Sunday, February 17, 2019

2019 Intersectional Peonies at Lowe's 3 for $29.98


Intersectional / Itoh Peonies for Sale at Lowe's

I'm not sure if I've ever seen a deal this good on Itoh / Intersectional Peonies before. If you haven't seen them yet, Lowe's Home Improvement is selling 3 Intersectional Peony roots in a box for $29.98! That's a really good deal considering the cheapest Intersectional Peony that I track on my price list, 2019 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List is $25 (plus shipping) for one (and that's the lowest price, the average price is $73)! Each "ITOH PEONIES" box has 3 peonies in it. The boxes all have 2 varieties in each box, with a mix of Intersectional Peony 'Bartzella' and one other peony. However I couldn't see how many you got of each. I'm guessing since it didn't tell you how many of each variety, that there are probably 2 'Bartzella's and 1 of the other variety in each box.


'Bartzella' & 'Scarlet Heaven' Peony Set

Intersectional Peony 'Bartzella' is a great peony to own anyway. It is an American Peony Society Gold Medal Winner and and American Peony Society Award of Landscape Merit Winner. It is also a Southern Peony Best Performer, 2012 Peony 'Bartzella' Best Performer - Week 5. From what I could see, it seems they are selling three combinations: Peony 'Bartzella' & Peony 'Cora Louise', Peony 'Bartzella' & Peony 'Canary Brilliants', and Peony 'Bartzella' & Peony 'Scarlet Heaven'. If you don't grow some of these varieties or if you think intersectional peonies have been too expensive for you to grow in the past, then this is an excellent opportunity to try them. Also if you do grow these varieties and you'd like to grow more of them, here's your chance to stock up!


'Bartzella' & 'Cora Louise' Peony Set


'Bartzella' & 'Canary Brilliants' Peony Set


Friday, February 15, 2019

2019 It's Starting! Herbaceous Peonies are Growing!

I can't believe it is starting already. I found a few of my existing herbaceous peonies that I've had for years that have decided to start growing. Spring will be here before we know it! The first three I've found so far this year are Peony 'Tropicana', Peony 'Pink Hawaiian Coral, and Peony 'America'. Also the Peony 'Glowing Candles' that sprouted super early, 2019 Peony 'Glowing Candles' Tries to Grow Again in January, has been hanging on for a while now. It is very determined and even has two foliage shoots now! However I'm not sure yet if I will see a bloom from it this spring or not. It is just so exciting beginning to see the first signs of spring. My hellebores are coming into full bloom now, and the daphnes have been heavily perfuming the air - what a gorgeous and good smelling preview of what's to come!


Peony 'Tropicana'


Peony 'Pink Hawaiian Coral'


Peony 'America'


Peony 'Glowing Candles'


Monday, February 4, 2019

2019 Herbaceous Hot 100 Peony Catalog Price Comparison List

I've been doing my Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison Lists for a few years now. However this will be only the third year that I list some of the pricey herbaceous peonies that people might be interested in. There are several up and coming hot herbaceous peonies that tend to be around or above the $100 price range. Some of these peonies can be hard to find and acquire because their stock is so limited (and some are sold out already). So this list will give you a heads up of where you can find them and who has them priced for what. You can also check out last year's 2018 Herbaceous Hot 100 Peony Catalog Price Comparison List, if you want to know the exact prices for these peonies last year. Even if you don't want to spend that much on one peony (yet!), at least you can drool! 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.)


2019 Southern Peony Herbaceous Hot 100 Peony Price List
Peony 'Lemon Chiffon'

I am missing a few prices from Hidden Springs Flower Farm this year since I didn't have a chance to collect it right away. If anyone ordered any of the sold out varieties, please email me or leave a comment to let me know what the price(s) were, and I will update the list.

Varieties
Offered
Peony Vendor
Price Change
from Last Year

6
Adelman mixed, lower, same, & higher
3
Blossom Hill same
4
Brooks some lower, some same
1
Cricket Hill same
1
Fina same
5
Hidden Springs same
21
Hollingsworth mostly lower
0
Peony's Envy same
5
Peony Shop Holland mostly lower
22
Solaris Farms mixed, lower, same, & higher
1
Song Sparrow same
7
Swenson higher

Herbaceous PeonyPriceVendor
Bethie$300.00Hollingsworth
Black SwanC$75.00Blossom Hill
Blood Moon$300.00Solaris Farms
Bob$?.00Hidden Springs
Dreamtime$150.00Solaris Farms
Dreamtime$?.00Hidden Springs
Early Canary$100.00Hollingsworth
Faithful Dream$150.00Hollingsworth
Fire Bomb$150.00Swenson
Garden Gem$90.00Hollingsworth
Gena Marie$350.00Hollingsworth
Golden Angel$90.00Solaris Farms
Golden Angel$125.00Song Sparrow
Golden Wheel$79.00Cricket Hill
Good Cheer$90.00Solaris Farms
Heather$350.00Hollingsworth
John's DreamC$350.00Blossom Hill
Juliska$65.00Solaris Farms
Juliska$?.00Hidden Springs
Kathy's Touch€75.00Peony Shop Holland
Kathy's Touch$85.00Brooks
Kathy's Touch$90.00Hollingsworth
Kayleigh Ann$300.00Hollingsworth
Kim$450.00Solaris Farms
KimSue$300.00Hollingsworth
Lavender$100.00Swenson
Lavender$120.00Hollingsworth
Lemon Chiffon€24.00Peony Shop Holland
Lemon Chiffon$70.00Hollingsworth
Lemon Chiffon$75.00Brooks
Lemon Chiffon$?.00Hidden Springs
Lemon Chiffon$75.00Solaris Farms
Lemon Chiffon$80.00Adelman
Lemon Chiffon$115.00Fina
Little Corporal$160.00Solaris Farms
Lois' Choice$75.00Brooks
Lois' Choice$80.00Solaris Farms
Lois' Choice$100.00Hollingsworth
Lois' Choice$120.00Adelman
Manitowoc Maiden$70.00Solaris Farms
Necromancer$70.00Solaris Farms
Old Soldier$75.00Solaris Farms
Old Soldier$80.00Hollingsworth
Omega Centauri$450.00Solaris Farms
Origin of Serenity$150.00Solaris Farms
Paeonia mlokosewitschii$80.00Adelman
Pastelegance€175.00Peony Shop Holland
Pastelegance$175.00Solaris Farms
Pastelegance$180.00Hollingsworth
Pastelegance$199.00Adelman
Pastelegance$200.00Swenson
Pastelorama$200.00Solaris Farms
Pastelorama$300.00Hollingsworth
Peachy Rose$75.00Brooks
Pink Bubbles$70.00Hollingsworth
Plum Surprise$100.00Swenson
Roger's Red$400.00Swenson
Romantic Elegance$?.00Hidden Springs
Queen Rose$100.00Swenson
Quitzin€65.00Peony Shop Holland
Quitzin$200.00Hollingsworth
Seidl's Super$280.00Solaris Farms
Stephen E Ambrose$250.00Swenson
Summer GlowC$50.00Blossom Hill
Summer Glow$30.00Solaris Farms
Sunny Day$40.00Hollingsworth
Sunny Day€75.00Peony Shop Holland
Sunny Boy$200.00Solaris Farms
Tropicana$70.00Solaris Farms
Tropicana$100.00Adelman
Tropicana$100.00Hollingsworth
Valkyrie (Seidl #74H120-2)$80.00Solaris Farms
Valkyrie (Seidl #74H120-2)$100.00Hollingsworth
Vanilla Schnapps$115.00Solaris Farms
Vanilla Schnapps$150.00Hollingsworth
Vanilla Schnapps$185.00Adelman
Virginia Emerson$100.00Hollingsworth

Sunday, February 3, 2019

2019 Planting Open Pollinated Seed from Last Fall


2018 Open Pollinated Seeds in Bags

I know it is a little late, but I guess I just got back around to it. I finally got my seed planted from 2018. Maybe it was because I wasn't very excited about the seeds that I got, or maybe it was because I wasn't that excited about the number of seeds that I got. Whatever the reason, at least I finally got them planted. I guess I was a little disappointed that none of my intersectional crosses worked last year, 2018 Dismal Seed Production Year. Also it was actually a bad year for seed overall. Usually I have enough seeds that I am able to donate some to the American Peony Society Seed Distribution Program (which is a great program if you are looking to grow peonies from seed). This year, however, I only got 18 seeds, not just from one variety, but total - 18 seeds in total. It was a terrible year for seed production.


2018 Open Pollinated Seeds Planting Bed

I guess I finally decided to be thankful for what Mother Nature has given me (plus I got my label maker working again, well, working enough to print out a few seed labels). So I made a few signs for the seeds and got them planted on this nice 60 degree day in February (another thing to be thankful for, especially after the cold arctic blast we got this past week). I highly doubt these peony seeds will sprout this spring since I planted them so late, but at least they're in the ground. Hopefully I'll see some lovely peony blooms from them a few years down the road...


Friday, February 1, 2019

2019 Tree Peonies Starting to Peek Out


Unknown White Tree Peony

It's been a month since I first snapped a few photos of my tree peonies in January, 2019 New Year Holds (Peony) Promise! Although it is only February, I can already see some movement in the buds. I'm not sure if it is the temperatures or the length of our days that they are responding to (or maybe a combination of both), but they are definitely starting to grow a bit. Although tree peonies have been slow to start taking hold for me, I am starting to enjoy growing them a bit more. Also you get to watch them come to life long before the herbaceous and intersectional peonies start to wake up. If you don't yet grow any tree peonies, I'd definitely recommend trying one or two. They are certainly entertaining in these long winter months...


Tree Peony 'White Phoenix'


Tree Peony 'Chojuraku'


Tree Peony 'Yao Huang'


Tree Peony "Chinese Pink" Seedling


Tree Peony 'Sahohime'