Peony Bowl of Cream is full double, rose type peony with large creamy white flowers and hidden golden stamens. The exquisite blooms can reach 9.5 inches in diameter.
Type –Full Double
Season –Midseason
Foliage –Bright Green
American Peony Society Best in Show – Grand Champion 1994 and American Peony Society Gold Medal 1981, (Klehm, USA, Illinois, 1963)
A century-and-a-half after its introduction, the fragrant double Peony Duchesse de Nemours remains a standard by which all other white peonies are judged. Duchesse de Nemours buds green-white and opens into a beautiful white, bowl-shaped peony. As it matures the guard petals turn back to expose the crown of inner petals, all flushed with a primrose tint at the base.
Type –Full Double
Season –Midseason
Foliage –Dark Green
Winner of an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society
Peony My Love is a full double bloom with a mild fragrance that buds a blush or mother-of-pearl white and turns to all white as the flower ages. The perfectly arranged, tissue-paper petals unfurl to form a delicious confection of muted pastels, all pleated and arranged like a giant vintage rose.
Type –Full Double
Season –Late Midseason
Foliage –Dark Green
With its giant, perfectly shaped, pristine white blooms reminiscent of a veiled bride on her wedding day, it’s hard to find a prettier peony than Peony Princess Bride. The flowers, measuring 7 inches in diameter, feature rounded and cupped guard petals surrounding a center filled with smaller, loosely packed petals. Lush, dark green foliage, fragrant, set seeds, excellent cut-flower.
Type –Bomb
Season –Early
Foliage –Dark Green
Pleasantly fragrant, Peony Lemon Chiffon features pale lemon-yellow ruffled petals surrounding a center packed with golden-yellow stamens and orange filaments. This striking flower has large carpels with bright raspberry-pink tips.
Type –Semi-Double
Season –Early Midseason
Foliage –Dark Green
American Peony Society Best in Show – Grand Champion 2000, (D.L. Reath 1981)
Among the first Peonies to bloom, award-winner Peony Coral Charm is exceptionally beautiful. The semi-double blossoms open from deep coral buds into fragrant bowl-shaped coral-peach blooms, that fade to ivory. Coral Charm is fragrant, a vigorous grower with many thick strong stems.
Type –Semi-Double
Season –Early Midseason
Foliage –Dark Green
American Peony Society Best in Show – Grand Champion 2003 & 2006 and American Peony Society Gold Medal 1986, (Wissing 1964).
Peony Coral Sunset emerges intense coral buds with rose overtones and blooms into large, semi-double, bowl-shaped apricot/orange/coral flowers. With its many thick strong stems, Peony Coral Sunset is one of the great cut-flowers. It started 20 years ago in the Netherlands as an exclusive peony flower with its unique coral color but is now more widely available.
Type –Semi-Double
Season –Early Midseason
Foliage –Dark Green
American Peony Society Gold Medal 2003, Award of Landscape Merit 2009, (S.Wissing 1965)
Peony Angel Cheeks is a beautifully shaped flower with a sweet, rose scent. The medium-sized bud explodes into a huge cameo-pink ball of pink guard petals with a golden center.
Type –Semi-Double Bomb
Season –Late Midseason
Foliage –Large Dark Green
Peony Society Gold Medal 2005, Award of Landscape Merit 2010, (C.G. Klehm, USA, IL, 1970).
Peony Sarah Bernhardt, named after the famous actress, needs no introduction at all. This all-time favorite, outrageously beautiful bloom has been widely grown the world over since 1906! Budding the color of raspberry sorbet, these very large, delightfully fragrant rose-pink flowers, make Sarah Bernhardt a best-selling peony for spring weddings.
Type –Full Double
Season –Midseason
Foliage –Glossy, Deep Green
Peony Pink Vanguard is an extremely elegant, pale pink peony with an impeccable pedigree. Its lightly fragrant flowers are made up of a circle of long guard petals cupping a row of inner petals with a yellow stamen.
Type –Semi-Double
Season –Early-Early Midseason
Foliage –Bluish Green
Peony Jacorma with its bright rose pink, double flowers, is one of the last blossoming peonies of the season. The large flowers are held up on strong stems and dark green foliage. The name Jacorma is an abbreviation of the Dutch names Jan, Cor and Marie. This flower is an example of fantastic Dutch craftsmanship and is the center of attention in every arrangement.
Type –Full Double
Season –Very Late
Foliage –Dark Green
Type –Bomb
Season –Early Midseason
Foliage –Glossy, Dark Green
American Peony Society Gold Medal 1956 & APS Grand Champion National Exhibitions 1951 & 1965, (Glascock 1944)
Peony Avis Varner is a real eye-catcher. The buds open to a deep-red, full double ball. The plant emerges in the spring with beautiful burgundy stems and foliage that turns a rich, dark green.
Type –Full Double
Season –Midseason
Foliage –Dark Green