New Peonies For 2003

Red Charm Double Peony Paeonia x 'Red Charm'
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Red Charm

Extend the Peony season with this early bloomer that keeps on flowering over many weeks in mid to late spring. Big bushy plants are versatile and flower abundantly. Each blossom is densely packed with petals in the luxuriant double bomb form, tinted in warm red which adds depth and contrast to cool colored flowers. Well-drained soil. Full sun. Rapid growth to 3 feet and about as wide. Division

Sarah Bernhardt Double Peony Paeonia x 'Sarah Bernhardt'
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Sarah Burnhardt

Heady fragrance and delightful color combine to make this a cottage garden favorite. Huge blossoms are double and delicately colored in pale apple-blossom-pink. Fragrance demands they be used for cutting or planted close to outdoor living spaces. Big bushy plants make fine landscape specimens and fillers for borders. Well-drained soil. Full sun. Rapid growing to 2 1/2 feet tall and up to 3 feet wide. Division.

Shirley Temple Double Peony Paeonia x 'Shirley Temple'
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Shirley Temple

Outstanding, large, double white blooms blushed with a hint of rose pink are displayed on the bold, erect stems of this hardy, clumping perennial. Excellent background plant for spring bulbs, or use in perennial or shrub borders. Choice cut flowers. Full sun. Fast grower to 1 1/2 to 2 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide.

Festiva Maxima Double Peony Paeonia x 'Festiva Maxima'
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Festiva Maxima

Rich fragrance makes this Peony an excellent choice as cut flower or close to outdoor living spaces. Large numbers of fully double flowers bloom in late spring over a long period. Each is white with exotic red flecks. A reliable, vigorous grower with large leaves and valuable dark green foliage. A bonus in mixed perennial borders or as single accents. Well-drained soil. Full sun. Rapid growth to 2 to 3 feet tall and about as wide. Division.

Felix Crousse Double Peony Paeonia x 'Felix Crousse' (P. x 'Victor Hugo')
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Felix Crousse

Huge, double carmine-red blooms are exquisitely displayed on the bold, erect stems of this hardy, clumping perennial. Excellent background plant for spring bulbs, or use in perennial or shrub borders. Choice cut flowers. Full sun. Fast grower to 1 1/2 to 2 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide.


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