Mailing Address/Office:
Hidden Springs Flower Farm
PO Box 602
18581 County Road 4
Spring Grove, MN 55974

Peonies Blooming Week 2 - Early

The early blooming peony flowers with a week 2 bloom rating are mostly single and semi-double flowered with strong stems and vibrant colors since most are hybrid peony types including the Saunders peony hybrids. They are found in colors from pure white, soft pastels, vibrant lipstick red, patterned flowers and even yellow peonies. Early blooming peonies have a wide range of plant sizes and foliage types from fern leaf peony hybrids with narrow foliage to robust large foliage from Paeonia macrophylla parentage.

Peony Early Scout GM/ALM   (Auten 1952) Peony Early Scout is a very early blooming single to semi-double hybrid that has very dark crimson-red flowers above finely cut ferny foliage from its fern-leaf peony parent. 21" The plant will spread to form an impressive plant. APS Gold Medal and Award of Landscape Merit Winner! Plant in full sun in well drained soil. Week 2 bloom date rating. $21.99 [Add to cart for fall 2013 shipping.]

Peony Smouthii   (Smout/van Houtte 1843) Peony Smouthi Fern leaf peony hybrid, Smouthi is fragrant! Bright crimson red single that fades to a bright pink before the petals fall. Very early blooming on plants with fine cut-leaf foliage that turns an attractive yellow in the fall. 24”tall. One of the oldest recorded hybrids it has been in cultivation for over 160 years! It's parents are the fernleaf peony and P. lactiflora. Plant in full sun in a well drained soil. Excellent strong plant habit. $24.99 [Add to cart for fall 2013 shipping.]

Paeonia daurica mlokosewitschii (yellow form)  (wild species) Paeonia daurica mlokosewitschiii is a very distinct peony species found growing in only one valley in the Caucasus mountains. This is the yellow flowered form that is so much sought after. This is like the holy grail for the serious peony species grower. The emerging foliage is bronze red in color and the blossoms occur very early in the peony bloom season. The foliage matures to a matte green color and often the leaves have red stems. These are divisions of our own stock plants and are not unproven seedlings. If you are not an experienced peony grower we do not recommend this rare plant. Mature 2-3 eye divisions. $99.00 [Add to Cart for Fall 2013 Shipping.]

Paeonia officinalis 'J. C. Wegulin' This rare species valuable as a breeding plant grows to 32” tall and is early blooming with red flowers. The habit of the plant is more typical of P. peregrina or the rarer P. saueri, recently described which may prove to be its true species rather than a selection of P. officinalis. Very fertile and rewarding for those wishing to try hybridizing peonies. The photo shows a pink reflection from the bright sun when it was taken but the flower color is actually more red than seen here. Mature 2-3 eye divisions. $44.95 [Add to Cart for Fall 2013 Shipping.]

Paeonia arietina 'Elfriede Fischbacher' SOLD OUT  Wild Species This rare color form of the already rare P. arietina was grown from wild collected seed from Eastern Turkey. Named in honor of Brigitte's mother who lived with Brigitte and her father in Turkey for several years while she was growing up. The foliage emerges a pale light green without any darker pigmentation. I have never seen another one like it offered and this is our first release of the plant. 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. $0.00 [Already Sold out for fall 2013 shipping.]

Paeonia tenuifolia flore plena SOLD OUT  (ancient species 1836) Double Fern Leaf Peony is scarlet, lipstick red and the earliest blooming of the double peonies. It must be grown in well drained soil in full all day sun. It can go dormant in early summer and should not be over watered at that time. Water from automatic sprinklers has been known to kill this plant so be sure and plant it where you can control the amount of water it will receive and cut back on watering once it starts to go dormant. Crowding by other plants or invading tree or shrub roots will also weaken and kill it. It is incredibly hardy when grown properly and is found growing in abandoned cemeteries in the open prairies which gives us a clue that it will thrive more easily in a fully exposed area with little extra care once established. Mature 2-3 eye divisions. $0.00 [Already Sold Out for Fall 2013 Shipping, please make another selection..]