Mailing Address/Office:
Hidden Springs Flower Farm
813 Elm St.
Anoka, MN 55303-2823

Species Peonies

Species Peonies from Hidden Springs Flower Farm are sold as fresh dug field divisions from mature flowering plants. These are not small seedlings that are years from blooming. This gives you a better start and all are grown in unprotected fields here in Minnesota. Our growing zone is USDA zone 4. The species peonies are found in colors from pure white, soft pastel lavender, pink, vibrant red-orange, lipstick red, patterned flowers and even yellow. Species peonies are some of the first peonies to bloom in the perennial garden to start the peony boom season off in grand style. Species peonies have a wide range of plant sizes and foliage types from the fern leaf peonies narrow foliage to wide blue green foliage of the species from Soviet Georgia like Paeonia mascula triternata.

Paeonia mlokosewitschii yellow  (wild species) Already sold out for 2008, next available fall of 2010. If you would like to be on the waiting list in the event that there is an extra one avaible this fall send us an e-mail by using the Contact Us link to the left. Thank you!A very distinct yellow peony species from the Caucasus mountains. 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 unproved seedlings. Sold out already for 2008, next available 2010. May we suggest other yellow hybrid peonies like Claire de Lune, Roy Pehrson's Best Yellow, Prairie Moon or for really bright yellow try the intersectional varieties like, Prairie Charm, Yellow Crown, and Garden Treasure. If you are looking for easy to grow varieties with yellow centers and great fragrance try Laura Dessert or Honey Gold. $98.99 [Add to Cart]

Species Peonies are often noted for their more diminuative plant habit like Paeonia veitchii, Paeonia officinallis humilus and Paeonia tenuifolia which never need staking. The only exceptions would be for the ancient double flowered forms of Paeonia officinalis which have a naturally sprawling habit. You will find in our peony list many very difficult to find species peonies that are all sold as mature plant divisions not small immature seedlings. As of April 12th P. lagodeciana and P. mlokosewitschii yellow are already sold out for 2008. Next available in 2010. If you wish to be on the waiting list in case any extras are available this fall please send us an e-mail to be on the waiting list. Thank You!

While we have a wide selection of species peonies the number of divisions is limited much more so than our other peonies which were bred to be more productive from a commercial stand point. That means there will never likely be an over supply of these plants and few nurseries will devote the extra years needed to produce good field size divisions. We hope you will explore the fascinating wild side of peonies by trying a few species in your garden. Happy Gardening! Harvey and Brigitte