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20 peony varieties
There are thousands of peony varieties to choose from for your garden. Despite the number of different cultivars, there are certain favorite varieties that appear in garden centers every year due to their immense popularity. Let’s look at the most popular peony varieties grown today, as well as a big list of over 200 different types of peonies to choose from.
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Top 20 peony varieties
Here are 20 of the top peony varieties grown in gardens today:
- Sarah Bernhardt peony – double flowers, soft rose petals, sturdy stems
- Coral Charm peony – semi double flowers, peach-coral flowers
- Karl Rosenfield peony – herbaceous peony, double flowers, deep-red blooms
- Sorbet peony – peonies bloom with large pink, ruffled petals
- Festiva Maxima peony – white peony blooms, light fragrance
- Bowl of Beauty peony – herbaceous peony, gold stamens, pink petals
- Shirley Temple peony – soft pink bright blooms, lovely fragrance
- Kansas peony – bright pink peony, awarded by the american peony society
- Coral Sunset peony – bright yellow stamens, pink-orange petals
- Bartzella peony – yellow delicate blooms, yellow centre
- Red Charm peony – double blossoms, with huge flowers
- Raspberry Sundae peony – pale pink petals, delicate foliage
- Pink Hawaiian Coral peony – bright yellow center, coral-pink petals,
- Alexander Flemming peony – pale pink petals, can grow in partial shade
- Duchesse de Nemours peony – pure white flowers, with wavy petals
- Felix Crousse peony – deep pink and magenta blooms
- Edulis Superba peony – fragrant peony plant, with bright pink petals
- Gardenia peony – creamy white peony, best for cut flowers
- Buckeye Belle peony – golden stamens, crimson red petals
- Henry Bockstoce peony – dark red flowers, with dark green foliage
- Monsieur Jules Elie peony – light pink blooms, purple foliage
Big list of peony varieties
Here is the big list of 200+ herbaceous peonies, sorted alphabetically. Popular varieties have been linked to plant nurseries that offer that specific variety (most garden centers ship their peony plants in spring/fall). They come in a variety of colours from light pink, with yellow stamens to pure white petals with strong stems. Some of them have a sweet fragrance, with fragrant flowers while others do not.
- Abalone Pearl Peony
- Abalone Pink Peony
- Adrienne Clarkson Peony
- Aegean Peony
- Afterglow Peony
- Age of Gold Peony
- Age of Victoria Peony
- Alertie Peony
- Alexander Woollcott Peony
- America Peony
- Angel Cheeks Peony
- Ann Cousins Peony
- Avalanche Peony
- Bad Rappenau Peony
- Baroness Schroeder Peony
- Bashful Queen Peony
- Belgravia Peony
- Bella Donna Peony
- Benjamin Franklin Peony
- Black Beauty Peony
- Blanco Royale Peony
- Blush Queen Peony
- Bouquet Perfect Peony
- Bowl of Beauty Peony
- Bowl of Cream Peony
- Break O’Day Peony
- Bridal Gown Peony
- Bridal Shower Peony
- Buckeye Belle Peony
- Burma Ruby Peony
- Butter Bowl Peony
- Candy Stripe Peony
- Catharina Fontijn Peony
- Celebrity Peony
- Cherry Hill Peony
- Chiffon Parfait Peony
- Chocolate Soldier Peony
- Cincinnati Peony
- Claire de Lune Peony
- Class Act Peony
- Command Performance Peony
- Comtesse de Tudor Peony
- Copper King Peony
- Coral Charm Peony
- Coral Fay Peony
- Coral Nebula Peony
- Coral n’Gold Peony
- Coral Sunset Peony
- Coral Supreme Peony
- Crazy 4Ever Peony
- Cytherea Peony
- Dad Peony
- Dawn Pink Peony
- Daystar Peony
- Delaware Chief Peony
- Diana Parks Peony
- Dinner Plate Peony
- Dixon’s Dream Peony
- Do Tell Peony
- Doreen Peony
- Dr. Alexander Fleming Peony
- Dragon’s Nest Peony
- Duchesse de Nemours Peony
- Duchesse d’Orleans Peony
- Dutch Dwarf Peony
- Early Glow Peony
- Early Windflower Peony
- Eden’s Perfume Peony
- Edna’s Wish Peony
- Edulis Superba Peony
- Elise McKenna Peony
- Eliza Lundy Peony
- Ellen Cowley Peony
- Emily Debatene Peony
- Enchanted Peony
- Ethed Salmon Peony
- Fairy’s Petticoat Peony
- Faithful Dream Peony
- Fancy Nancy Peony
- Farzana Peony
- Felix Crousse Peony
- Felix Supreme Peony
- Fernleaf Peony
- Festiva Maxima Peony
- Flame Peony
- Florence Nicholls Peony
- Francois Ortegat Peony
- Garden Peace Peony
- Gardenia Peony
- Gay Paree Peony
- Ghislaine Brosseau Peony
- Goldilocks Peony
- Good Karma Peony
- Green Halo Peony
- G’Day Mate Peony
- Haung Jin Lun Peony
- Helen Matthews Peony
- Henry Bockstoce Peony
- Hermione Peony
- Highlights Peony
- Honey Gold Peony
- Illini Warrior Peony
- Itoh Peony
- Jan van Leeuwen Peony
- Jeanne d’Arc Peony
- Joker Peony
- Josette Peony
- Kansas Peony
- Karen Gray Peony
- Karine Duval Peony
- Karl Rosenfield Peony
- Kelway’s Glorious Peony
- Kirinmaru Peony
- Koppius Peony
- Krinkled White Peony
- Lady Alexandra Duff Peony
- Lady Liberty Peony
- Lancaster Imp Peony
- Late Windflower Peony
- Laura Dessert Peony
- Lavender Baby Peony
- Le Cygne Peony
- Lemon Chiffon Peony
- Lois Kelsey Peony
- Lonesome Dove Peony
- Lora Peony
- Lorelei Peony
- Louise Lossing Peony
- Maestro Peony
- Manitowoc Maiden Peony
- Marie Fischer Peony
- Marie Jacquin Peony
- Marie Lemoine Peony
- Mariechen Peony
- Mary Jo Legare Peony
- Minni Shaylor Peony
- Miss America Peony
- Mme. Calot Peony
- Monsieur Jules Elie Peony
- Moon Over Barrington Peony
- Moon River Peony
- Mother’s Choice Peony
- Mutabilis Plena Peony
- Myrtle Gentry Peony
- Nellie Saylor Peony
- Nick Shaylor Peony
- Nikita Peony
- Nippon Beauty Peony
- Nippon Brilliant Peony
- Nordic Paradox Peony
- Nova Peony
- Officinalis Anemoniflora Rosea Peony
- Old Faithful Peony
- Orange Cup Peony
- Pecher Peony
- Peter Brand Peony
- Petite Elegance Peony
- Pico Peony
- Picotee Peony
- Pink Choice Peony
- Pink Hawaiian Coral Peony
- Plainsman Peony
- Postilion Peony
- Prairie Afire Peony
- Prairie Moon Peony
- President Lincoln Peony
- Primevere Peony
- Prince of Darkness Peony
- Quality Folk Peony
- Rachel Peony
- Rare China Peony
- Raspberry Sundae Peony
- Raspberry Charm Peony
- Red Charm Peony
- Red Goddess Peony
- Red Grace Peony
- Red Rock Canyon Peony
- Red Sarah Bernhardt Peony
- Riches & Fame Peony
- Rienzi Peony
- Romantic Elegance Peony
- Rosaurea Peony
- Roselette’s Child Peony
- Roy Pehrson’s Best Yellow Peony
- Salmon Beauty Peony
- Salmon Dream Peony
- Sarah Bernhardt Peony
- Scarlett O’Hara Peony
- Sea Shell Peony
- Seeing Blue Peony
- Shannon Peony
- Shaylor’s Sunburst Peony
- Shirley Temple Peony
- Silvia Saunders Peony
- Sister Margaret Peony
- Sky Dance Peony
- Soft Salmon Saucer Peony
- Solange Peony
- Sorbet Peony
- Spellbinder Peony
- Spring Sun Peony
- Strawberry Blush Peony
- Summer Glow Peony
- Sunset Flash Peony
- Sweet Lemonade Peony
- Sword Dance Peony
- The Fawn Peony
- The Mighty Mo Peony
- Top Brass Peony
- Top Hat Peony
- Triton Peony
- Victoire de la Marne Peony
- Viking Chief Peony
- Vivid Rose Peony
- Westerner Peony
- White Cap Peony
- White Wings Peony
- Whitleyi Peony
- Wild Lactiflora Peony
- Wonderous Crinkle Peony
- Wonderous Linen Peony
- Wonderous Secret Peony
- Wonderous White Peouy
- Zemina Peony
- Zlatiko Peony
Wow! That’s a lot of different peonies to plant!
And don’t forget, you can also plant Tree Peonies and Intersectional Peonies, which each come in numerous varieties. Read more about the different types of peonies and their most common cultivars.
