'Nancy Nicholls'
'Squirt'
'Westerner'
'Burma Joy'
'Early Scout'
'Festiva Supreme'
'Love's Touch'
'Soft Salmon Joy'
'Do Tell'
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PEONIES 2009
HERBACEOUS GARDEN PEONY • Paeonia lactiflora
Paeonia 'Nancy Nicholls'
24", late-season
Dense double that opens rosy blush and stays that way in the center while the wide petals with fluted edges mature to a delicate shade of soft pink.
Paeonia 'Squirt'
16", early season
Single type, cup shaped single, delicate white blossoms over rich, medium green foliage. Nice small plant stature.
Paeonia Westerner
34”, mid-season blooming
Japanese type, lovely orchid pink with prominent yellow center staminodes, strong stems.
Burma Joy
28”, early season
Single type, clear red tulip cup-shaped, yellow center, clean foliage and strong stems.
FRAGRANT
Early Scout
20”, very early season
Rock garden single -type, one of the earlliest to bloom, dark crimson with yellow center. Small, compact size makes a great addition to your garden.
Festiva Supreme
26”, mid-season
Double bomb style, pearly white, heavy growth, makes a good cut flower.
PLEASANTLY FRAGRANT
Fibrio Gold
Japanese-type, white. No picture available, research in progress.
Loves Touch
26”, mid to late-season
Double (semi-double), soft pink, well-formed flowers resembling camellia blossoms.
FRAGRANT
Soft Salmon Joy
28”, mid-season
Single, cupped form, shell pink with stunning yellow center.
Do Tell
32”, mid-season
Japanese (to bomb) form, soft shell pink outer petals with rose, pink and white center petaloids. Nice foliage.
FERNLEAF PEONY • Paeonia tenuifolia
Peony ten Rubra Flora Plena
20-24" double red flower with soft fern-like foliage. Earlier to bloom
then others in late spring. Many connoissseurs plant for the very fine
and narrow foliage and compact growth habit.
TREE PEONY • Paeonia suffruticosa
Paeonia lutea Ludlowii
Tibetan Peony
This rare Chinese treasure produces more vigorous clumps of sandy white stems than the straight species. Simple and elegant saucer-shaped yellow flowers are also larger, at up to 5 inches each. In autumn the enormous, pinnate foliage develops fine tints of red color.
 
Paeonia suffruticosa 'Houki-Red'
Japanese Tree Peony
Dark red blooms with yellow centers.
 
Paeonia s. 'Renkaku' Japanese Tree Peony
Pure white dinner plate-sized semi-double white blooms with golden centers that open from pointed buds. The petals are delicately fringed at the edges. Beautiful and early to flower.
Paeonia s.' Kinshi'
Japanese Tree Peony
Gorgeous full double, huge golden yellow flowers.
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