Peonies
Simple, seasonal beauty
Peony plants offer big, fluffy, fragrant flowers in a wide range of colors, forms and sizes. These resilient, long-lived perennial bushes have a history of popularity as a garden plant. Peonies are native to Asia, Europe and Western North America.
Peonies come in various forms:
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Herbaceous peonies
form a compact, bushy habit and produce large blooms during June. They’re usually used in herbaceous borders, growing to a height of around 70-90cm. Herbaceous peonies die down at the end of the season, then regrow the following spring.
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Tree peonies
bloom from early April to late May, extending the peony flowering season when combined with herbaceous or intersectional peonies. They typically reach a size of around 1.2m over time. Tree peonies are shrubby and don’t die down at the end of the season.
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Intersectional poenies
are a cross between tree and herbaceous peonies. The flowers of intersectional peonies are very intense in colour and are very long lasting.