Hidden Springs Flower Farm
Spring Grove, MN 55974
(763) 218-4540
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Hidden Springs Flower Farm
813 Elm St.
Anoka, MN 55303-2823
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Hybrid Peonies
Hybrid Peonies are hardy garden perennials,the result of crossing two or more different species peonies. This year we offer an amazing 75 different varieties the largest offering on the web!They grow best and require a well drained soil and are not recommended for heavy clay soils. If you wish to grow them in such a location we suggest they be planted in a raised bed filled with at least a 12" depth of well drained soil composed of 1/3 black dirt , 1/3 sand and 1/3 peatmoss that is well mixed and slightly mounded in the center of the bed to further encourage good drainage. |
  
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Peony Alexander Woollcott (Saunders 1941)
Peony Alexander Woollcott an early blooming hybrid has a semi-double glossy, crimson red flower that is a bright cardinal red. The flowers are held on 24 - 30" stems with dark glossy green foliage and hold the cup shaped flowers upright. The vivid color does not fade until petal fall. A cross between Marie Jacquin and P. lobata (peregrina) it is one of the famous hybrids of Dr. Saunders. The garden display created when in bloom is incredible. If I was limited to only 10 peonies this one would be included in that special group. Week 4 bloom date rating.
$49.95
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Peony Belle Center (Mains 1956)
Peony Belle Center is a semi-double hybrid which bears cup-shaped blooms with deep mahogany-red petals and bright yellow stamens. The color holds well in the garden. Early season bloom is dramatic when paired with white or pale yellow flowered neighboring plants. Height 30 inches.
Plant in full sun in well drained soil. Week 4 bloom date rating.
$24.99
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Peony Bob (Tischler 1998)
Peony Bob a dark black-red hybrid was chosen by Bob Tischler as his namesake. Winner of the Grand Prize-Queen of the Show Peony at the 2011 National Peony Show in Wilsonville, Oregon. A semi-double to full double black red hybrid it may display a Japanese form until established. Large flowers on strong stiff stems, excellent foliage. Early season bloom. The flower becomes more double as the plant becomes established and when first planted it can have a Japanese form or even both types on the same plant in some seasons. There is a unique almost fluorescent purple color on the back base of the petals highlighted by a white basel flare. With a Week 3 bloom date rating puting it nearly 2 weeks ahead of other double hybrids like Red Grace in it's bloom you can enjoy the wonderful full form and exotic color in your garden much earlier.
$100.00
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Peony Bravura (Saunders 1943)
Peony Bravura is an early season blooming Saunders hybrid peony with a large cupped single flower, with an extra row of petals; brilliant crimson red petals with a light yellow center, a large cupped flower. 25" tall. Very early blooming, medium green foliage. Very quick to establish it makes a nice display in the garden with its vibrant true red colored blooms.
Plant in full sun in well drained soil. Week 3 bloom date rating.
$24.99
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Peony Bright Knight (Glasscock 1939)
Very rarely offered Peony Bright Knight is a large single hybrid peony flower that has a bright, true red color with an orange cast that makes it light up the garden with hot color. Extra early to bloom the very large flowers are held on strong stiff stems above dark green foliage. Strong grower with huge roots. Plant in full sun in well drained soil. Week 4 bloom date rating.
$26.95
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Peony Buckeye Belle GM/ALM (Mains 1956)
2011 American Peony Society Peony of the Year and Gold Medal Winner for 2010! Award of Landscape Merit Winner! Peony Buckeye Belle always amazes people with it's deep mahogany, black-red, cup shaped semi-double flowers. It is a wonderful hybrid blooming very early. The cup shape holds a center of gold to accent the dark flower petals. Top notch cut flower and very nice foliage all season long. The 30" stems hold the flowers upright without any additional support making it a great choice for landscaping. Fantastic dark green upright foliage adds to it's neat appearance in the garden.
Plant in full sun in well drained soil. Week 4 bloom date rating.
$24.99
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Peony Burma Ruby GM/ALM (Glasscock 1951)
Highly awarded with both the APS Gold Medal and 2009 Peony Burma Ruby APS Award of Landscape Merit! A single, bright red hybrid with a little purple in the background that gives it an extra brilliance, early blooming. A generous bloomer with large petals forming a cup shape set off by the deep green foliage. The added bonus is that it has a pleasant fragrance too! Plant in full sun in well drained soil. Week 4 bloom rating. For information on the bloom date rating weeks see the link on the left.
$26.95
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Peony Campagna (Saunders 1941)
Peony Campagna is a brilliant single white hybrid with a goblet shaped bloom with green shadows and no pink tones. Remarkable clear opaque white color is a perfect background for the gold center. A triple hybrid. lacti x (off. x mac). This rare Saunders hybrid is very difficult to find and is such a choice plant for those looking for a very pure white to place in a white theme garden that blooms early in the peony flowering season. Prefers a sunny well drained site for best performance. Week 3 bloom date rating. Very limited number of plants available in 2012.
$30.00
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Peony Carol (Bockstoce 1955)
Peony Carol has huge double, rich velvety red blooms with large petals arranged as a rosette, these large flowers need support, great show flower and cut, early midseason bloom on strong stems, 28" - 34" tall. Stems are strong but should be supported for the extra large blooms. Cut them for use in a georgeous arrangement in a vase. Outstanding color and full form. Plant in full sun in well drained soil. Week 5 bloom date rating.
$22.95
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Peony Cherry Charm (Kreckler/Klehm 1994)
Peony Cherry Charm Very hard to find this cupped shaped single cherry red blooms resembles Coral Charm when the bloom is fresh. Very strong 32” stems hold the flowers without support. Dark green foliage is a wonderful accent for the brightly colored blooms. Week 4 bloom date rating.
Plant in full sun.
$24.95
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Peony Chocolate Soldier (Auten 1939)
Peony Chocolate Soldier is a stunning chocolate-red hybrid peony. The flower form may look more like a Japanese form or a full double bomb some years or on the same plant. Very rich color. Plant in full sun in a well drained soil. Week 5 bloom date rating. Suppies are more limited in 2012 than last season.
$34.95
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| Hybrid Peonies are some of the earliest peonies to bloom after the tree peonies and species peonies. There are a variety of leaf forms from narrow cutleaf forms to large almost tropical looking huge leaflets that make selection of these hybrid peonies even more interesting. Hybrid peonies are often noted for their very strong stems which need no staking except for the largest double flowered forms. Because of this they make excellent landscape plants in the garden and cut flowers too. Those peonies with strong stems that do not require support in the garden are pointed out in the descriptions. You will find in our peony list many very difficult to find hybrid varieties. They exhibit all the flower forms found in our traditional garden peonies and tend to have a greater representation in the single and semi-double forms. In many cases the colors of hybrid peonies are more dramatic and unmatched in the regular garden peonies especially in the red, yellow, and coral colors. There are some strikingly beautiful doubles and very rarely are they found in the form called Japanese. The most striking example is the variety Walter Mains.
Elegant hybrid flowers are found in colors from soft pastel lavender, fluorescent pink, coral, orange-red to vibrant cardinal red and yes even yellow which is found in it's brightest color among the intersectional peonies like Prairie Charm and the fragrant variety Yellow Crown.
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| Hybrid Peonies have some unusual parents involved in their genetic background and as a result they often have a very different root and crown structure. The most notable is when all the growing buds are clustered at the top a long and narrow crown which makes division very difficult. This also accounts for a smaller number of divisions from a single plant. Most all possess very strong stems and produce colorful peony bloom weeks ahead of the common garden peony varieties. The colorful hybrids are often in great demand by those looking for quality garden plants. Flower colors for the hybrid peonies vary from the brightest white to the darkest near black with vibrant reds, pastel pink, lavender, yellow, creamy pink and others with two tone coloration. Extend the peony bloom season with a selection of these hardy garden plants. The emerging foliage can be a stunning chocolate brown and seed pods with bright coral and steel blue seeds add interest later in the growing season adding to their garden value. Most bloom two weeks ahead of garden peonies providing color for a longer period of time in the garden. Because of their close relation to species peonies they all demand excellent drainage and none tolerate soggy soils so pick a spot just to their liking for success. |
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