Hidden Springs Flower Farm
Spring Grove, MN 55974
(763) 218-4540
Mailing Address/Office:
Hidden Springs Flower Farm
813 Elm St.
Anoka, MN 55303-2823
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Breeding Peonies
| Peonies are one of the longest lived of our garden perennials. With the prospect of your creation outlasting you by hundreds of years creating a new peony and naming it for a loved one brings an incredible sense of joy and responsibility at the same time. The American Peony Society is devoted to peonies and joining it can bring you in contact with many hybridizers that are very willing to share their knowledge. APS publications are full of detailed information on making crosses and growing the seedlings on to flowering. Here we have put together a group of peonies starting with the wild species that are known to be fertile and produce seed so that you can get to growing them right away without a lot of trial and error since some peonies will not produce seed. |
  
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Paeonia tenuifolia SOLD OUT (wild species 1759)
This pixie-like single flowered wild fern-leaf peony is small enough to look right at home in a sunny rock garden. Much more dainty than the double flowered form at only 12” tall. It must have well drained soil and it will go dormant as early as August and should not be overwatered then. It is fertile and will produce seed so it can be used in hybridizing new plants or you can grow your own next generation of fern leaf peonies. The root structure is naturally small. Mature 2-3 eye divisions.
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Paeonia peregrina 'Sunshine' SOLD OUT (selected form of species)
This is a selected clone of the species used successfully to create salmon, coral, flamingo or cherry colored hybrids. 20” Easy to please its bright red cup shaped flowers and deep green leaves are a perfect compliment to one another. Used by Saunders and Glasscock to produce many of the most collectable hybrids today. Needs full sun and a well drained soil.
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Peony White Cap GM/ALM SOLD OUT (Winchell 1956)
Peony White Cap is a stunning Japanese form with very dark pink guard petals and a crisp white center on tall 32" stiff stems. Demand always exceeds supply on this APS Gold Medal Winner and 2009 Award of Landscape Merit winner, it is one of the most asked about peonies in our fields with the startling contrast of colors and regal carriage of the flowers above the foliage! Week 5 bloom date rating. Very limited supply for 2012 and once sold out will be available again in 2015.
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Peony Lemon Chiffon SOLD OUT (Reath 1981)
Peony Lemon Chiffon is perhaps the most important double yellow hybid in existence because it is fertile as a pollen or seed parent and produces double offspring. The strong stems easily hold the large nearly double blooms upright on 32” stems. These are large blooming size divisions that should bloom next year – not tissue cultured plants. If you are breeding yellow peonies this plant is a cornerstone plant to get you ahead of the curve. Some of the offspring seen from other breeders have been very impressive and we can hardly wait for our own first seedlings to bloom. Lemon Chiffon is the parent of the nearly impossible to find peony Pastelegance. Week 5 bloom date rating. Plant in full sun.
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Peony Marie Fischer SOLD OUT (Fischer 1973)
Peony Marie Fischer is described as a buff-peach pink it is a lovely pastel early blooming single hybrid rarely encountered. Of great value for the breeding potential as it produces seed and its distinguished parent includes Moonrise the progenitor of many high quality peonies. Fragrant. Week 4 bloom date rating.
Plant in full sun.
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Paeonia officinalis anemoneflora SOLD OUT
Paeonia officinalis (anemoneflora) the anemone form of the species has a rosy red chalice with an orange-yellow center, 14", very early blooming, creates a spreading mound. A very attractive garden performer and charming rock garden plant. These produce small root structure naturally. Mature 2-3 eye divisions.
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Paeonia obovata (from China) SOLD OUT 3 yr seedlings
These are 3 year old seedlings meaning they were planted 4-5 years ago since germination takes 2 seasons. We have a limited supply to sell and the rest are going to be planted out in our woodlands as our parent stock for future generations since we are unable to find another source of seed. A delightful woodland peony with a wide growing range this seed source is originally from China and differs from the Japanese seedlings which emerge in the spring 7-10 days ahead of the Chinese type. The flowers are simple white or pink blooms followed by stunning seed pods in the fall. These seedlings will require 2 more seasons of garden growth to flower.
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Paeonia anomala veitchii alba SOLD OUT (wild species)
This woodland edge peony has 2 or more flowers per stem of a lovely white with a very faint whisper of pink as the bud opens. The blooms often face outward in a wild flower fashion. One of the latest to emerge from the ground in the spring it quickly races ahead to be one of the first to bloom. Finely divided foliage emerges an attractive bronze color turning to green at blooming. 12” Early Somewhat more challenging than other species to grow. Mature 2-3 eye divisions.
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Paeonia arietina SOLD OUT
This species is rarely found in part because of confusion as to it's true identity. For a long while it was listed as a sub-species of mascula but the root structure is entirely different than P. mascula being closer to P. officinalis with tuberous roots. The seed pods are also quite distinct compared to other closely related species. Some of the most beautiful rosy-pink 5” blooms are born on on plants 24” tall or taller. The color often being clearer pink than in P. officinallis there have been darker and lighter color forms mentioned in older peony literature. Early to bloom it has distinct foliage adding to it's interest. P. arietina requires excellent drainage and full sun to perform well. We do not recommend growing this species in heavy clay soil that may be water saturated at any time during the growing season. Quite fertile it can produce a lot of seed and will hybridize with other tetraploid peonies offering an rewarding way for you to expand your interest in growing peonies. Mature 2-3 eye divisions.
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Peony Candy Stripe SOLD OUT (R. Anderson 1992)
Peony Candy Stripe is a striking combination of white and red streaks in a double form flower make this a focal point of the garden when in bloom or brought indoors as a cut flower. Generous amount of blooms on 30-36 inch stems may benefit from some support in the garden. It is also useful to the hybridizer as it provides both fertile pollen and seeds. Week 7 bloom date rating.
Plant in full sun.
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Paeonia officinalis alba plena SOLD OUT
This is the rarer white form of the Memorial Day Peony that our ancestors grew about their farm house. It will show some pink frosting on the edges in cooler weather which actually looks very nice. It has produced a few rare hybrids as the seed parent so is useful for the peony breeder. Very Limited supply. Mature 2-3 eye divisions.
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Paeonia lactiflora wild pink SOLD OUT (wild species)
This species was grown from wild collected seed from Siberia. The flower color of this wild peony species is pink and has up to 6 flowers per stem. More delicate looking than the single flowered cultivated forms. The seed it is about half the size of the garden varieties and more black than brown. It is nearly impossible to get the real wild ancestor of almost all of our garden peonies. Of most interest to those who wish wild genes for breeding or those interested in preserving our wild gene pool for future generations.
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