2020 Intersectional Peony 'Joanna Marlene' from garden*breeze on Ebay

Well, after years of patiently waiting, I am happy to report that my Intersectional Peony 'Joanna Marlene' that I purchased from garden*breeze on Ebay, 2015 Intersectional Peony 'Joanna Marlene' on Ebay is authentic. The beauty and uniqueness of this one is unmistakeable and it matches it's original photo perfectly. This intersectional peony bloomed for me this past week. It wasn't the first time it bloomed, as it did bloom last year, 2019 Intersectional Peony 'Joanna Marlene' Update. However I missed the bloom completely and only got photos of the bud and the remnants of the bloom. However this year, I got some photos of this delicate beauty in all her ruffled, pastel two-toned glory, and I am in love! If you don't grow Intersectional Peony 'Joanna Marlene' yet, take a look at the gorgeous photos below to see what you're missing out on!


Intersectional Peony 'Joanna Marlene'

2020 Tree Peony 'Koukamon' Blooms in Week 5 Late Mid Season!

Tree Peony 'Koukamon' 皇嘉門 (Floral Gate)
The weather must be really confusing the peonies this year. My Tree Peony 'Koukamon' 皇嘉門 (Floral Gate) bloomed in Week 5 this year! I have never had a tree peony bloom this late (that wasn't a brand new spring planted addition to the garden). Regardless, I am really enjoying the spacing out of this peony season. I kind of wish it could be like this every year! It looks like this tree peony first bloomed for me in 2018, and it bloomed in Week 2 Early season! So you can see what a difference it has had in the bloom season this year, almost 3 weeks later than normal! Regardless of when this Tree Peony 'Koukamon' blooms, I am grateful for it. This is such a gorgeous tree peony and an awesome shade of purple!


Tree Peony 'Koukamon' 皇嘉門 (Floral Gate)
Blooms in Week 5 Late Mid Season

Tree Peony 'Koukamon' 皇嘉門 (Floral Gate)

2020 Peony 'Festiva Maxima' Southern Peony Best Performer - Week 5

A Southern peony classic, Peony 'Festiva Maxima' is definitely a Southern Peony Best Performer. This peony will grow and multiply so well you will have enough to share with friends and neighbors. You can divide it easily, no problem, and this peony does not skip a beat. It is filled with loads of giant, fluffly double white blooms, with scattered red flecks in its center. The perfume is heavenly - you just can't get enough of its fragrance. The only downside to this peony is that the blooms are so heavy they will lay on the ground unless you stake or tie them up. As you can see I tied mine up after the blooms started to open. Your best bet for keeping these beauties looking their best is a peony cage or plant support ring put out when the foliage is first emerging. Peony 'Festiva Maxima' was hybridized by Miellez and registered in 1851, a true classic!


Peony 'Festiva Maxima'
Southern Peony Best Performer

Peony 'Festiva Maxima'
Southern Peony Best Performer

Peony 'Festiva Maxima'
Southern Peony Best Performer

Peony 'Festiva Maxima'
Southern Peony Best Performer

Peony 'Festiva Maxima'
Southern Peony Best Performer

2020 Intersectional Peony Blooms Week 5 Late Mid

This was definitely the week of the Yellow Intersectional Peony! Compared to last week, 2020 Intersectional Peony Blooms Week 4 Mid, there so many more yellow intersectional peonies opening this week in Week 5! If you like yellow peonies, intersectionals are definitely the way to go. Their are so many to choose from, and they each have their own personality. No matter which one you choose, a yellow intersectional will definitely brighten up a sunny spot in your garden! Cheers!!


Intersectional Peony 'Yellow Emperor'

Intersectional Peony 'Luxuriant'

Intersectional Peony 'Canary Brilliants'

Intersectional Peony 'Sonoma Rosy Future'

Intersectional Peony 'Garden Treasure'

Intersectional Peony 'Ballarena de Saval'

Intersectional Peony 'Bartzella'

Intersectional Peony 'Old Rose Dandy'

Intersectional Peony 'Sequestered Sunshine'

Intersectional Peony 'Sugar Plum Fairy'

2020 Peony Blooms Week 5 Late Mid

Many more of the fully double herbaceous peonies came into bloom this week. I must say this has been an awesome spring so far. The temperate weather and easy temperatures have really slowed down the bloom season this year, giving more time to enjoy the blooms and helping spread out the season. I wouldn't be surprised if we get a week 8 of blooms this year like we did in 2016, Southern Peony Bloom Dates. Peony 'Carl G. Klehm' bloomed for me for the first time this year, and I am really enjoy its unique coloration and the orderliness of its petal pattern.


Peony 'Kansas'

Peony 'Lois Kelsey'

Peony 'Topeka Garnet'

Peony 'Lake o' Silver'

Peony 'Festiva Maxima'

Peony 'Perfect Princess'

Peony 'Carl G. Klehm'

2020 Tree Peony 'Renown' Blooms in Week 4 Mid Season!

Tree Peony 'Renown'
Either I don't grow enough tree peonies yet, or this tree peony is really mixed up this year. Tree Peony 'Renown' bloomed for me this year for the first time, with 3 blooms, and it bloomed in Week 4 - Mid Season! I couldn't believe it. I just tried looking it up in the APS database to see what season it is supposed to bloom in, and it didn't say, but it did say this, "Reblooms in July – August" Wow! I had no idea that some tree peonies reliably rebloom! I am very curious to see this. I also checked the Adelman Peony Gardens web site where I originally purchased it, and it says it blooms "midseason". So maybe this is the right time for it to bloom. The tree peony had only 1 stem for me last year (the first year it grew), and this year (the second year of growth) it has 4 stems and 3 blooms! I am just blown away!! I can't wait to see what this one does later in the season and how well it grows next year too!


Tree Peony 'Renown'

Tree Peony 'Renown'

Tree Peony 'Renown'

Tree Peony 'Renown'

2020 Peony 'Green Lotus' Southern Peony Best Performer - Week 4

This Peony 'Green Lotus' is like a machine! It is always, always full of blooms every single year. It is a very, very reliable bloomer. The blooms will just stay on the plant and stay on the plant. They are wild and unique and GREEN! I just love this plant!! The blooms like literally never fall off. They will open over time, but eventually every bloom on the plant will be open at the same time. Peony 'Green Lotus' was hybridized by Klehm and registered in 1995. If you want to add a unqiue peony to your garden that's sure to be something different, Peony 'Green Lotus' is it! :-)


Peony 'Green Lotus'
Southern Peony Best Performer

Peony 'Green Lotus'
Southern Peony Best Performer

Peony 'Green Lotus'
Southern Peony Best Performer

2020 Intersectional Peony Blooms Week 4 Mid

I just love, love, love my intersectional peonies. I couldn't help but share all of these gorgeous photos with you. Week 4 has been a busy week in the peony garden, especially for the intersectionals. There are so many different colored beautiful blooms in the garden, it seems like a veritable rainbow!!! If you haven't yet gotten into intersectional peonies, I would highly encourage you to give them a try so you can have a rainbow of color in your garden too! :-) 🌈


Intersectional Peony 'Sonoma Apricot'

Intersectional Peony 'Hillary'

Intersectional Peony 'White Emperor'

Intersectional Peony 'Lafayette Escadrille'

Intersectional Peony 'Smith Family Yellow'

Intersectional Peony 'Unique'

Intersectional Peony 'Lunar Glow'

Intersectional Peony 'Little Darlin''

Intersectional Peony 'Singing in the Rain'

2020 Peony Blooms Week 4 Mid

I think Week 4 Mid is usually the busiest week in terms of blooms, with probably the most blooms open this week. The weather has continued to be mild here, and the peonies seemed to be a least a bit mixed up in their bloom order. I even had a tree peony bloom this week, which is very odd to me - more on that later... We've had a decent spring so far - a mix of temperatures and an adequate amount of rain, but not too much. I think it's been a pretty good spring for the peony flowers. Peony 'Chiffon Clouds' bloomed for me for the first time this year. I can't wait to see how this one looks as it matures. I still remember that one being my favorite when the APS toured Klehm's Song Sparrow farm & nursery in 2016 APS Peony Convention Tour of Song Sparrow.


Peony 'Coral Magic'

Peony 'Command Performance'

Peony 'Tropicana'

Peony 'Dreamtime'

Peony 'Rose Garland'

Peony 'Chiffon Clouds'

Peony 'Lustrous'

Peony 'Zuzu'