Thursday, February 10, 2022

2022 Solaris Farms Tree Peony Order Peony 'Angel' Emily & Her Children!

Tree Peony 'Angel Emily' is by far my favorite tree peony (at least so far!!). Unfortunately my Tree Peony 'Angel Emily' got killed 2 springs ago by TruGreen :-(. So now I have to order another one to put in a super protected area. 😊 My Tree Peony 'Angel Choir' was right beside it, and both of them bit the dust. Gosh, gardening can be an expensive hobby! Sometimes you think you only have to buy a plant once and it will be there forever, but that is not always the case!

Tree Peony 'Angel Emily'
at Solaris Farms
Tree Peony 'Angel Choir'
at Solaris Farms

Besides those two old favorites it looks like there are 2 new tree peonies from Nate Bremer at Solaris Farms that are children of Tree Peony 'Angel Emily' - Tree Peony 'Black Echo' and Tree Peony 'Olympus'. I really couldn't resist! They both look so gorgeous and loaded with blooms. I have spots in my garden picked out for them already! I want to put 'Angel Emily' in a lavender garden near my Intersectional Peony Garden, and I want to put Tree Peony 'Angel Choir' near a garden bench and bird feeder in my back yard. I also have some hot pink and light pink gardens where I'll put the other two new tree peony varieties.

Tree Peony 'Black Echo'
at Solaris Farms
Tree Peony 'Olympus'
at Solaris Farms

I am thrilled to see how Nate Bremer is carrying on the legacy of Bill Seidl in the hybridizing of tree peonies. It was a rare and unique opportunity to visit Bill's garden in 2016 Peony 'Dreamtime' Pollen from Bill Seidl's Garden before he passed away, and I'm so glad I had the chance. It was very humbling to find out that he even knew who I was! 😊 I can't wait to see how these new progeny of his angel, Tree Peony 'Angel Emily', turn out!! They look so lovely in the photos!!

Sunday, February 6, 2022

2022 Peony Shop Holland Offers 47 Herbaceous Hot 100 Peonies


Peony Shop Holland Offers 47 Herbaceous Hot 100 Peonies

There are so many pretty new peony cultivars over at Peony Shop Holland that are on the Southern Peony 2022 Herbaceous Hot 100 Peony Catalog Price Comparison List. The top grower on the list is actually a Dutch grower based in the Netherlands called Peony Shop Holland.

Peony Shop Holland is offering 47 distinct varieties on our Herbaceous Hot 100 list - (the most ever! since I've been compiling my list). I did notice that many of the peonies offered on the Peony Shop Holland list are Roger Anderson / Swenson Gardens hybridized varieties - that I haven't yet seen Swenson Gardens offer for sale (like all of the Peony 'Joyful ...' series peonies). I guess Swenson Gardens had too many new introductions and decided to sell some of them to Peony Shop Holland for propagation.

Peony Shop Holland is mostly wholesale, but I believe they will sell to anyone. However I think the shipping costs to the US can be prohibitive unless you are able to get together a group order. Here is a description of them from their web site: "Our peony nursery is specialized in growing and multiplying exclusive, high quality peony roots and flowers. Peonyshop.com is a family-owned business run by Jeremy and Joshua (brothers). We propagate our peonies the traditional way and don’t use Meristem culture. The peony flowers are mainly sold in the Netherlands. The roots are exported all over the world, mostly to wholesale peony buyers." If you'd like to learn more about Peony Shop Holland, you can also check out our hybridizer interview with Joshua in 2020 Peony Hybridizer Interview - Joshua Scholten.

Thursday, February 3, 2022

2022 Peony 'Lembrose' Most Expensive Peony Ever $2,500.00


Peony 'Lembrose' for Sale for $2,500.00 at Swenson Gardens

One shocking piece of news that came out of my work on the 2022 Herbaceous Hot 100 Peony Catalog Price Comparison List was the price tag on a new cultivar, Peony 'Lembrose', the biggest price tag I have ever seen. The only description on this very expensive peony (aside from the stats: 32" tall, 38" wide, double, mid) are, "Need we say more? The apex of new peony cultivars?", which is not much of a description to me. The Swenson Gardens web page does show several photos of the bloom as is progresses and opens, and it is very pretty.

Honestly, I'm not sure how I feel about this super expensive price tag. Does it mean that peonies are becoming more valuable? Is that good for the peony world? Does it mean that peonies are becoming more inaccessible to the average gardener? How do you feel about these new higher prices for new peony variety introductions? Would you pay $2,500.00 for one peony root? If you have a comment, please leave your thoughts below in the "Post a Comment" box.

Sunday, January 30, 2022

2022 Southern Peony New Topic Labels for Price Comparison Lists

While working on my Peony Price Lists this year, 2022 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List & 2022 Herbaceous Hot 100 Peony Catalog Price Comparison List, I noticed that is was hard to see the prices and varieties side by side for past years, when looking at the topic for "Price List". On the Southern Peony Popular Topics page, you can look at articles by topic. When you click on Price List, it takes you to all of the previous price list articles for both herbaceous and intersectional peonies. Usually if you want to compare, you probably want to see all of the past varieties offered or past prices listed for just one type or the other (herbaceous OR intersectional), but not both.


Southern Peony Popular Topics

So I decided to create 2 new labels and add them to the Popular Topics page, one for herbaceous peonies "Price List Herbaceous" and one for intersectionals "Price List Intersectional". So now you can click on just the type you are interested in viewing, and only those price lists will come up. I hope this new feature is helpful for you when comparing prices and varieties, checking which vendors may have offered which peony varieties in the past, etc. Happy Peony Hunting!!

Friday, January 28, 2022

2022 Herbaceous Hot 100 Peony Catalog Price Comparison List

I've been doing my Southern Peony Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison Lists for 9 years now. This will be the 5th 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.

If you'd like to compare this year's prices to prices 2 years ago, here's a link to the Southern Peony 2020 Herbaceous Hot 100 Peony Catalog Price Comparison List. Even if you don't want to spend that much on one peony (yet!), at least you can drool! Enjoy!

It was a little sad to take Song Sparrow off the list since they closed at the end of 2020. (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.)


Herbaceous Hot 100 Peony Price List
Peony 'Tropicana'


Varieties
Offered
Peony Vendor
Price Change
from Last Year

9
Adelman mixed, lower, higher, & same
1
Blossom Hill lower
5
Brooks higher & same
3
Cricket Hill same
3
Fina lower
9
Hidden Springs same
37
Hollingsworth mostly lower
5
Oh My Peonies lower
0
Peony's Envy same
47
Peony Shop Holland mostly lower
33
Solaris Farms mixed, lower, same, & higher
31
Swenson mixed, same, lower, & higher

Herbaceous PeonyPriceVendor
Angela Jo$320.00Hollingsworth
Anna$450.00Hollingsworth
Alexander Woollcott$75.00Hidden Springs
Bethie$200.00Solaris Farms
Black Swan$100.00Solaris Farms
Blood Moon$450.00Solaris Farms
Bashful Queen€350.00Peony Shop Holland
Bob$100.00Fina
Bob$125.00Hidden Springs
Calliope$250.00Solaris Farms
Cherry Bomb$600.00Solaris Farms
Constance Spry$200.00Swenson
Dreamtime$80.00Hollingsworth
Dreamtime$90.00Solaris Farms
Dreamtime$120.00Oh My Peonies
Early Canary$90.00Hollingsworth
Early Canary$125.00Hidden Springs
Early Canary€150.00Peony Shop Holland
Echoes of Love$400.00Solaris Farms
Edna's Wish$450.00Hollingsworth
Enchanted$110.00Hollingsworth
Europa$375.00Solaris Farms
Euterpe$150.00Solaris Farms
Faithful Dream$90.00Hollingsworth
Faithful Dream$100.00Swenson
Faithful Dream€250.00Peony Shop Holland
Fire Bomb$200.00Swenson
Gena Marie$300.00Hollingsworth
Glorious Arrival$500.00Swenson
Glorious Blush$750.00Swenson
Glorious Cheer$1000.00Swenson
Glorious Grace$750.00Swenson
Glorious Honey$750.00Swenson
Glorious Hope$1000.00Swenson
Glorious Imprint$175.00Swenson
Glorious Lavender$2000.00Swenson
Glorious Look$150.00Swenson
Glorious Passion$300.00Swenson
Glorious Secret$750.00Swenson
Glorious Sound$300.00Swenson
Glorious Whisper$125.00Swenson
Golden Angel$38.00Hollingsworth
Golden Wheel$100.00Swenson
Greenland$75.00Brooks
Greenland$80.00Adelman
Greenland€80.00Peony Shop Holland
Green Monster€320.00Peony Shop Holland
Hanadama Pearl$500.00Solaris Farms
Heather$270.00Hollingsworth
Hot Gates$400.00Solaris Farms
Imperial Fuchsia$100.00Hollingsworth
Independence Day€55.00Peony Shop Holland
Independence Day$125.00Hidden Springs
John's DreamC$100.00Blossom Hill
John's Dream$350.00Solaris Farms
Joyful Adornment€300.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Anointing€300.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Beginning€330.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Bliss€300.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Blush€600.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Celebration€330.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Clouds€640.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Compassion€640.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Dancing€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Desire€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Frills€300.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Gleam€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Harmony€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Hope€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Horizon€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Hush€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Love€300.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Moon€600.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Morning€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Nobility€300.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Note€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Romantic€800.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Salver€300.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Sun€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Well€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Juliska$48.00Hidden Springs
Juliska$49.99Hidden Springs
Juliska$72.00Adelman
Kathy's Touch$50.00Hollingsworth
Kathy's Touch€55.00Peony Shop Holland
Kathy's Touch$75.00Brooks
Kayleigh Ann$190.00Hollingsworth
Kayleigh Ann$300.00Solaris Farms
Kayleigh Ann€320.00Peony Shop Holland
KimSue$175.00Solaris Farms
K-Nina$100.00Hollingsworth
Lavender$90.00Hollingsworth
Lembrose$2500.00Swenson
Lemon Chiffon€22.00Peony Shop Holland
Lemon Chiffon$50.00Solaris Farms
Lemon Chiffon$59.00Cricket Hill
Lemon Chiffon$60.00Fina
Lemon Chiffon$60.00Hollingsworth
Lemon Chiffon$60.00Adelman
Lemon Chiffon$65.00Brooks
Lemon Hayes€300.00Peony Shop Holland
Little Corporal$148.00Fina
Little Corporal$160.00Solaris Farms
Little Corporal$179.00Hidden Springs
Little Dorrit$300.00Swenson
Lois' Choice$90.00Hollingsworth
Lois' Choice$95.00Brooks
Lois' Choice$120.00Adelman
Lois' Choice$120.00Oh My Peonies
Lois' Choice$120.00Solaris Farms
Lois' Choice$129.00Cricket Hill
Majesty's Bonnet€175.00Peony Shop Holland
Majesty's Heart€200.00Peony Shop Holland
Majesty's Light€200.00Peony Shop Holland
Majesty's Splendor€200.00Peony Shop Holland
Majesty's Star€200.00Peony Shop Holland
Melissa$100.00Swenson
Melissa$120.00Hollingsworth
Melissa$165.00Adelman
Mystic Embers$400.00Oh My Peonies
Mystic Pink$250.00Oh My Peonies
Necromancer$80.00Hollingsworth
Nelda's Joy$175.00Brooks
Nelda's Joy$185.00Adelman
Nelda's Joy€200.00Peony Shop Holland
New Dimension$160.00Hollingsworth
Northwind Maiden$100.00Solaris Farms
Old Soldier$95.00Solaris Farms
Omega Centauri$200.00Solaris Farms
Pastelegance€98.00Peony Shop Holland
Pastelegance$140.00Hollingsworth
Pastelegance$150.00Swenson
Pastelegance$160.00Solaris Farms
Pastelegance$165.00Adelman
Pastelegance$170.00Oh My Peonies
Pastelorama$150.00Hollingsworth
Pastelorama$150.00Swenson
Pastelorama$179.00Hidden Springs
Pastelorama$180.00Solaris Farms
Pastelorama€200.00Peony Shop Holland
Patricia Jean$650.00Hollingsworth
Plum Surprise$150.00Swenson
Porcelain Doll$150.00Hollingsworth
Queen of Diamonds$500.00Solaris Farms
Queen Rose$100.00Swenson
Quitzin$88.00Hollingsworth
Raspberry Delight$150.00Hollingsworth
Roger's Delight$1000.00Swenson
Roger's Prize$500.00Swenson
Roger's Red$400.00Swenson
Scarlet Tanager$400.00Swenson
Seidl's Super$170.00Hollingsworth
Seidl's Super$180.00Solaris Farms
Sentry$100.00Hollingsworth
Sky Dance$325.00Solaris Farms
Solara$120.00Hollingsworth
Solara$140.00Solaris Farms
Spring Sun$425.00Hollingsworth
Stephen E Ambrose$250.00Swenson
Summer Glow$80.00Adelman
Summer Glow$90.00Hollingsworth
Summer Glow$95.00Solaris Farms
Sumvitg€220.00Peony Shop Holland
Sunny Boy$200.00Hollingsworth
Sunny Boy$225.00Solaris Farms
Sunny Girl€23.00Peony Shop Holland
Sunny Girl$32.00Solaris Farms
Sunny Girl$49.00Cricket Hill
Sweet Lemonade$125.00Adelman
Sweet Lemonade€150.00Peony Shop Holland
Tropicana$50.00Hollingsworth
Tropicana$60.00Solaris Farms
Triphena Parkin€330.00Peony Shop Holland
Triton$650.00Solaris Farms
Valkyrie$80.00Hollingsworth
Vanilla Schnapps$70.00Hollingsworth
Vanilla Schnapps$85.00Solaris Farms
Vanilla Schnapps$125.00Hidden Springs
Viking Valor$75.00Solaris Farms
Virginia Emerson$90.00Hollingsworth
White Vanguard$390.00Hollingsworth
Wonderous Portrait$200.00Swenson
Wonderous Secret$500.00Swenson