Itoh peonies, with their huge flowers, unique colors, and sturdy stems are a new development in the gardening world.

There is a peony color to compliment every garden. Learn more about 15 peony colors available for planting in your flower ...

AS LONG AS there have been peonies, breeders have been frustrated because no one could figure out a way to cross a tree peony with an herbaceous one. Then, in 1948, after thousands of attempts, Toichi ...

According to The Southern Living Garden Book, "Peonies dominate many a flower border in late spring; they're great companions for iris, old roses, poppies, dianthus, and early daylilies." Part of ...

Some of our peonies march on into June, showing off, spreading fragrance and adding delight to the flower beds. Most of our peonies came down from grandmother, the herbaceous kind that look like ...

Peonies, with their huge, look-at-me blooms, are one of the glories of early summer. They’re also one of the easiest, most durable garden perennials. “Once it’s established, a peony plant may live for ...

If you want to learn how to grow exceptional flowers and bulbs, “The Flower Garden Deck” (Adams Media, 2025), by Jon Vanzile, is for you. This is more than a grower’s guide, however, as each of the 50 ...

Q: I have some old peonies that flop over every spring, so I use a wire frame to keep them straight up. I saw some peonies in a landscape the other day that have very sturdy-looking stems that don't ...

Several years ago, I fell in love with peonies, particularly Itoh peonies. Sometimes described as the “prom queens of the garden,” I love how their bold upright growth topped with their equally bold ...

Instant blooms? Yes, please!

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The peony ...