2016 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List

Wow! January again! The peony catalogs are coming out faster than I can add them! Well, they're not all out yet. So I'll update this information as more peony catalogs become available. If you'd like to compare this year's prices to last year's prices, here's a link to my 2015 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List Enjoy! (Also if you'd like your company to be listed here, please join the American Peony Society as a Commercial Member, since this is where I obtain my peony grower information.)

Price Change from Last Year
	Adelman - mostly same or lower
	Birchwood - same
	Blossom Hill - mostly same or higher
	Brooks - mostly lower, some same, some higher
	Cricket Hill - mostly higher
	Fina - same or lower
	Hidden Springs - mostly same or lower
	Hollingsworth - some lower, some higher
	Peony's Envy - same
	Solaris Farms - mostly lower
	Song Sparrow - same or higher
	Swenson - mostly higher or same

Intersectional Peony	Price	Vendor
Al's Choice	$85.00	Brooks
Ballarena de Saval	$70.00	Adelman
Bartzella	$45.00	Solaris Farms
Bartzella	$60.00	Swenson
Bartzella	$62.00	Fina
Bartzella	$60.00	Adelman
Bartzella	$65.00	Brooks
Bartzella	$70.00	Hollingsworth
Bartzella	$79.00	Hidden Springs
Bartzella	$85.00	Birchwood
Bartzella	$85.00	Song Sparrow
Bartzella	$89.00	Cricket Hill
Bartzella	C$135.00	Blossom Hill
Berry Garcia	$95.00	Brooks
Border Charm	$40.00	Adelman
Border Charm	$40.00	Brooks
Border Charm	$40.00	Hidden Springs
Border Charm	$40.00	Swenson
Border Charm	$45.00	Birchwood
Border Charm	$65.00	Song Sparrow
Border Charm	C$90.00	Blossom Hill
Callie's Memory	$45.00	Solaris Farms
Callie's Memory	$60.00	Swenson
Callie's Memory	$70.00	Brooks
Canary Brilliants	$55.00	Adelman
Canary Brilliants	$60.00	Swenson
Chief Black Hawk	$185.00	Brooks
Cora Louise	$60.00	Adelman
Cora Louise	$60.00	Birchwood
Cora Louise	$70.00	Brooks
Cora Louise	$79.00	Peony's Envy
Cora Louise	$85.00	Song Sparrow
Cora Louise	$89.00	Cricket Hill
Court Jester	$50.00	Swenson
First Arrival	$40.00	Solaris Farms
First Arrival	$50.00	Swenson
First Arrival	$60.00	Adelman
First Arrival	$60.00	Hollingsworth
First Arrival	$89.00	Cricket Hill
Garden Treasure	$40.00	Solaris Farms
Garden Treasure	$60.00	Adelman
Garden Treasure	$60.00	Fina
Garden Treasure	$60.00	Swenson
Garden Treasure	$64.00	Hollingsworth
Garden Treasure	$65.00	Brooks
Garden Treasure	$68.00	Birchwood
Garden Treasure	$75.00	Hidden Springs
Garden Treasure	$85.00	Song Sparrow
Garden Treasure	$89.00	Cricket Hill
Garden Treasure	$89.00	Peony's Envy
Going Bananas	$40.00	Adelman
Going Bananas	$50.00	Swenson
Going Bananas	C$90.00	Blossom Hill
Going Bananas	$100.00	Song Sparrow
Gordon E. Simonson	$300.00	Swenson
Hidden Treasure	$40.00	Solaris Farms
Hillary	$45.00	Solaris Farms
Hillary	$50.00	Adelman
Hillary	$50.00	Brooks
Hillary	$50.00	Hidden Springs
Hillary	$50.00	Swenson
Hillary	$55.00	Fina
Hillary	$85.00	Song Sparrow
Hillary	C$130.00	Blossom Hill
Joanna Marlene	$64.00	Fina
Joanna Marlene	$75.00	Swenson
Joanna Marlene	$80.00	Adelman
Julia Rose	$45.00	Solaris Farms
Julia Rose	$50.00	Swenson
Julia Rose	$62.00	Fina
Julia Rose	$75.00	Adelman
Julia Rose	$75.00	Brooks
Julia Rose	$79.00	Peony's Envy
Julia Rose	$85.00	Song Sparrow
Julia Rose	$99.00	Cricket Hill
Julia Rose	C$130.00	Blossom Hill
(Anderson's) Kaleidoscope	$60.00	Swenson
Kopper Kettle	$95.00	Brooks
Kopper Kettle	$99.00	Adelman
(Copper) Kopper Kettle	$150.00	Swenson
Lafayette Escadrille	$65.00	Song Sparrow
Lemon Dream	$45.00	Adelman
Lemon Dream	$45.00	Brooks
Lemon Dream	$45.00	Solaris Farms
Lemon Dream	$50.00	Swenson
Little Darlin	$60.00	Birchwood
Little Darlin	$65.00	Song Sparrow
Lollipop	$45.00	Solaris Farms
Lollipop	$80.00	Brooks
Lollipop	$100.00	Swenson
Love Affair	$150.00	Brooks
Love Affair	$150.00	Hidden Springs
Love Affair	$150.00	Solaris Farms
Luxuriant	$150.00	Solaris
Luxuriant	$150.00	Swenson
Luxuriant	$175.00	Brooks
Momo Taro (Peach Boy)	$48.00	Fina
Morning Lilac	$70.00	Adelman
Morning Lilac	$75.00	Swenson
New Millennium	$120.00	Solaris Farms
Norwegian Blush	$150.00	Swenson
Old Rose Dandy	$40.00	Solaris Farms
Old Rose Dandy	$40.00	Swenson
Old Rose Dandy	$45.00	Adelman
Old Rose Dandy	$45.00	Brooks
Pastel Splendor	$35.00	Solaris Farms
Pastel Splendor	$40.00	Swenson
Pastel Splendor	$45.00	Adelman
Pastel Splendor	$75.00	Song Sparrow
Prairie Charm	$40.00	Hollingsworth
Prairie Charm	$40.00	Swenson
Prairie Charm	$50.00	Birchwood
Prairie Charm	$50.00	Hidden Springs
Prairie Charm	$70.00	Song Sparrow
Rosy Prospects	$70.00	Adelman
Rosy Prospects	$75.00	Brooks
Royal Blush	$125.00	Swenson
Saffron Innocence	$200.00	Swenson
Scarlet Heaven	$40.00	Adelman
Scarlet Heaven	$50.00	Hollingsworth
Scarlet Heaven	$40.00	Solaris Farms
Scarlet Heaven	C$80.00	Blossom Hill
Scarlet Heaven	$89.00	Cricket Hill
Sequestered Sunshine	$48.00	Fina
Sequestered Sunshine	$75.00	Swenson
Sequestered Sunshine	$85.00	Brooks
Sequestered Sunshine	$100.00	Song Sparrow
Singing in the Rain	$60.00	Solaris Farms
Singing in the Rain	$75.00	Brooks
Sonoma Amethyst	$65.00	Adelman
Sonoma Amethyst	$65.00	Solaris Farms
Sonoma Apricot	$60.00	Solaris Farms
Sonoma Apricot	$80.00	Adelman
Sonoma Blessing	$80.00	Adelman
Sonoma Floozy	$80.00	Adelman
Sonoma Halo	$250.00	Solaris Farms
Sonoma Halo	$350.00	Adelman
Sonoma Lavender Fancy	$50.00	Adelman
Sonoma Rosy Future	$125.00	Adelman
Sonoma Rosy Future	$150.00	Solaris Farms
Sonoma Sun	$80.00	Adelman
Sonoma Velvet Ruby	$60.00	Solaris Farms
Sonoma Velvet Ruby	$65.00	Adelman
Sonoma Welcome	$75.00	Adelman
Strawberry Blush	$175.00	Swenson
Sugar Plum Fairy	$75.00	Hollingsworth
Tolomeo Itoh #L61	$135.00	Solaris Farms
Unique	$60.00	Adelman
Unique	$60.00	Hidden Springs
Unique	$60.00	Solaris Farms
Unique	$60.00	Swenson
Viking Full Moon	$40.00	Solaris Farms
Viking Full Moon	$40.00	Swenson
Viking Full Moon	$45.00	Adelman
Watermelon Wine	$125.00	Swenson
Watermelon Wine	$150.00	Adelman
Watermelon Wine	$150.00	Brooks
White Emperor	$125.00	Swenson
Yellow Crown	$40.00	Solaris Farms
Yellow Dream	C$100.00	Blossom Hill
Yellow Emperor	$45.00	Solaris Farms
Yellow Emperor	$45.00	Swenson
Yellow Emperor	$85.00	Song Sparrow

2016 Registered for American Peony Society Convention

I did it! I finally got my registration in for the 2016 American Peony Society Convention. I am already excited! I can't wait to see all of my peony friends again, meet some new ones, and of course see all of those gorgeous flowers! The convention is going to be in Wisconsin this year. This will be the second peony convention I've attended in Wisconsin. The first one I went to was in Janesville, WI, and it was nice. So I am looking forward to this one in Green Bay, especially since I've never been to Green Bay before. Plus, we are going to be touring the gardens of Nate Bremer of Solaris Farms and of Bill Seidl. It will be nice to meet both of them and see all of their peonies. I can't wait! Also don't forget about the tour of Klehm's Song Sparrow - a rare opportunity to buy their normally mail order only plants in person! Plus, there's always the exhibit, lectures, and of course the banquet and peony auction! So what are you waiting for? Sign up now!!! :-) I hope to see you all there!
2016 American Peony Society Convention

2016 New Peony Breaking Dormancy Too Early

Intersectional Peony 'Prairie Charm' Breaking Dormancy Too Early
This happens on occasion, new peony foliage breaking dormancy too early. It's happened before like this 2012 Newly Planted Peony Sprouting in Fall. That peony lived, but those early sprouts of foliage did not, which is not ideal since the newly divided root is wasting its limited energy reserves on foliage that does not live. Usually the new peony will live, but it will just take longer for it to become established and bloom. This situation usually occurs in peonies that are newly planted, especially here in the South since the weather is warmer here than the climate they were previously growing in. As is the case with this Intersectional Peony 'Prairie Charm' from Moscow, PA - which appears to be in growing zone 5b/6a. I am in growing zone 7b. So that is at least 1.5 growing zones to about 2 full growing zones colder than where I am.
Intersectional Peony 'Prairie Charm' With Extra Mulch
This time, I noticed the dormancy break early, and tried throwing some much over it to block the sun and hopefully keep the foliage from freezing. I am hoping that by blocking the sun, the sprout will not continue to grow, and I'm also hoping that by covering the sprout with mulch, the newly emerging foliage will be protected from the freezing cold temperatures. Our winter has been very weird this year so far. We were warm for most of December, then it finally got cold for a week or so. Then it got hot again, and now cold again. I'm guessing this is how the rest of winter will play out too. I hope this little plant will figure out that it's not time to sprout yet and stay under this new layer of mulch!

2016 Southern Peony Joins Facebook!

Well, finally! Southern Peony finally joins Facebook! It's about time, it's only 2016! Happy New Year to all of my fellow peony lovers and growers out there! You now have a new way to keep up with all of the latest news here at Southern Peony through your favorite social media site - Facebook. So check out our new Southern Peony Facebook page and give us a like! All of our posts here will get posted to Facebook as well. That way you can see lots of gorgeous peony pics while you're catching up on all the family gossip and friend's photos! ;-) Also please tell all your peony friends about us too!
Southern Peony on Facebook

2015 Dreaming Up a Peony Wish List for Next Year

It's that time of year, the time when the cold outside starts to keep you inside. There's a nip in the air, and a bit more warmth inside. Somehow you find yourself dreaming of spring and all of those blooms you know are waiting just below the ground. What better way to whet your appetite for spring than reviewing the catalogs of peony growers and dreaming up a wish list of peonies for next year? And what better place to record peony dreams than on these "I Love Peonies - My Wish List" notepads that came in a Peony Basket from my 2015 APS Auction Winnings at the APS Convention this year. If you think there aren't any 2016 Peony Catalogs out yet, then think again! Some peony vendors post their 2016 catalogs early, like Brooks Gardens, Hidden Springs Flower Farm, and Klehm's Song Sparrow. So start dreaming!!!

Peony Wish List Notepads

2015 P. Rockii Seeds Arrived via Air Mail from Canada

The Purple Peony Rockii Seeds from Ebay Canada that I ordered three weeks ago arrived earlier this week. They arrived sooner than Ebay expected them to get here. Ebay's system said "Estimated delivery Tue, Jan 26 - Mon, Feb 01". I'm sure glad they were wrong. It's already a bit late here, since I planted my own peony seeds 4 months ago in September, 2015 Fall Peony Seed Planting and Donation. These peony seeds may not have enough time to germinate this year, but I hope they will or at least some of them will. People often say that it takes two years to germinate a peony seed. However, the majority of the seeds I plant will germinate the first year, especially if they are from my own garden (that way I know the seeds are fresh, and I can plant them right away).
So I got these P. rockii seeds planted right away. The seller was kind enough to send some extra of the Purple Paeonia Rockii seeds and 3 Pink Double Paeonia Rockii seeds as a gift. However, it seems the Pink Double Paeonia Rockii seeds were crushed in shipping or had been in the plastic too long, as the shell of the seeds had been broken and some of the shell pieces were stuck to the plastic bubble wrap. One of these seeds was missing its shell entirely, leaving the inner white part of the seed exposed. I planted all of them anyway. I will be especially curious to see if all 3 of these Pink Double Paeonia seeds germinate. We shall see what spring will bring! :-)

2015 Thank You Card for Peony for Historic Whitehall

I must say I was delighted to receive this thank you card in the mail a couple weeks ago from the Executive Director at Historic Whitehall. The card was sent to thank me for the Peony 'Bartzella' I sent them as a 2015 Peony Donation to Historic Whitehall Gardens to thank them for giving our APS members such a wonderful tour of their house and gardens. It is quite nice to get such a lovely snowy white card in the mail at a time that many APS members have snow in their gardens. We rarely get snow here. If we do, it usually melts within a day or two. Some years we don't get any snow that sticks to the ground or any snow at all. So this card with a beautiful snowball bush in front of their white columns is a good reminder that winter is almost here.

Thank You Card from Historic Whitehall