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The most famous and best loved of all garden peonies. Large double flowers of apple blossom pink which are very sweetly perfumed  A taller peony often growing to 95cm, so it is ideal for the back of the border although it may sometimes need staking. This is probably the most widely grown cut flower peony in the world, flowers are freely produced often to the end of June so it is great for extending the flowering season. The Sarah Bernhardt peony was introduced in 1906 by the French breeder Monsieur Lemoine and named after Sarah Bernhardt, a French actress - some say the most famous actress the world has ever known. She actually had a coffin in which she often slept instead of a bed, as she believed it helped her understand her many tragic roles. . The saying "doing a Sarah Bernhardt" refers to having a melodramatic moment, a tribute to Sarah's extraordinary talent for tragic drama.  These are premium grade 3-5 eye field grown plants, of which a high proportion will flower in their first year. Smaller 2-3 eye plants frequently offered elsewhere may sometimes take several years to flower. Also available as EXTRA LARGE 5-8 eye plants! See our new selection 

A peony that really does change colour! Semi double blooms open a pink coral colour, then as they mature the colour changes to apricot and finally a soft yellow. With a mature plant holding flowers of all these shades simultaneously. This is one of the best of all peonies and no collection is complete without it. Early flowering, during May and growing to approx 90cm in height. One of the most popular peonies used in the worldwide cut flower market. (Wissing-Klehm 1981).

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What to say about one of the most deservedly famous of all peonies! A large bright pink bowl shaped flower, with a frothing centre of narrow creamy coloured petals.  A strikingly lovely fragrant peony for the flower border which will never disappoint and is often the first peony that most people buy. It is sometimes still in flower towards the end of June and grows to a height of approximately 90cm. Most highly recommended! (Hoogendoorn 1949)

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If you want one of the best of all white peonies for cutting then this is one to plant! The buds are slow to open, teasing you with the promise of the wonderful display to come. They start off showing a pale pink blush but quickly turn to pure white. These large and beautiful flowers are both sweetly scented and long lasting making them really good for cutting. Although a taller growing peony often to around 95cm or so, it is a good one for the back of the border, and its strong dark stems mean that staking is rarely necessary. (Van der Valk 1952).

A wonderful cultivar of ornamental sage with erect stems bearing masses of small, violet-blue flowers throughout summer and into autumn.

A magnificent peony that never creases to impress us with it's reliability to produce masses of large bomb shaped blooms in a vibrant shade of watermelon red. Everything about it ticks all the boxes. Great foliage, strong stems, good for cutting, fragrant, long lasting flowers...whats not to like! Grows to around 90cm in height and rarely needs staking. (Bigger 1940). These are premium grade 3-5 eye field grown plants, of which a high proportion will flower in their first year. Smaller 2-3 eye plants frequently offered elsewhere may sometimes take several years to flower. Also available as EXTRA LARGE 5-8 eye plants! See our new selection   

If you buy or are lucky enough to receive a bunch of cutflower peonies, the chances are that the red ones will be 'Karl Rosenfield' which is the most commonly commercial cut flower peony grown around the world. It realiably produces its bright globe shaped bright crimson red flowers in abundance, with good strong stems that last exceptionally well in water. One of the best garden peonies too forming a neat plant to around 85cm in height, An extra advantage is that it is relatively late flowering well into the latter part of June. (Rosenfield1908).

(Crousse 1881) Large globe shaped magenta purple flowers that have a rich scent. An extremely good cutting variety grown extensively for commercial cut flower production across the world. This is a very famous peony from one of the great French nurseries which has stood the test of time. Mid season flowering. Medium height approx 90cm. These are premium grade 3-5 eye field grown plants, of which a high proportion will flower in their first year. Smaller 2-3 eye plants frequently offered elsewhere may sometimes take several years to flower. Also available as EXTRA LARGE 5-8 eye plants! See our new selection   

The most glorious of peonies... the clue is in the name! Enormous soft pink fragant flowers, the broad outer petals have a paler edge, which hold the ruffled petals in the centre. Cheeky yellow stamens peek through the petals as well. This is a strong growing and robust peony that rewards plenty of feed and a prime position in the sun and will grow to around 90cm in height and will rarely need staking. These are premium grade 3-5 eye field grown plants, of which a high proportion will flower in their first year. Smaller 2-3 eye plants frequently offered elsewhere may sometimes take several years to flower.    

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A really striking and joyful peony, with large saucer shaped flowers of bright cerise pink which cup a centre of tufted narrow white petals. A shorter growing peony to around 75cm making it ideal for the more exposed border. This lovely peony is always very popular. (Auten 1933).

EXTRA LARGE PEONIES. These fantastic 5-8 eye field grown plants are more than twice the size of our usual premium 3-5 eye plants and almost invariably flower in their first year provided they have been planted correctly. Ideal for those impatient gardeners (and who isn't) who just cannot wait to see wonderful peony flowers as soon as possible!   This is a Bowl of Beauty's little brother! It's a charming smaller version of one of the best known of all peonies. Saucer shaped flowers with bright pink petals that form a cup holding a centre of frothy much narrower pale cream petals. A really free flowering and fragrant peony, producing compact mounds of foliage up to around 75cm in height so that staking is rarely necessary.  

Very large, cupped and puckered, blue-green foliage with near white flowers in summer.

This is without a doubt the easiest to grow and most rewarding of all the hybrid tree peonies.  Medium sized semi-double yellow flowers with raspberry flares at the base of each petal. The blooms have a strong fragrance which is quite an unusual feature for a tree peony. Forms a vigorous shrub with dissected foliage and can soon attain 1.5m in height in as little as 5 years from planting. An added bonus is that it may often throw up a few extra flowers in the autumn. 100% recommended!

Large, saucer-shaped, violet-blue flowers throughout the summer and often well into autumn above wonderful, marbled rich green foliage. An incredibly floriferous variety voted as Plant of the Centenary as the 2013 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Said to be one of the best peonies ever bred! Very large bomb shaped double flowers of pure white with the occasional red fleck. The flowers have the most sensational scent. It's also a really good variety for cutting. Forms a sturdy plant growing to a height of arund 90cm and although it takes a while to establish but most definitely worth the wait! (Kelway 1909).

Valued for late summer and autumn displays of single, white flowers with yellow centres, this vigorous variety is excellent for herbaceous or mixed borders. In colder areas, apply a mulch in late autumn to help protect the plant over winter.

(Hoogendoorn 1949) The most famous single white peony and one that seems to do particularly well in a shady position. Singularly understated, the large flowers are the purest white imaginable, with a stand out golden centre. Lightly fragrant. Always much admired when in bloom. Midseason. Shorter variety 85cm approx. These are premium grade 3-5 eye field grown plants, of which a high proportion will flower in their first year. Smaller 2-3 eye plants frequently offered elsewhere may sometimes take several years to flower. Also available as EXTRA LARGE 5-8 eye plants! See our new slection   

Really large tulip shaped buds open slowly over several days to reveal enormous double flowers of a clear deep rose red. As the blooms mature they start to take on an unusual violet hue which can even shimmer with a hint of blue. This is a vigorous growing plant which flowers freely from a young age. The stems are an attractive red and the red leaf stalks give continued interest when not in flower. Later flowering, so a good one to have to extend the flowering period of a group of tree peonies. Height and spread after 8 years approx 120cm x 90cm.

A classic nineteenth century french peony. Usually described as deep solferino red this is an intriguing colour aptly describing it's large globe shaped double flowers which seem to glow from within, and are excellent and long lasting when picked and displayed in a vase. The foliage is deep green and is distinctly ribbed. Growing to around 90cm in height this is a handsome and dramatic peony which tends to flower quite late in June making an ideal one to prolong the peony season. (Calot 1867)

Also known as 'Bird of Rinpo'. A most magnificent tree peony of ancient origin. The large semi double blooms open very flat in a most unusual way. The colour is described by the Japanese as Botan purple and the petals have silvery edges. A very late flowering plant. The buds tantalise you for what seems like weeks before they finally fully open. Height and spread after 8 years approx 100cm x 90cm

A very large double peony, exquisite form and an intoxicating sweet scent. The petals are broad and wide, the flower opening blush pink and paling around the edges to pure white.  Height to around 90cm. This is a really great peony for the border, excellent for cutting. (Nicholls 1938) These are premium grade 3-5 eye field grown plants, of which a high proportion will flower in their first year. Smaller 2-3 eye plants frequently offered elsewhere may sometimes take several years to flower.