Monday, February 4, 2019

2019 Herbaceous Hot 100 Peony Catalog Price Comparison List

I've been doing my Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison Lists for a few years now. However this will be only the third year that I list some of the pricey herbaceous peonies that people might be interested in. There are several up and coming hot herbaceous peonies that tend to be around or above the $100 price range. Some of these peonies can be hard to find and acquire because their stock is so limited (and some are sold out already). So this list will give you a heads up of where you can find them and who has them priced for what. You can also check out last year's 2018 Herbaceous Hot 100 Peony Catalog Price Comparison List, if you want to know the exact prices for these peonies last year. Even if you don't want to spend that much on one peony (yet!), at least you can drool! Enjoy! (Also if you'd like your company to be listed here, please join the American Peony Society as a Commercial Member, since this is where I obtain my peony grower information.)


2019 Southern Peony Herbaceous Hot 100 Peony Price List
Peony 'Lemon Chiffon'

I am missing a few prices from Hidden Springs Flower Farm this year since I didn't have a chance to collect it right away. If anyone ordered any of the sold out varieties, please email me or leave a comment to let me know what the price(s) were, and I will update the list.

Varieties
Offered
Peony Vendor
Price Change
from Last Year

6
Adelman mixed, lower, same, & higher
3
Blossom Hill same
4
Brooks some lower, some same
1
Cricket Hill same
1
Fina same
5
Hidden Springs same
21
Hollingsworth mostly lower
0
Peony's Envy same
5
Peony Shop Holland mostly lower
22
Solaris Farms mixed, lower, same, & higher
1
Song Sparrow same
7
Swenson higher

Herbaceous PeonyPriceVendor
Bethie$300.00Hollingsworth
Black SwanC$75.00Blossom Hill
Blood Moon$300.00Solaris Farms
Bob$?.00Hidden Springs
Dreamtime$150.00Solaris Farms
Dreamtime$?.00Hidden Springs
Early Canary$100.00Hollingsworth
Faithful Dream$150.00Hollingsworth
Fire Bomb$150.00Swenson
Garden Gem$90.00Hollingsworth
Gena Marie$350.00Hollingsworth
Golden Angel$90.00Solaris Farms
Golden Angel$125.00Song Sparrow
Golden Wheel$79.00Cricket Hill
Good Cheer$90.00Solaris Farms
Heather$350.00Hollingsworth
John's DreamC$350.00Blossom Hill
Juliska$65.00Solaris Farms
Juliska$?.00Hidden Springs
Kathy's Touch€75.00Peony Shop Holland
Kathy's Touch$85.00Brooks
Kathy's Touch$90.00Hollingsworth
Kayleigh Ann$300.00Hollingsworth
Kim$450.00Solaris Farms
KimSue$300.00Hollingsworth
Lavender$100.00Swenson
Lavender$120.00Hollingsworth
Lemon Chiffon€24.00Peony Shop Holland
Lemon Chiffon$70.00Hollingsworth
Lemon Chiffon$75.00Brooks
Lemon Chiffon$?.00Hidden Springs
Lemon Chiffon$75.00Solaris Farms
Lemon Chiffon$80.00Adelman
Lemon Chiffon$115.00Fina
Little Corporal$160.00Solaris Farms
Lois' Choice$75.00Brooks
Lois' Choice$80.00Solaris Farms
Lois' Choice$100.00Hollingsworth
Lois' Choice$120.00Adelman
Manitowoc Maiden$70.00Solaris Farms
Necromancer$70.00Solaris Farms
Old Soldier$75.00Solaris Farms
Old Soldier$80.00Hollingsworth
Omega Centauri$450.00Solaris Farms
Origin of Serenity$150.00Solaris Farms
Paeonia mlokosewitschii$80.00Adelman
Pastelegance€175.00Peony Shop Holland
Pastelegance$175.00Solaris Farms
Pastelegance$180.00Hollingsworth
Pastelegance$199.00Adelman
Pastelegance$200.00Swenson
Pastelorama$200.00Solaris Farms
Pastelorama$300.00Hollingsworth
Peachy Rose$75.00Brooks
Pink Bubbles$70.00Hollingsworth
Plum Surprise$100.00Swenson
Roger's Red$400.00Swenson
Romantic Elegance$?.00Hidden Springs
Queen Rose$100.00Swenson
Quitzin€65.00Peony Shop Holland
Quitzin$200.00Hollingsworth
Seidl's Super$280.00Solaris Farms
Stephen E Ambrose$250.00Swenson
Summer GlowC$50.00Blossom Hill
Summer Glow$30.00Solaris Farms
Sunny Day$40.00Hollingsworth
Sunny Day€75.00Peony Shop Holland
Sunny Boy$200.00Solaris Farms
Tropicana$70.00Solaris Farms
Tropicana$100.00Adelman
Tropicana$100.00Hollingsworth
Valkyrie (Seidl #74H120-2)$80.00Solaris Farms
Valkyrie (Seidl #74H120-2)$100.00Hollingsworth
Vanilla Schnapps$115.00Solaris Farms
Vanilla Schnapps$150.00Hollingsworth
Vanilla Schnapps$185.00Adelman
Virginia Emerson$100.00Hollingsworth

Sunday, February 3, 2019

2019 Planting Open Pollinated Seed from Last Fall


2018 Open Pollinated Seeds in Bags

I know it is a little late, but I guess I just got back around to it. I finally got my seed planted from 2018. Maybe it was because I wasn't very excited about the seeds that I got, or maybe it was because I wasn't that excited about the number of seeds that I got. Whatever the reason, at least I finally got them planted. I guess I was a little disappointed that none of my intersectional crosses worked last year, 2018 Dismal Seed Production Year. Also it was actually a bad year for seed overall. Usually I have enough seeds that I am able to donate some to the American Peony Society Seed Distribution Program (which is a great program if you are looking to grow peonies from seed). This year, however, I only got 18 seeds, not just from one variety, but total - 18 seeds in total. It was a terrible year for seed production.


2018 Open Pollinated Seeds Planting Bed

I guess I finally decided to be thankful for what Mother Nature has given me (plus I got my label maker working again, well, working enough to print out a few seed labels). So I made a few signs for the seeds and got them planted on this nice 60 degree day in February (another thing to be thankful for, especially after the cold arctic blast we got this past week). I highly doubt these peony seeds will sprout this spring since I planted them so late, but at least they're in the ground. Hopefully I'll see some lovely peony blooms from them a few years down the road...


Friday, February 1, 2019

2019 Tree Peonies Starting to Peek Out


Unknown White Tree Peony

It's been a month since I first snapped a few photos of my tree peonies in January, 2019 New Year Holds (Peony) Promise! Although it is only February, I can already see some movement in the buds. I'm not sure if it is the temperatures or the length of our days that they are responding to (or maybe a combination of both), but they are definitely starting to grow a bit. Although tree peonies have been slow to start taking hold for me, I am starting to enjoy growing them a bit more. Also you get to watch them come to life long before the herbaceous and intersectional peonies start to wake up. If you don't yet grow any tree peonies, I'd definitely recommend trying one or two. They are certainly entertaining in these long winter months...


Tree Peony 'White Phoenix'


Tree Peony 'Chojuraku'


Tree Peony 'Yao Huang'


Tree Peony "Chinese Pink" Seedling


Tree Peony 'Sahohime'


Wednesday, January 30, 2019

2019 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List

Not only is the new year here, but the first month of the new year is almost over! The online peony catalogs have been up for weeks now, but I think we are really only missing one. The vendors who don't have their lists up yet still have a line through them. I'll update this information as more online peony catalogs are updated and become available. I added a little bit of formatting and color to try to make the price list a little easier to read. I hope you like it! If you'd like to compare this year's prices to last year's prices, here's a link to my 2018 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List Enjoy! (Also if you'd like your company to be listed here, please join the American Peony Society as a Commercial Member, since this is where I obtain my peony grower information.)


2019 Southern Peony Intersectional Peony Price List
Intersectional Peony 'Julia Rose'

Varieties
Offered
Peony Vendor
Price Change
from Last Year

35
Adelman mostly same or lower
2
Blossom Hill same
18
Brooks mostly same or lower
6
Cricket Hill same
11
Fina same
6
Hidden Springs mostly higher
10
Hollingsworth mostly lower
7
Peony's Envy same
17
Peony Shop Holland mostly lower
30
Solaris Farms mostly lower or same
11
Song Sparrow same
39
Swenson mostly lower

Intersectional PeonyPriceVendor
Al's Choice$75.00Brooks
Al's Choice$75.00Swenson
Anderson's Kaleidoscope$40.00Swenson
(Anderson's) Kaleidoscope$75.00Brooks
Ballarena de Saval$65.00Adelman
Bartzella$40.00Solaris Farms
Bartzella$45.00Adelman
Bartzella$50.00Brooks
Bartzella$50.00Hollingsworth
Bartzella$54.95Hidden Springs
Bartzella$58.00Fina
Bartzella$60.00Swenson
Bartzella$75.00Song Sparrow
Bartzella$79.00Peony's Envy
Bartzella$89.00Cricket Hill
Berry Garcia$95.00Brooks
Border Charm$25.00Swenson
Border Charm$40.00Adelman
Border Charm$60.00Song Sparrow
Border CharmC$90.00Blossom Hill
Callie's Memory€10.00Peony Shop Holland
Callie's Memory$35.00Solaris Farms
Callie's Memory$40.00Hollingsworth
Callie's Memory$40.00Swenson
Callie's Memory$65.00Brooks
Canary Brilliants$35.00Solaris Farms
Canary Brilliants$40.00Swenson
Canary Brilliants$55.00Adelman
Canary Brilliants$55.00Brooks
Canary Brilliants$79.00Peony's Envy
Canary Brilliants$89.00Cricket Hill
Chief Black Hawk$175.00Brooks
Chief Black Hawk$175.00Swenson
Cora Louise$59.95Hidden Springs
Cora Louise$60.00Adelman
Cora Louise$60.00Brooks
Cora Louise$79.00Peony's Envy
Cora Louise$80.00Song Sparrow
Cora Louise$89.00Cricket Hill
Court Jester$40.00Swenson
First Arrival$35.00Solaris Farms
First Arrival$40.00Swenson
First Arrival$50.00Hollingsworth
First Arrival$57.00Fina
First Arrival$60.00Adelman
First Arrival$60.00Brooks
First Arrival$79.00Peony's Envy
First Arrival$89.00Cricket Hill
Garden Treasure$30.00Swenson
Garden Treasure$35.00Solaris Farms
Garden Treasure$50.00Adelman
Garden Treasure$50.00Brooks
Garden Treasure$50.00Hollingsworth
Garden Treasure$52.00Fina
Garden Treasure$54.99Hidden Springs
Garden Treasure$79.00Peony's Envy
Garden Treasure$85.00Song Sparrow
Garden Treasure$89.00Cricket Hill
Going Bananas$32.00Adelman
Going Bananas$40.00Swenson
Going BananasC$90.00Blossom Hill
Going Bananas$110.00Song Sparrow
Gordon E. Simonson$150.00Hollingsworth
Gordon E. Simonson$150.00Swenson
Gordon E. Simonson$185.00Adelman
Gordon E. Simonson€250.00Peony Shop Holland
Hidden Treasure$35.00Solaris Farms
Hillary$35.00Solaris Farms
Hillary$40.00Swenson
Hillary$50.00Adelman
Hillary$50.00Hollingsworth
Hillary$55.00Brooks
Hillary$55.00Fina
Hillary$59.95Hidden Springs
Japanese Itoh
(Unknown Yelllow)
$30.00Swenson
Joanna Marlene$60.00Swenson
Joanna Marlene$75.00Fina
Joanna Marlene$75.00Solaris Farms
Joanna Marlene$80.00Adelman
Julia Rose$35.00Solaris Farms
Julia Rose$40.00Swenson
Julia Rose$54.00Fina
Julia Rose$65.00Brooks
Julia Rose$75.00Adelman
Julia Rose$79.00Peony's Envy
Julia Rose$85.00Song Sparrow
Julia Rose$89.00Cricket Hill
Kopper Kettle$99.00Adelman
Kopper Kettle$100.00Swenson
Lemon Dream$35.00Adelman
Lemon Dream$35.00Solaris Farms
Lemon Dream$40.00Swenson
Lemon Dream$45.00Fina
Lemon Dream$55.00Brooks
Little Darlin'€25.00Peony Shop Holland
Little Darlin'$60.00Song Sparrow
Lollipop$45.00Solaris Farms
Lollipop$60.00Swenson
Lollipop$62.00Fina
Love Affair€60.00Peony Shop Holland
Love Affair$120.00Brooks
Love Affair$125.00Adelman
Love Affair$150.00Solaris Farms
Lunar Glow$45.00Solaris Farms
Luxuriant$150.00Swenson
Momo Taro (Peach Boy)$50.00Solaris Farms
Morning Lilac$60.00Solaris Farms
Morning Lilac$60.00Swenson
Morning Lilac$65.00Adelman
New Millennium$100.00Swenson
New Millennium€150.00Peony Shop Holland
New Millennium$160.00Hollingsworth
New Millennium$165.00Adelman
Norwegian Blush$125.00Swenson
Old Rose Dandy€13.00Peony Shop Holland
Old Rose Dandy$30.00Swenson
Old Rose Dandy$35.00Solaris Farms
Old Rose Dandy$40.00Adelman
Pastel Splendor$30.00Swenson
Pastel Splendor$35.00Solaris Farms
Pastel Splendor$42.00Fina
Pastel Splendor$45.00Adelman
Pastel Splendor$48.95Hidden Springs
Pastel Splendor$75.00Song Sparrow
Peppermint Blush$150.00Swenson
Pink Double Dandy$85.00Song Sparrow
Prairie Charm€10.00Peony Shop Holland
Prairie Charm$25.00Swenson
Prairie Charm$40.00Hollingsworth
Prairie Charm$44.95Hidden Springs
Prairie Charm$95.00Song Sparrow
Predawn Beauty$150.00Swenson
Purple Reign$250.00Swenson
Rosy Prospects€30.00Peony Shop Holland
Rosy Prospects$35.00Adelman
Royal Blush$50.00Swenson
Saffron Innocence$100.00Swenson
Scarlet Heaven$35.00Solaris Farms
Scarlet Heaven$40.00Adelman
Scarlet Heaven$40.00Hollingsworth
Scarlet Heaven$60.00Brooks
Scarlet Heaven$79.00Peony's Envy
Scarlet Heights$175.00Swenson
Sequestered Sunshine$48.00Fina
Shining Light$25.00Swenson
Singing in the Rain$40.00Solaris Farms
Singing in the Rain$50.00Adelman
Singing in the Rain$60.00Brooks
Smith Family Jewel$45.00Solaris Farms
Smith Family Yellow$99.00Adelman
Smith Family Yellow$100.00Hollingsworth
Sonoma Amethyst€30.00Peony Shop Holland
Sonoma Amethyst$45.00Solaris Farms
Sonoma Amethyst$60.00Adelman
Sonoma Amethyst$65.00Fina
Sonoma Apricot€23.00Peony Shop Holland
Sonoma Apricot$35.00Solaris Farms
Sonoma Apricot$80.00Adelman
Sonoma By the Bay$130.00Solaris Farms
Sonoma Halo$250.00Solaris Farms
Sonoma Halo$350.00Adelman
Sonoma Kaleidoscope$100.00Adelman
Sonoma Rosy Future$75.00Solaris Farms
Sonoma Rosy Future$85.00Adelman
Sonoma Sun€23.00Peony Shop Holland
Sonoma Sun$45.00Adelman
Sonoma Velvet Ruby€23.00Peony Shop Holland
Sonoma Velvet Ruby$35.00Adelman
Sonoma Welcome€25.00Peony Shop Holland
Sonoma Welcome$45.00Solaris Farms
Sonoma Welcome$65.00Adelman
Sonoma Yedo$350.00Solaris Farms
Strawberry Blush$150.00Swenson
Strawberry Blush$165.00Adelman
Tonka Berry$175.00Swenson
Tonka Peach$300.00Swenson
Tonka Pink$200.00Swenson
Unique€23.00Peony Shop Holland
Unique$40.00Brooks
Unique$45.00Solaris Farms
Unique$45.00Adelman
Viking Full Moon$35.00Solaris Farms
Viking Full Moon$45.00Adelman
Watermelon Wine€45.00Peony Shop Holland
Watermelon Wine$60.00Swenson
Watermelon Wine$99.00Adelman
White Emperor€25.00Peony Shop Holland
White Emperor$75.00Swenson
Yankee Doodle Dandy$85.00Song Sparrow
Yellow Crown€10.00Peony Shop Holland
Yellow Crown$35.00Solaris Farms
Yellow Dream$65.00Brooks

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

2019 Peony 'Glowing Candles' Tries to Grow Again in January

Well, the first sprout on my newly planted Peony 'Glowing Candles' has already died. Back in November, shortly after I planted this peony root (in October), it sprouted the first time, 2018 Song Sparrow Peony Root Sprouting in the Fall. Now it's January, and it is sprouting again. We always have weird winter weather here in NC. You never really know what you're going to get, like the 2018 7 Inches of Snow on Southern Peony Gardens! we got this December. It was 71 degrees on January 1st for the high and 31 degress on the 21st for the high. It's mostly been in the 50s, 60s, or 40s for the high, but we've had some much colder weather so far this week. The 17 degree overnight temperatures we've had this week have surely done it in again. I just hope this thing has some eyes left (and energy) come spring!


Peony 'Glowing Candles' Growing Again in January

The more I think about this, the more I feel sure this root must have been refrigerated for some time (maybe even an extended period of time). I bought this root from the 2018 Fall Peony Sale @ Song Sparrow where they had 7 select peony varieties on sale for $19.95. The varieties they put on sale were 'David Harum', 'Glowing Candles', 'Green Lotus', 'High Adventure', 'Honey N Cream', 'Jubilee Pink', and 'Scarlet O'Hara'. I'm guessing those 7 varieties must have been overstocked and were in need of being sold, thus the price markdown. I couldn't resist buying Peony 'Glowing Candles', though, because it just looks so lovely. I'm wondering if anyone else who bought a root or two from this sale has had the same experience as me with having them sprout early (just curious)...