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Hidden Springs Flower Farm
813 Elm St.
Anoka, MN 55303-2823

Fragrant Peonies

Our top 12 most fragrant peonies include; Philomele, Moonstone, Alexander Fleming, Chestine Gowdy, the yellow flowered anemone form variety with a hint of sweet citrus is Laura Dessert, Kelways Glorious truely is glorious in form and fragrance, Myrtle Gentry is at the top of many womens lists as the most fragrant while men prefer the vibrant true red colors found in Red Charm and Diana Parks two fantastic hybrid doubles that are very fragrant. Rounding out the dozen are Madame Calot for the French Country Garden, Lady Alexandra Duff which is a beloved variety in English Gardens, and Hermione which I wish was in bloom all year long. Many peonies with French sounding names like Madame Calot are deliciously fragrant. They were selected as cut flower varieties for people who wanted them to be cut, brought indoors and enjoyed not just for their color but fragrance also.

Peter Brand SOLD OUT   (Abram Brand prior to 1937) Large lustrous mahogany ruby red double flowers in late season, and beautiful spring and fall foliage. Truly a full season interest peony. Fragrant, 37" This one took the Grand Prize at the Minnesota Peony Society Show for us when exhibited a few seasons ago. $0.00 [Add to Cart]

Philomele  (Calot 1861) Also called Vadius. An anemone formed pink with a center that is amber-pink to start and grows larger as the flower matures ending mostly pink. You could hardly tell the newly opened flower from one a few days old because of the change. Very novel. Again with a wonderful fragrance as many of the French varieties are noted for possessing. Early mid-season bloom. One of the top ten most fragrant at our nursery. $24.99 [Add to Cart]

Pillow Talk SOLD OUT  (Klehm 1973) Large double rose type cameo pink blooms darker at base of petals, midseason bloomer. Strong 32" stems. APS Gold Medal, Fragrant it is a great cut flower variety. plant in full sun. $0.00 [Add to Cart]

Pink Derby SOLD OUT  (Bigger 1966) A fragrant dark pink bomb with wide guard petals that hold a very full center of petals on 36" stems. The flowers are great for garden viewing or use as a cut flower. Plant in full sun. $0.00 [Add to Cart]

Pink Hawaiian Coral  (Klehm 1981) Semi-double, fragrant salmon-pink to coral with a cupped shape bloom. 34" stems. A late-mid-season bloomer. This hybrid peony won the APS Gold Medal in 2000. $24.99 [Add to Cart]

Pink Pom Pom  (Reath 1991) Dark pink anemone double of great vigor this is a real show stopper and a most unusual beauty with a large collar of guard petals surrounding a neat pom pom center of the same color. Late mid-season, strong 36" strong stems. Fragrant. Plant in full sun. $24.99 [Add to Cart]

President Roosevelt  (Warnaar 1905) Double red, midseason, brilliant and striking very large semi-rose type, richly fragrant, great for cut flower or the show bench. $19.99 [Add to Cart]

Raspberry Sundae  (Klehm 1968) Double bomb soft raspberry and white blend, blooms early mid season, sweet fragrance. With 36" tall stems it is great for cutting. I would advise staking it in a garden setting as the generous blooms stress the strength of the stems. $19.99 [Add to Cart]

Roberta Erickson SOLD OUT  (Tischler 1995) Roberta Erickson is almost unknown as it was one of Bob Tischlers more recent introductions that was not widely distributed. It is a fragrant, ivory white double with blooms that are 6 - 8" across in size and flowers midseason. Flower form is flat and opens easily. Strong 32 -34" stems with medium green foliage. Bob told me that the flat flower form stood up better after a rain because the water could drain through the petals like a sieve rather than fill up like a bowl for some of the tightly packed double forms. This was Bob Tischler’s seedling number #307. $0.00 [Add to Cart]

Sarah Bernhardt  (Lemoine 1906) Incredible vigor and flower production on this very large double dark rose pink flower which is fragrant with strong stems and good foliage. They are great for garden and cut flowers. Mid-very late with many side buds. Number one choice for gardeners in Europe and the U.S. 38" stems should be staked because of the many blooms. A mature plant can be over 4 feet wide so give it room to grow. Plant in full sun. $19.99 [Add to Cart]

Most single flowered form peonies do not have a nice fragrance because the pollen gives off what some describe as a bitter scent. It is far less common to find a fragrant double red peony than say a fragrant double blush peony. 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 and Madame Calot for classic form, Laura Dessert and Philomele for rarity of form, and Myrtle Gentry for the most strongly fragrant in the garden.