shell-pink, framing a mesmerizing, tufted center that mimics a sunlit sea anemone. It’s delicate staminodes, tipped in yellow, possess the intricate structure of fine, branched coral reminiscent of old lace. Held with exceptional carriage, it is a flowering treasure that captures the glowing warmth of a sunset reef.
Orange Victory
Rare Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Tangerine
Orange Victory is a rare feat, a triumphant bloom in a shade almost unheard of in the peony garden. Her large, ruffled petals arrive in a brilliant tangerine-flare, punctuated by bold, crimson streaks that slowly soften into a radiant, peachy glow. Orange Victory stands as a living trophy in the spring garden.
Pastel Lilas
Rare Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Pastel-Lilac
Pastel Lilas’ magnificent, paper-like petals showcase a stylish pastel-lilac ombré that deepens as it nears the center. This beauty features a striking ring of brilliant golden stamens that shine against the soft lavender-pink tones, creating a look as soft as a stroke of oil pastel. She produces an abundance of blooms through an extended season.
Pastelegance
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Blush-Rosé & Champagne
Pastelegance is as sophisticated as a vintage glass of bubbly. Her large, fluffy blooms offer an effervescent blend of blush-rosé and creamy champagne tones, with delicate stamens sparkling throughout. This 2022 Gold Medal winner is highly prized for her stately stems, romantic color and luxurious fragrance that lingers like a fine perfume.
Paul M Wild
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Full-Double Bloom ✤ Matinee-Red
The leading man of the garden, Paul M. Wild is a modern heirloom that captures the glamour of the Golden Age. His large blooms are dressed in matinee-red that stays as vibrant as a velvet theater curtain. With a sweet, delicate fragrance and a polished habit, he bridges the gap between classic Hollywood style and superior modern performance.
Paula Fay
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Shocking Pink
Paula Fay is the garden’s electric neon icon. This 1988 Gold Medal winner features five rows of shocking-pink petals that radiate with high energy. Standing tall on vigorous stems, she remains perfectly tidy and never sprawls. This early-blooming hybrid is a resilient, winter-hardy peony that stays vibrant long after others fade.
Pecher
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Full-Double Bloom ✤ Peaches & Cream
Pecher is a romantic French heirloom that captures the essence of peaches and cream. Her blooms open in a delicate peach-blush, slowly maturing into a creamy white. Intensely fragrant with a compact, upright habit, this 1867 classic offers an old-fashioned elegance that feels as sweet and refreshing as a summer treat in a Provencal orchard.
Peter Brand
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Full-Double Bloom ✤ Oxblood-Burgundy
An old-world classic originating before 1937, Peter Brand features large, fully double blooms that emerge in a rich oxblood-burgundy, deepening into a royal purple-red with age. With a signature spicy fragrance reminiscent of sandalwood and cloves, he brings a sense of intellectual sophistication to the gardenscape.
Petite Elegance
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Blush-Picotee
Petite Elegance is the darling of the front row. Standing at a graceful 24 inches, she is a diminutive beauty featuring neatly organized, semi-double blooms in a blush-picotee. Her petals open with an ivory glow and raspberry streaking, eventually maturing to a soft white that highlights her golden stamens.
Pillow Talk
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Silky Pink
Pillow Talk is as soft as a luxury silk pillowcase, her silky-pink blooms offering a serene, midday escape. These massive, powder-puff flowers release a strong, sweet fragrance that lingers like a gentle dream. A 1994 Gold Medal winner with robust stems, she offers a friendly, feminine charm that remains perfectly poised through the midseason.
Pink Charmer
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Rose Pompadour
Pink Charmer is a rare beauty that radiates Rococo charm. Her finely textured petals are presented in sculpted layers of Rose Pompadour that mimic the voluminous ruffles of Marie Antoinette’s famous petticoat. With a light fragrance and a sophisticated, slightly flat form, she brings the flirtatious elegance of the French court to the garden.
Pink Diamond
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Faceted-Blush
Pink Diamond radiates like a treasured heirloom from a private collection. Her luminous blooms emerge in a faceted-blush that shimmers under the sun, eventually softening to a delicate silvery-pink. With rare clarity and strong, upright stems, she is a prize for any curator, capturing the light and the heart of everyone who encounters her.
Pink Double Dandy
Artisan Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Regency-Plum
A gentleman of leisure possessing an elegance that is both studied and effortless, Pink Double Dandy features blooms of a sophisticated, soft Regency-plum. With a saturated center that gradually fades to apricot with age and a compact, poised habit, he is a floriferous wit who remains perfectly dressed through the season.
Pink Hawaiian Coral
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Garden Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Tropical-Sunset-Coral
Radiating the warmth of a tropical sunset, Pink Hawaiian Coral features cupped, semi-double blooms with rows of tropical-sunset-coral petals. As they unfurl to reveal a heart of glowing golden stamens, her exceptional stem strength and superior landscape merit become clear. A Gold Medalist with a festive spirit, she brings the life of the luau to any northern garden party.
Pink Panther
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Pink Panther Pink
Pink Panther is the garden’s elusive and sophisticated character. Introduced in 1856 as the historic Amabilis, he is a highly fragrant classic featuring bomb blossoms in a suave Pink Panther Pink. As he glides into the spring scene with vintage flair, he is constantly trailed by adoring bees and butterflies.
Pink Spritzer
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Cactus Bloom ✤ Lime Juice & Pink Dragon Fruit
A refreshing burst of garden whimsy, Pink Spritzer is known for playful petals that are a blend of dragon fruit pink with distinct streaks of lime juice green. As these "dancing" blooms mature into a bright, white-dominant mix, they offer a light fragrance and plenty of pollen to keep your garden pollinators busy.
Polly Sharp
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Single Bloom ✤ Light Blush
Quiet and refined, Polly Sharp is a single-form variety who opens in a light blush that marbles into white after opening. She is a reliable overachiever, covering her entire frame in a heavy cloak of blooms.
President Roosevelt
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Executive Crimson
President Roosevelt is a statesman of rare vigor, possessing a "Big Stick" sturdiness and an unmistakable presence. His blooms are a rich executive-crimson, a shade so distinct it stands in a class of its own. With compact petalage and a core of hidden golden stamens, he is a reliable icon of enduring strength.
Raspberry Charm
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Ripe-Raspberry
A high-performance favorite for the modern garden, Raspberry Charm features reliable semi-double or Japanese-style blooms in a deep, saturated ripe-raspberry that feels as fresh as a summer coulis. With exceptional stem strength and a professional’s poise, she stands tall in the landscape or provides a bold, flavorful pop of color to any floral arrangement.
Raspberry Sundae
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Raspberry, Vanilla & Cream
Sweet, nostalgic, and undeniably indulgent, Raspberry Sundae is the quintessential garden treat. Layers of soft raspberry, whipped vanilla, and rich cream are formed into a generous bomb-style blossom that looks as though it were scooped straight from an old-fashioned ice cream parlor. This variety is prized for a classic rose fragrance with a distinct hint of vanilla.
Ray Payton
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Japanese Bloom ✤ Cranberry & Gold
Ray Payton is a man of remarkable substance and resilience, standing firm with a rugged, weather-tolerant grace. His large, unusual blooms feature cranberry-red guard petals that surround a dense, striking center tipped with gold. Held aloft by strong, thick stems, he is an incredibly eye-catching presence in the landscape.
Red Charm
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Valiant-Crimson
Red Charm is the Prince Charming of the early season who arrives with a bold and chivalrous spirit. His large, bomb-shaped blooms are a deep, valiant-crimson, radiating a sophisticated, clove-like fragrance that lingers in the air. A Gold Medalist since 1956, he remains a celebrated icon of strength and devotion, winning hearts year after year with his timeless, noble presence.
Red Sarah Bernhardt
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Full-Double Bloom ✤ Dramatic-Cerise
Red Sarah Bernhardt is the bold younger sister to the classic garden icon. While she shares the famous family name, she trades soft pinks for a dramatic cerise hue and deep, ruffled petals that unfurl with theatrical flair. With lush, dark foliage and a modern, bowl-shaped form, she honors her namesake while proving that she is more than a twin, she is a star in her own right.
Renato
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Renaissance-Raspberry
A robust icon of resilience, Renato lives up to his name, meaning "reborn." As a refined evolution of the classics, he features large, bomb-shaped blooms in a deep Renaissance-raspberry. Standing tall with red-tinged spring foliage and a rich fragrance, this hardy mid-season star is a sophisticated revival, proving that true beauty is always rising again.
Requiem
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Single Bloom ✤ Sanctuary-White
A tall, hallowed presence, Requiem arrives like a flickering candle in a sunlit cathedral. His waxy, sanctuary-white petals unfurl to reveal a dense, ornate center of gold swept with cranberry. With a refreshing scent of floral-mint incense and polished, shiny foliage, he stands as a solemn, beautiful commemoration of the garden’s first light.
Rosabel
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Fuchsia-Rose
Rosabel is a vintage rose without thorns. Her large, double blooms are a radiant fuchsia-rose, releasing a classic fragrance that fills the mid-season air. With a vigorous habit and sturdy stems that stand tall without support, she offers all the romantic elegance of a garden rose with a kind, approachable grace.
Rose Heart
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Cream & Rose
A rare treasure, Rose Heart is the collector’s holy grail, prized for a dramatic, shifting soul. Opening in a deep, vibrant pink, her outer petals eventually fade to a soft cream, leaving a glowing, tightly packed rose center. This striking transformation creates a rare, dual-toned effect, a guarded secret of the garden that remains as unforgettable as it is elusive.
Rozella
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Rose-Pink & Blush
Rozella is a polished portrait of perfection with a champions heart. Her large, double flowers in a rich rose pink are often finished with unique, lighter blush edges. Awarded for superior landscape qualities, she maintains her composure all summer with glossy, deep green foliage. She is a graceful, prize-winning beauty with a light floral fragrance.
Salmon Glory
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Deep Salmon
Salmon Glory surfaces with an intense, deep salmon brilliance. It’s tightly packed petals open in a saturated coral-pink that slowly softens at the margins while the heart retains a concentrated, soft, glinting-roe hue. Standing tall with reliable strength, this striking double variety is a rare, shimmering beauty of early spring.
Santa Fe
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Japanese Bloom ✤ Rebozo-Rose
Santa Fe arrives with the vibrant poise of a midseason festival. Her bicolor blooms feature a wide saucer of rebozo-rose-pink petals encircling a creamy, tasseled pom-pom center. Standing tall on sturdy, no-flop stems with a classic floral scent, she is a devoted, sun-drenched presence that maintains her graceful composure in the summer heat.
Sarah Bernhardt
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Apple-Blossom Pink
The renowned classic beauty of the peony garden, Sarah Bernhardt performs with an unmatched, timeless elegance. Her massive, fully double blooms are a soft, apple-blossom pink with petals that unfurl like layers of fine silk tulle. Faintly flecked with crimson at the heart, she fills the late-season air with a nostalgic floral fragrance and a romantic presence.
Sarah M. Napier
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Depression-Glass-Pink
Heralding from a more decorative era, The Sarah M. Napier peony is a striking relic of early 20th-century taste. First introduced in 1930, her large, double flowers in a saturated Depression-glass-pink are uniquely defined by silver-marbled edges that catch the light like etched glass. Lightening towards her center, she’s a sophisticated, silver-lined garden addition.
Scarlet Heaven
Artisan Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Single Bloom ✤ Scarlet
Scarlet Heaven is a defiant, spirited beauty. Her massive, single-form blooms are a deep scarlet surrounding a bright heart of golden-yellow stamens. Standing on exceptionally strong stems, this award-winning variety is a resilient, long-blooming belle that maintains her fiery elegance through every summer storm.
Scrumdiddlyumptious
Rare Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Decadent Cream & Pink Glaze
This garden confection is a delectable midseason treat. Scrumdiddlyumptious has buds that emerge shaped like giant chocolate kisses, unfurling into immense, high-set blooms of decadent cream drizzled with pink glaze. With a sweet, sugary fragrance and a hidden raspberry center filled with darker pink flares, this floriferous variety extends the smorgasbord for weeks.
Seashell
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Single Bloom ✤ Pink Conch Shell
A bloom that evokes the very essence of the coast, Seashell is a graceful single-form variety awarded the Gold Medal for her breezy beauty. Her large petals possess a slight wave, mirroring the iridescent pink found within a Queen conch shell. Standing tall with a sweet fragrance, she unfurls to reveal a clutch of golden pearls at her center.
Sebastian Maas
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Cheerful Pink
Named for the head gardener of the historic Schloss Favorite palace in Germany, Sebastian Maas stands with structural integrity. His large, cheerful pink blooms are densely layered, uniquely framed by serrated outer petals that offer a crisp, architectural finish. releasing a rich, honeyed fragrance with warm, clove-like notes. A favored choice for floral arrangements.
Seeing Blue
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Lavender-Blue Glow
A botanical study in optical wonder, Seeing Blue captures the very physics of the sky. This rare hybrid mirrors the way the atmosphere scatters light, revealing deep pink blooms that shift into a lavender-blue glow. As temperatures cool, her petals lean toward a violet-pink hue, offering an ethereal presence that defies the traditional spectrum of a peony garden.
Shirley Temple
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Shy Pink & White Tulle
When the darling Shirley Temple taps on the breeze, she brings a cheerful energy to the garden. Her striking red buds open like a choreographed dance, unfurling into exceptionally large, 8-inch double blooms that transition from a shy pink to layers of frilled, white tulle. This potent, powdery scented bloomer is an old-fashioned favorite.
Smith Family Yellow
Rare Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Buttered Corn
Radiating the warmth of a family reunion, Smith Family Yellow features large, 8-inch blooms in a comforting hue of buttered corn with subtle red pepper flares. A generous supply of side buds extends the celebration for weeks, opening into nearly perfect rosettes. This hardy, pleasantly fragrant variety stands above deep green foliage that lasts well into autumn.
Snow Mountain
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Snow-White
High-altitude fortitude comes to the garden when Snow Mountain unfurls into a towering, full-flowered dome of fresh powder. Its dense layers of snow-white petals hide warm golden anthers. Its center petals are tipped in frosted cranberry and it carries a crisp, alpine mint fragrance across the landscape.
Soft Salmon Saucer
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Single Bloom ✤ Warm Porcelain Pink
As if crafted from fine China, Soft Salmon Saucer is a delicate, early blooming guest. Her dainty, saucer-shaped blooms are a warm porcelain pink, cradling a center of golden stamens. With good substance and a light fragrance that steeps the air, she stands on 32-inch stems, bringing perfect etiquette to any garden tea party.
Sonoma Amethyst
Rare Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Rose Amethyst
A garden gem that dazzles with a rich, rose-amethyst glow, Sonoma Amethyst features deep lavender petals accented by hidden violet flares and striking red stigmas. Supported by strong stems and dark green, finely cut foliage, this precision-cut jewel holds its brilliant luster long after the initial bloom.
Sonoma Yedo
Rare Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Soft Sun-Yellow
A radiant tribute to the Land of the Rising Sun, Sonoma Yedo unfurls like a golden dawn over the historic capital. Its massive, six-inch blooms are a soft sun-yellow, uniquely edged in an ivory picotee. Within its slightly frilled, dense layers, hidden pink flares glow like a morning mist supported by light green carpels.
Sorbet
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Strawberry Pink & Vanilla-Cream
A refreshing garden treat, Sorbet looks like a generous scoop of frilly strawberry pink and vanilla-cream plopped into a bright pink cup of guard petals. This distinctive bicolor effect is as indulgent as it is beautiful, and her rich vanilla scent is the cherry on top.
Sunny Girl
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Full Double Bloom ✤ Butter Yellow
At 36 inches tall on very erect stems, Sunny Girl radiates a confident personality. Her full-double blooms are a brilliant, summery butter yellow, with a subtle red tinge blushing her outer petals. With heavy, dark green foliage and a radiant yellow glow, she is a sturdy, cheerful presence that brightens any room.
Sword Dance
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Japanese Bloom ✤ Urushi Lacquer-Red
A dramatic performer since 1933, Sword Dance commands the landscape with the disciplined precision of her namesake. Her large, Urushi lacquer-red guard petals cup a striking central ball of golden staminodes streaked with crimson. This high-quality, Award of Landscape Merit recipient brings a bold, rhythmic energy and a sharp contrast to the spring garden path.
The Fawn
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Redbud Pink
A sweet, delicate presence nestled in the late-spring garden; The Fawn has a quiet, woodland charm. Her full-petalled blooms are a soft redbud pink, uniquely speckled with rose-pink dots like that of a young fawn in a sun-dappled clearing. Supported by strong stems and dark foliage, this robust beauty offers an inviting scent that lingers like a gentle forest breeze.
Top Brass
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bomb Bloom ✤ Gold & Starched Ivory
The highest-ranking garden official, Top Brass commands the landscape with a decorated, multi-colored presence. His uniquely well-formed, double-bomb blooms feature a dense center of light gold medals and pastel pink ribbon petaloids set against a starched ivory base. This honey-scented commander has been standing on stately stems since 1968.
Tranquil Dove
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Single Bloom ✤ White Dove
Tranquil Dove rests low in the landscape with a quiet, feathered stillness. Its lightly ruffled, white dove petals take flight with a soft pink overlay, mimicking the delicate wingtips of its namesake. Reaching a modest 28 inches, she guards a striking heart of golden-yellow stamens with a gentle, serene beauty.
Tropicana
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Semi-double Bloom ✤ Tropical Punch Pink
A tropical getaway that can be found right in your backyard, Tropicana vibrantly towers over the landscape. Its tropical punch pink petals are layered in deep coral rows, as if swirling in a cocktail glass. Standing tall on 44-inch stems since its bronze-hued emergence, this lush beauty maintains its vivid, hibiscus-stained pigment long after other corals have faded to cream.
Viking Chief
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Bold Fuchsia
Viking Chief pillages the garden with a rugged, conquering presence. Its semi-double, bold fuchsia petals are marked with deep pink flecks like the weathered shields of a Norse fleet. Circling a hoard of golden stamens since 1978, this sturdy stemmed warrior stands its ground with a fierce, enduring beauty that refuses to retreat.
Vivid Rose
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Double Bloom ✤ Rose-Pink
A stunning rose without a thorn, Vivid Rose captures the heart of any garden wanderer. In early summer, this peony exudes an old-fashioned charm with large, double gilded rose-pink blooms that release a heavenly perfume so deep it rivals the finest heirloom rose. This fragrant beauty lingers long after other peonies have bowed.
White Cap
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Japanese Bloom ✤ Beetroot & Buff
White cap is a dramatic bicolor that is loaded with high-fashion flair. It’s wide, beetroot-silk guard petals form a deep base for a stunning, buff-colored cap of cream petaloids that fade to a crisp white. This Gold Medal winner stands on some of the strongest stems in the field, maintaining its polished, "landscape-merit" silhouette through every summer breeze.
White Frost
Artisan Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Bomb Bloom ✤ Glacial-White
White Frost brings a touch of winter to the heat of the season by transforming the landscape into a crystalline sanctuary. Its pristine blooms open from buds uniquely streaked with cherry-red embers, quickly fading into a vast glacial-white expanse. This spring snowball releases a fragrance as refreshing as lemon shaved ice.
White Innocence
Rare Series ✤ Herbaceous Hybrid Variety ✤ Single Bloom ✤ Pure Alabaster
White Innocence rises with a rare and graceful stature. Standing at a record-breaking five feet, its swaying stems carry a delicate, lacy procession of small, pure alabaster-petal blooms. Each flower features a distinctive, greenish-white heart of transformed stamens, mimicking the poise of a mountain magnolia as it dances high above all others.
White Wings
Heirloom Series ✤ Herbaceous Lactiflora Variety ✤ Single Bloom ✤ Downy-White & Duckling Gold
Waddling through the breeze with a charming, feathered preen, White Wings is a playful, oversized presence. Its massive, 12-inch blooms are composed of pure downy-white petals that flutter like the wings of a prize Pekin. At its heart, a prominent cluster of duckling gold stamens adds a splash of sunny color against its dark, glossy foliage.
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Rare Series ✤ Intersectional Itoh Variety ✤ Semi-Double Bloom ✤ Revolutionary Rose & Cream
The colonial dandy arrives to the garden with a high-fashion flair that is anything but foolish. Yankee Doodle Dandy features 6-inch blooms that unfold in a rich revolutionary-rose, maturing to reveal sophisticated macaroni-cream undertones. With a golden-yellow “feather” of stamens tucked into its center, this sweet-scented aristocrat holds its head high.