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Fragrant Peony List

Who can resist the attraction of fragrant peonies? Once you experience the delightful and delicious fragrances that vary from rose scented to hints of citrus you'll want to include a few in your garden to enjoy for many years. Fragrant peonies are the most popular kinds, and you can choose from over 30 fragrant peony varieties for your garden! These fragrant sun loving garden perennials are impressive with their large flowers and bush like habit.

James Pillow  (Pillow 1936) James Pillow is our longest lasting peony when cut for use in a vase and provides a soft pleasing fragrance without overpowering. A double light pink with a distinctive flower blooms late on very tall strong stems. Can produce enormous blooms when side buds are removed. One of the longest lasting peonies as a cut flower. Plant in ful sun. $18.95 [Add to Cart]

Mahogany ALM Winner 2010  (Glasscock 1937) Mahogany is a wonderful Glasscock Hybrid that has a single, large cup shaped deep mahogany red flowers very early in the peony bloom season. Sweetly fragrant flowers are held on strong 28- 30" stems. The lighter markings on the out side of the petals become more prominent as the flower ages and the bloom becomes bigger. Light green foliage. Sought after by collectors it is noted for it‘s pale green-gold foliage in the spring. Plant in full sun in a well drained soil. $24.99 [Add to Cart]

Marie Jacquin  (Verdier Pre-1916) Fragrant, semi-double to double with pale pink petals that fade to white. The flowers have the cupped shape of a giant water-lily with large guard petals forming a cup for the water-lily like center petals. Side blooms make this multiflora incredibly beautiful in the garden. Midseason. Also known as Waterlily and Bridesmaid. This peony is well noted as a profuse bloomer and for those creating a cottage garden it is a must! Plant in full sun. $19.99 [Add to Cart]

Minuet  (Franklin 1931) Very large full rose shaped light pink on long stems perfect for cutting. Late season bloom. The extra long 42" stems make it perfect for a cut flower and it keeps well in the vase. But because of the large blooms and tall stems it should have some support in the garden. If you are cutting for a fresh flower market this is a good one for its production qualities.Plant in full sun. $22.95 [Add to Cart]

Miss America NEW for 2010!  (Mann/van Steen 1936) Miss America is a peony of the highest quality, very large semi-double blush fading to white flowers of good substance on strong 36" stems. Early blooming. APS Gold Medal Winner, and fragrant too! This variety has been used successfully as a parent of intersectional hybrids. And to top it off it is a good cut flower variety. Plant in full sun. $19.99 [Add to Cart]

Mons Jules Elie  (Crousse 1888) Early blooming, double opaque pink with broad smooth guard petals and an incurved center, very large and fragrant blooms are one of the best for cut flowers because of generous bloom. Perhaps there is no other more widely planted pink peony except perhaps Sarah Bernhardt. Needs staking, 40" stems. Plant in full sun. $19.99 [Add to Cart]

Moonstone GM  (Murawska 1942) Translucent blush pink double, center fades to white, midseason, 36". Exquisite rose formed bloom and perfect plant habit make it a superb garden flower as well as a show flower. Heavenly fragrance will have you longing to cup the flower to your nose and close your eyes and escape into a dream. This would be on my list of top 10 peonies if I could only have ten. APS Gold Medal Winner! Plant in full sun. $26.99 [Add to Cart]

Mr. Ed  (Klehm 1980) A delightful variety that can have pink and white blooms on the same flower stem! Extra early large blush cream or pink bomb shaped blooms on vigorous strong stems. A tetraploid form of Mons Jules Elie. Fragrant, early season. 28-32" An excellent cut flower. Sometimes it will have pink flowers or white flowers or both all on the same plant or even the same stem. A real novelty and great large bloom on very thick stems. $24.99 [Add to Cart]

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt GM  (Franklin 1932) Beautiful full double light pink water lily-like bloom with long overlapping cupped petals enfolding a rose bud center, very fragrant, free flowering, good cut flower. Midseason, 28 -36". Huge size, form and color combine to make it outstanding! APS Gold Medal Winner! $24.95 [Add to Cart]

Mrs. J. V. Edlund GM  (Edlund 1929) Fragrant very large pure white double is finely formed with waxy broad petals. Blooms very late on tall stiff stems. Dark green foliage. While noted as a show flower with perfect form it will also perform well in the garden. APS Gold Medal! $24.95 [Add to Cart]

Many times we are asked, what fragrant peonies do we grow? We had a list of our own and with a great deal of researching many peony books both old and new and asking our customers to let us know which they thought were notable fragrant peony varieties in their gardens we have put together the following offerings. Add a few fragrant peonies to your garden to increase your pleasure and relaxation. Some of our favorite fragrant peonies include; Laura Dessert, Moonstone, Alexander Fleming, Chestine Gowdy, and Philomele. Myrtle Gentry is considered by many to be the most fragrant. Those who prefer a peony with a clear true red color can choose from Diana Parks or Henry Bockstoce two hybrid doubles that are very fragrant. Consider the Fragrant French Peony, Madame Calot for the French Country Garden, and Hermione which I wish was in bloom all year long. Many antique varieties from France like, August Dessert, Mme de Verneville and Mme Emile Lemoine are deliciously fragrant. These peonies were selected as cut flower varieties for people who wanted them to be brought indoors and enjoyed not just for their color but fragrance also. Don't limit yourself to the doubles but consider some of the unusual forms and color combinations of fragrant peonies like Bouquet Perfect and Pink Hawaiian Coral. Sea Shell, an APS Gold Medal winner is noted for it's pleasant fragrance and is one of the few singles that make a great cut flower. It has also received the Award of Landscape Merit! As you may guess not all people agree on which peonies are the most fragrant. My favorite fragrant peony? I hate to pick one but those at the top of my list would be Moonstone for it's classic form, Laura Dessert and Philomele for rarity of colors and form, and Myrtle Gentry for the most strongly fragrant in our garden.