by Kerry Sprague | Jun 3, 2022 | About Peonies
by Drs. Nastassia Vlasava and David Michener Plant viruses 101 Just like humans, plants have a range of viral relationships and diseases. Plant viruses are ultra-small (less than 200 millimicron) RNA or DNA-based entities and they usually can survive only in...
by Lani Chisnell | May 9, 2022 | About Peonies
Learn Season and Color Season Herbaceous peonies bloom at varying times throughout late spring and early summer. The earliest begin blooming in mid-May. The bloom is usually finished by the Summer Solstice, however on a particularly cool year blooms may continue into...
by Lani Chisnell | May 9, 2022 | About Peonies
Learn Peony Floral Forms Due to millennia of human selection, peonies today come in a broad range of colors, forms, and fragrances. Wild peonies also come in a variety of colors, but are generally simpler-looking and are considered to have a “single” floral...
by Lani Chisnell | May 9, 2022 | About Peonies, History
Learn Peony History Today peonies are bred for their extravagant beauty, but the wild, simple-flowered peonies native to China were originally domesticated for their medicinal properties over two thousand years ago. Both herbaceous and tree peonies were used to treat...
by Lani Chisnell | Apr 26, 2022 | About Peonies, Discover
Public Peony Gardens – Current and Lost to Time Jump to: Overview / A beloved destination / A definitive reference collection / A conservation model based on new methods Current Gardens The American Peony Society maintains an up-to-date world-wide list of...
