Of the 46 varieties donated, most were from Japan and Europe. Tree Peonies bloom in rich oranges and purples, pastels and vivid shades of red and yellow. They bloom mid-May to early June.

Since 2009, the American Peony Society has bestowed the Award of Landscape Merit (ALM) on varieties that are self-supporting no matter what the weather. To win this award, peonies also have to be ...

Peonies come in the entire rainbow of colors – red, pink, yellow, white and purple. We have planted a wide mix. And it isn’t just the flowers that are attractive.

Gagan estimates she's sniffed some 700 peony varieties but says there's something special about the scent of the Madame. "There's just nothing like it," she said with a smile.

The subject, though, was peonies — specifically, the acres and acres of the familiar herbaceous garden varieties at Peony’s Envy, Ms. Gagan’s nursery in Bernardsville, N.J., where white and ...

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Peonies come in the entire rainbow of colors – red, pink, yellow, white and purple. We have planted a wide mix. And it isn’t just the flowers that are attractive.