Itoh hybrids produce more blooms than herbaceous ones, with flowers as large as those of tree peonies. They bloom in as many colours as tree peonies, from whites and pinks to yellows and oranges.

A recent development in breeding is the Itoh peony. This is a cross between the herbaceous peony and the tree peony. Tree peonies are not hardy for us, but the Itoh peony dies back like the herbaceous ...

These peonies are named for Toichi Itoh, the first hybridizer to successfully cross a tree peony with an herbaceous peony in the 1940s. Picking a peony There are many fabulous Itohs to choose from.

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And thus the Itoh peony was born. See also: Redbuds - what’s old is new again True to Itoh’s original goals, today’s Itoh peonies bear the best genes of both parents.