Peony Colors

Peony Colors - RHS Mini Colour Chart


The RHS Mini Colour Chart is used for these bloom color groupings. Hopefully this information will help people in identifying unknown peonies, creating gardening and landscaping plans for their properties, and selecting just the right color of peony for their gardens. Please keep in mind that there is undoubtedly a margin of error in this information since it is all subjective. However these categorizations should be mostly accurate, and hopefully helpful in describing and grouping these peony bloom colors. Data Info

Purple

Pink

Coral

Red

Orange

Yellow

Green

White

Purple
Pink
Coral
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
White

Purple

Purple Brown

183A

RHS Colour Chart Purple Brown 183A
Buckeye Belle

Dark Purple Brown

59A

RHS Colour Chart Dark Purple Brown 59A
Chief Black Hawk

Purple

58A

RHS Colour Chart Purple 58A
Houki
Krekler's Red
Negricans
Nippon Beauty
President Lincoln
Shimadaijin 島大臣 (Island Minister) Uncle Tom

Purple

67A

RHS Colour Chart Purple 67A
Big Ben
Felix Supreme
Kansas
Louis van Houtte
Monsieur Martin Cahuzac
Top Hat
Victoire de la Marne
Watermelon Wine
White Cap

Purple

71A

RHS Colour Chart Purple 71A
Benjamin Franklin
Best Man
Fuchsia Ruffles
Morning Lilac
Prince of Darkness
Raspberry Clown
Summer Carnival
Ursa Minor

Purple

N79C

RHS Colour Chart Purple N79C
Koukamon

Pink Purple

70B

RHS Colour Chart Pink Purple 70B
Sonoma Amethyst

Pink Purple

71B

RHS Colour Chart Pink Purple 71B
Candy Stripe
Felix Crousse
Honor
Karl Rosenfield

Pink Purple

72B

RHS Colour Chart Pink Purple 72B
Gordon E. Simonson

Pink Purple

N74A

RHS Colour Chart Pink Purple N74A
Blue Lagoon
Elfin Beauty
Paul M. Wild
Pink Luau

Dark Pink Violet

77B

RHS Colour Chart Dark Pink Violet 77B
Angel Emily

Light Violet

76B

RHS Colour Chart Light Violet 76B
Kamata-fuji

Light Violet

69C

RHS Colour Chart Light Violet 69C
Lavender Princess

Pink

Purple Pink

68A

RHS Colour Chart Purple Pink 68A
Dr. Alexander Fleming
Gay Paree
Super Gal

Purple Pink

73A

RHS Colour Chart Purple Pink 73A
Celebrity
Color Magnet
Cora Stubbs
Douglas Brand
Guidon
Katherine Fontayen (Catharina Fontijn)
Lavender
Little Darlin'

Purple Pink

N74B

RHS Colour Chart Purple Pink N74B
Feather Top
Lake o' Silver
Pink Derby
Raspberry Firefly

Purple Pink

N74C

RHS Colour Chart Purple Pink N74C
First Arrival
Pehrson's Violet Frisbee
Shimane Cho Juraka

Pink Violet

75C

RHS Colour Chart Pink Violet 75C
Circus Circus
Doris Cooper
Lavender Grace
Lavender Hill
Lavon
Picotee
Vivid Rose
Westerner

Pink Violet

75D

RHS Colour Chart Pink Violet 75D
Ballarena de Saval
Cora Louise
Halcyon
Lady Orchid
Moonstone
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Myra MacRae

Light Pink

54D

RHS Colour Chart Light Pink 54D
Keiko 愛幕 (Adored) - Pink Double Dandy

Light Pink

56A

RHS Colour Chart Light Pink 56A
Do Tell
Dreamtime
Nymphe
Petticoat Flounce
Pink Princess
Pink Spritzer

Light Pink

56C

RHS Colour Chart Light Pink 56C
Angel Cheeks
Chiffon Clouds
Duchesse d'Orleans
Glowing Candles
Horizon
Lady Alexandra Duff
May Music
Moon River
My Love
Pillow Talk
Pink Parasol Surprise
Raspberry Sundae
Solange

Light Pink

65B

RHS Colour Chart Light Pink 65B
Dinner Plate
Li Yuan Chun 李园春
Pastel Splendor

Pink

64D

RHS Colour Chart Pink 64D
Firelight

Pink

68C

RHS Colour Chart Pink 68C
Pietertje Vriend Wagenaar
Sahohime 佐保姫 (Princess Saho)
Seashell

Pink

70C

RHS Colour Chart Pink 70C
Edulis Superba
Martha W.
Monsieur Jules Elie
Sarah Bernhardt
Sorbet

Purple Red

55B

RHS Colour Chart Purple Red 55B
Leda
Takara 慈悲 (Treasure) - Smith Opus 2

Purple Red

55A

RHS Colour Chart Purple Red 55A
Ludovica
Sweet May

Purple Red

58B

RHS Colour Chart Purple Red 58B
Paula Fay
Rose Garland
Skylark

Purple Red

N57A

RHS Colour Chart Purple Red N57A
Lafayette Escadrille
Rosea Plena
Tom Eckhardt
Topeka Garnet

Dark Pink

61C

RHS Colour Chart Dark Pink 61C
anemoneflora
Okinawa
Pink Firefly

Dark Pink

N57C

RHS Colour Chart Dark Pink N57C
Amabilis
Belleville
Better Times
First Lady
Gilbert Barthelot
Lotus Bloom
Rozella

Dark Pink

N57D

RHS Colour Chart Dark Pink N57D
Rose Heart
The Fawn

Coral

Light Red Pink

38D

RHS Colour Chart Light Red Pink 38D
Athena
Golden Frolic
Nelda's Joy
Pastelorama
Sonoma Blessing
Sugar Plum Fairy

Light Red Pink

38B

RHS Colour Chart Light Red Pink 38B
Faithful Dream
Magical Mystery Tour

Red Pink

48C

RHS Colour Chart Red Pink 48C
Coral Sunset
Lovely Rose
Pink Hawaiian Coral
Smith Family Jewel

Red Pink

49A

RHS Colour Chart Red Pink 49A
Etched Salmon
Roselette
Salmon Dream

Red Pink

52B

RHS Colour Chart Red Pink 52B
Ann Berry Cousins
Grace Root
Hillary
Salmon Glory

Orange Red

39B

RHS Colour Chart Orange Red 39B
Old Rose Dandy
Salmon Surprise

Dark Pink Red

50B

RHS Colour Chart Dark Pink Red 50B
Coral Charm
Coral Supreme

Dark Pink Red

51B

RHS Colour Chart Dark Pink Red 51B
Julia Rose
Renown
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Red

Dark Pink Red

52A

RHS Colour Chart Dark Pink Red 52A

Coral Magic
Coral 'N Gold
Cytherea
Flame
Great Lady
New Millennium
Strawberry Wine
Sunshine
Tropicana

Dark Pink Red

53C

RHS Colour Chart Dark Pink Red 53C
America
Burma Joy
Command Performance
Coral Fay
KC Red
Many Happy Returns
Paladin
Red Red Rose

Red

45A

RHS Colour Chart Red 45A
Burma Midnight
Cherry Charm
Defender
Lustrous
Raspberry Charm
Ring of Fire
Scarlet O'Hara

Dark Purple Red

53A

RHS Colour Chart Dark Purple Red 53A
Old Faithful
Red Charm
Red Grace
Scarlet Heaven

Dark Purple Red

185B

RHS Colour Chart Dark Purple Red 185B
Burnished Bronze
Cherry Hill
Early Scout
Highlight
Queen of the Dawn
Unique

Orange

Light Orange

26D

RHS Colour Chart Light Orange 26D
Misaka 美 (Beautiful Blossom) - Smith Opus 1
Mock Orange Yellow

Light Yellow Orange

23C

RHS Colour Chart Light Yellow Orange 23C
Kopper Kettle

Light Yellow Orange

19B

RHS Colour Chart Light Yellow Orange 19B
Joanna Marlene
Misaka 美 (Beautiful Blossom) - Smith Opus 1

Light Yellow Orange

19D

RHS Colour Chart Light Yellow Orange 19D
Berry Garcia

Light Yellow Orange

18C

RHS Colour Chart Light Yellow Orange 18C
Pastelegance
Scrumdidleyumptious

Yellow

Yellow

4A

RHS Colour Chart Yellow 4A
Autumn Harvest
Bartzella
Garden Treasure
Sequestered Sunshine
Smith Family Yellow
Sonoma YeDo
Yellow Crown
Yumi 由美 (Possess Beauty) - Yellow Doodle Dandy

Light Yellow

15D

RHS Colour Chart Light Yellow 15D
Singing in the Rain

Light Yellow

8C

RHS Colour Chart Light Yellow 8C
Canary Brilliants
Sonoma Apricot
Sonoma Welcome
Top Brass

Light Yellow

4D

RHS Colour Chart Light Yellow 4D
Nova

Light Yellow Brown

158D

RHS Colour Chart Light Yellow Brown 158D
Yao Huang 姚黃 (Yao's Yellow)

Light Yellow Green

2C

RHS Colour Chart Light Yellow Green 2C
Border Charm
Cream Delight
Goldilocks
Lemon Chiffon
Prairie Charm
Prairie Moon
Roy Pehrson's Best Yellow
Viking Full Moon
Yellow Emperor

Light Yellow Green

2D

RHS Colour Chart Light Yellow Green 2D
Golden Wheel
Laura Dessert
Lunar Glow
Moonrise
Primevere
Soft Lemon Kisses

Green

Yellow Green

149D

RHS Colour Chart Yellow Green 149D
Green Lotus

White

White

155D

RHS Colour Chart White 155D
Chalice
Duchesse de Nemours
Elsa Sass
Gardenia
Immaculee
Kelway's Glorious
La Tendresse
Madame de Verneville
Miss America
Paeonia obovata var. willmottiae
Perfect Princess
Requiem
White Emperor
White Frost
White Innocence

White

N155D

RHS Colour Chart White N155D
Garden Peace

White

N155B

RHS Colour Chart White N155B
Carl G. Klehm
Early White
Mr. Ed
Seraphim
Zuzu

White

N999D

RHS Colour Chart White N999D
Angel Choir
Bowl of Cream
Festiva Maxima
Fragrant Jade (Xiang Yu)
Lois Kelsey
Mother's Choice
White Phoenix


Data Info: These color codings were taken on the first day of the open bloom, as peony bloom colors tend to fade over time. Some favorable controls in this information are that these peonies are all grown in the same location and the data was all collected by the same person. Also the standard disclaimer applies about the display of the color on different monitors. So please use these peony bloom color groupings as a general guide. :-) If you notice any variety that is grouped in a wildly different color category that what it should be listed in, please notify me, as I may have received a mislabeled peony from the grower. Thank you!