2022 Swenson Gardens Offer 43 Intersectional Peony Varieties for Sale!

Wow! It is a record! Swenson Gardens is offering 43 distinct varieties of Intersectional Peonies for sale this year in 2022! This is the first year since I've been tracking Intersectional Peony prices (way back in our Southern Peony 2013 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List) that any peony grower has offered 40 or more intersectional peony varieties for sale. This really speaks to how popular this type of peony has become over the years. It brings joy to my heart to see this type of interest and availability in Intersectional Peonies, as this type of peony grows and performs really well here in the South!

Swenson Gardens Intersectional Peonies
From the Swenson Gardens web site and emails, it looks like this is their 20th anniversary as well. So if you are interested in seeing all 43 photos in their digital catalog - the entire Swenson Gardens Intersectional Peony 2022 offering on one page, head on over to the Swenson Gardens web site and click on their "INTERSECTIONALS" link. If you are interested to see how their prices stack up against other peony growers, be sure to check out our Southern Peony 2022 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List.

2022 Southern Peony Gets a Big Snow!

2022 Southern Peony Gets a Big Snow!
It's been a while since we've gotten a big snow here. We did get some snow last January in 2021, and it was several inches, but you could still see a little grass peeking out. This year in 2022 we got total ground coverage! The photo above is the tree peony garden, and you can see that only the tops of the tree peonies are visible in the snow. The photo below shows the snow we got last January in 2021.


2021 Southern Peony Snow in January
You can see below one of the tree peonies is already working on growing its foliage for the coming spring. Don't worry this tree peony will be perfectly fine. The new foliage of tree peonies is much more cold hardy and resistant than new herbaceous peony foliage. All of this extra snow and chill time will be great for peony bud production. So enjoy the weather and don't worry about the peonies. Mother Nature knows how to take care of itself! I hope everyone who got some, enjoyed the snow this weekend!! ❆


Tree Peony in Snow with New Stems & Buds Growing

2022 Spring Hill Nursery Sells 2 New Intersectionals - Peony 'Belle Toulousaine' & Peony 'Symphone Pourpre'

When I was working on my Southern Peony 2022 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List this week, I couldn't help but notice all of the new intersectional peony varieties on this list. I was curious to see if Spring Hill might be offering any of the new intersectional peony hybrids again this year. I was happily surprised to see they are offering for sale 2 new intersectional peonies I had never seen offered before - Intersectional Peony 'Belle Toulousaine' & Intersectional Peony 'Symphone Pourpre'.


Spring Hill Nursery Sells 2 New Intersectional Peonies
Peony 'Belle Toulousaine' & Peony 'Symphone Pourpre'
Intersectional Peony 'Belle Toulousaine' is on the Southern Peony 2022 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List being sold by Peony Shop Holland, and Peony 'Symphone Pourpre' is not even on the list. I already had my eye on Peony 'Belle Toulousaine' being offered in Peony Shop Holland's 2022 catalog for €55.00 (about $62.74 USD today). Spring Hill Nursery is offering this Intersectional Peony 'Belle Toulousaine' variety for $79.99. They do however have a 10% off and free shipping sale going on, with coupon code 0477306. So with the lower price of $71.99 + free shipping, this seemed like a comparable price to Peony Shop Holland (when you add international shipping).


Spring Hill Nursery Coupon
10% Off Sitewide + Free Shipping on $50+
Plus with the opportunity to purchase Intersectional Peony 'Symphone Pourpre' as well, I just couldn't resist. 'Symphone Pourpre' translates from French to 'Purple Symphony' (and purple is my favorite color!). It looks like both of these varieties, Intersectional Peony 'Belle Toulousaine' & Intersectional Peony 'Symphone Pourpre', were created by French hybridizer Theirry Rat. I am grateful to see some new international intersectional peony varieties being introduced to the US.

Peony 'Symphone Pourpre' is described as:
"From our French breeder, Symphonie Pourpre is ‘Purple Symphony’, best appreciated, much like a full orchestra, as a whole plant exploding with notes of fuchsia purple. This is one of the most floriferous Itoh we have come across; the bush is covered in semi-double fuchsia flowers lightly edged with a creamy pink picotee."


Spring Hill Nursery Intersectional Offerings
Also if you search Spring Hill's site for the word "itoh" (another name for intersectional), you will find that they are actually offering several intersectional peony varieties. Please keep in mind however, that the intersectional peonies they are offering are likely cloned varieties and usually only have 1 stem. These will take much longer to get established than most roots sold from traditional peony farms. This year they are offering Intersectional Peonies 'Oochigeas', (which I purchased in 2019 Spring Hill Nursery Peony Order Arrives) 'Bartzella', 'Duchesse de Lorraine' (which I purchased in 2020 Intersectional Peony 'Duchesse de Lorraine' Arrives from Spring Hill Nursery), 'Symphonie Pourpre', 'Belle Toulousaine', 'New Millenium' and 'Joanna Marlene' (not shown). If you are able to plant these in a nice home and are able to wait a bit longer for them to get established, this might be a good chance to get some expensive or hard to find varieties for a reasonable price!

2022 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List

It's been a little over 2 years since I published my last Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List! I hope this list aids you in your 2022 intersectional peony purchasing selections! 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.

If you'd like to compare this year's prices to prices 2 years ago, here's a link to my 2020 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.)


Southern Peony 2022 Intersectional Peony Price List
Intersectional Peony 'Misaka' 美 (Beautiful Blossom)

Varieties Offered	Peony Vendor	Price Change from Last Year
38	Adelman		mostly lower or same
0	Blossom Hill		same
19	Brooks		mixed, lower, same, & higher
6	Cricket Hill		same
9	Fina		mixed, lower & higher
3	Hidden Springs		higher
7	Hollingsworth		mostly lower
27	Oh My Peonies		mostly same
6	Peony's Envy		same
39	Peony Shop Holland		mostly lower
15	Solaris Farms		mixed, lower & higher
43	Swenson		mostly higher

Intersectional Peony	Price	Vendor
Al's Choice	$80.00	Brooks
Al's Choice	$85.00	Swenson
Anderson's Kaleidoscope	€18.00	Peony Shop Holland
Anderson's Kaleidoscope	$50.00	Oh My Peonies
Anderson's Kaleidoscope	$60.00	Swenson
(Anderson's) Kaleidoscope	$75.00	Brooks
Bad Hair Day	€60.00	Peony Shop Holland
Ballarena de Saval	$50.00	Adelman
Bartzella	$45.00	Adelman
Bartzella	$48.99	Hidden Springs
Bartzella	$50.00	Hollingsworth
Bartzella	$50.00	Oh My Peonies
Bartzella	$55.00	Swenson
Bartzella	$56.00	Fina
Bartzella	$79.00	Peony's Envy
Bartzella	$89.00	Cricket Hill
Belle Toulousaine	€55.00	Peony Shop Holland
Bully Buck	€750.00	Peony Shop Holland
Border Charm	$35.00	Swenson
Border Charm	$40.00	Adelman
Border Charm	$40.00	Oh My Peonies
Callie's Memory	$50.00	Swenson
Callie's Memory	$89.00	Cricket Hill
Canary Brilliants	$50.00	Oh My Peonies
Canary Brilliants	$55.00	Adelman
Canary Brilliants	$60.00	Brooks
Canary Brilliants	$79.00	Peony's Envy
Caroline Constabel	€55.00	Peony Shop Holland
Cat Whiskers	€130.00	Peony Shop Holland
Chief Black Hawk	$90.00	Brooks
Chief Black Hawk	€90.00	Peony Shop Holland
Chief Black Hawk	$95.00	Swenson
Chief Black Hawk	$100.00	Adelman
Cora Louise	$60.00	Adelman
Cora Louise	$60.00	Brooks
Cora Louise	$65.00	Oh My Peonies
Cora Louise	$79.00	Peony's Envy
Cora Louise	$89.00	Cricket Hill
Court Jester	$45.00	Swenson
Court Jester	$50.00	Oh My Peonies
Danse Du Feu	€55.00	Peony Shop Holland
Dark Eyes	$99.00	Adelman
First Arrival	$50.00	Swenson
First Arrival	$54.00	Hollingsworth
First Arrival	$58.00	Adelman
First Arrival	$60.00	Brooks
First Arrival	$60.00	Fina
First Arrival	$89.00	Cricket Hill
Fizzy	$99.00	Adelman
Fruity Flash	€50.00	Peony Shop Holland
Garden Treasure	$40.00	Solaris Farms
Garden Treasure	$48.99	Hidden Springs
Garden Treasure	$50.00	Adelman
Garden Treasure	$50.00	Brooks
Garden Treasure	$50.00	Hollingsworth
Garden Treasure	$79.00	Peony's Envy
Going Bananas	$35.00	Swenson
Gordon E. Simonson	€55.00	Peony Shop Holland
Gordon E. Simonson	$88.00	Hollingsworth
Gordon E. Simonson	$99.00	Adelman
Gordon E. Simonson	$100.00	Solaris Farms
Gordon E. Simonson	$100.00	Swenson
Hidden Treasure	$40.00	Solaris Farms
Hillary	$45.00	Adelman
Hillary	$50.00	Brooks
Hillary	$50.00	Swenson
Hillary	$55.00	Oh My Peonies
Hillary	$89.00	Cricket Hill
Joanna Marlene	$50.00	Fina
Joanna Marlene	$55.00	Adelman
Joanna Marlene	$55.00	Swenson
Joanna Marlene	$60.00	Solaris Farms
Julia Rose	$40.00	Swenson
Julia Rose	$65.00	Adelman
Julia Rose	$65.00	Brooks
Julia Rose	$65.00	Oh My Peonies
Julia Rose	$79.00	Peony's Envy
Kopper Kettle	$45.00	Fina
Kopper Kettle	$95.00	Oh My Peonies
Kopper Kettle	$99.00	Adelman
Kopper Kettle	$150.00	Swenson
Lemon Dream	$34.00	Fina
Lemon Dream	$35.00	Solaris Farms
Lemon Dream	$36.00	Adelman
Lemon Dream	$40.00	Swenson
Lemon Dream	$50.00	Brooks
Lavender Splash	€130.00	Peony Shop Holland
Lilac Flash	€120.00	Peony Shop Holland
Little Darlin'	€25.00	Peony Shop Holland
Little Edgy	€150.00	Peony Shop Holland
Lollipop	$35.00	Fina
Lollipop	$35.00	Solaris Farms
Lollipop	$45.00	Oh My Peonies
Lollipop	$60.00	Brooks
Lollipop	$60.00	Swenson
Love Affair	$60.00	Hollingsworth
Love Affair	$70.00	Solaris Farms
Love Affair	$85.00	Adelman
Love Affair	$90.00	Brooks
Luxuriant	$125.00	Brooks
Luxuriant	$125.00	Swenson
Magical Mystery Tour	$50.00	Solaris Farms
Magical Mystery Tour	$68.00	Adelman
Mock Orange Yellow	€100.00	Peony Shop Holland
Morning Lilac	$60.00	Swenson
Morning Lilac	$68.00	Adelman
Morning Lilac	$75.00	Oh My Peonies
Momo Taro (Peach Boy)	$52.00	Fina
New Millennium	$90.00	Hollingsworth
New Millennium	$99.00	Adelman
New Millennium	$100.00	Swenson
New Millennium	$125.00	Oh My Peonies
New Millennium	€185.00	Peony Shop Holland
Norwegian Blush	€28.00	Peony Shop Holland
Norwegian Blush	$50.00	Swenson
Old Rose Dandy	$35.00	Swenson
Old Rose Dandy	$40.00	Adelman
Old Rose Dandy	$40.00	Brooks
Old Rose Dandy	$40.00	Oh My Peonies
Oneida Chief	€50.00	Peony Shop Holland
Oochigeas	€55.00	Peony Shop Holland
Pastel Lilas	€55.00	Peony Shop Holland
Pastel Splendor	€22.00	Peony Shop Holland
Pastel Splendor	$35.00	Swenson
Pastel Splendor	$40.00	Oh My Peonies
Pastel Splendor	$44.95	Hidden Springs
Pastel Splendor	$48.00	Adelman
Pastel Splendor	$50.00	Brooks
Pastel Splendor	$56.00	Fina
Pastel Splendor	$89.00	Cricket Hill
Peekaboo Flash	€120.00	Peony Shop Holland
Pink Flash	€130.00	Peony Shop Holland
Prairie Charm	$30.00	Swenson
Prairie Charm	$40.00	Oh My Peonies
Predawn Beauty	$60.00	Swenson
Raggedy Ann	$75.00	Oh My Peonies
Rosy Prospects	$50.00	Swenson
Royal Blush	€35.00	Peony Shop Holland
Royal Blush	$50.00	Swenson
Ruffled Flash	€200.00	Peony Shop Holland
Saffron Innocence	$50.00	Swenson
Scarlet Heaven	$40.00	Hollingsworth
Scarlet Heaven	$40.00	Swenson
Scarlet Heaven	$48.00	Adelman
Scarlet Heaven	$79.00	Peony's Envy
Scarlet Heights	$75.00	Swenson
Scrumdidleyumptious	$100.00	Oh My Peonies
Sequestered Sunshine	$65.00	Oh My Peonies
Sequestered Sunshine	$85.00	Brooks
Shining Light	$30.00	Swenson
Singing in the Rain	$50.00	Adelman
Singing in the Rain	$50.00	Oh My Peonies
Singing in the Rain	$60.00	Brooks
Smith Family Yellow	$80.00	Adelman
Smith Opus #1 (Misaka)	$150.00	Oh My Peonies
Smith Opus #2 (Treasure)	$150.00	Oh My Peonies
Soleil D'Ambre	€55.00	Peony Shop Holland
Son Flash	€50.00	Peony Shop Holland
Sonoma Amethyst	€33.00	Peony Shop Holland
Sonoma Amethyst	$60.00	Adelman
Sonoma Amethyst	$60.00	Fina
Sonoma Apricot	$65.00	Adelman
Sonoma Apricot	$75.00	Oh My Peonies
Sonoma Blessing	€28.00	Peony Shop Holland
Sonoma Blessing	$35.00	Solaris Farms
Sonoma By the Bay	€28.00	Peony Shop Holland
Sonoma By the Bay	$80.00	Solaris Farms
Sonoma Floozy	$45.00	Adelman
Sonoma Halo	€55.00	Peony Shop Holland
Sonoma Halo	$150.00	Solaris Farms
Sonoma Halo	$185.00	Adelman
Sonoma Rosy Future	$40.00	Solaris Farms
Sonoma Rosy Future	$50.00	Adelman
Sonoma Sun	€33.00	Peony Shop Holland
Sonoma Sun	$40.00	Adelman
Sonoma Surprise	$125.00	Adelman
Sonoma Velvet Ruby	$35.00	Adelman
Sonoma Velvet Ruby	€40.00	Peony Shop Holland
Sonoma Welcome	$50.00	Adelman
Sonoma Yedo	€65.00	Peony Shop Holland
Sonoma Yedo	$185.00	Adelman
Sonoma Yedo	$199.00	Oh My Peonies
Sonoma Yedo	$250.00	Solaris Farms
Strawberry Blush	$99.00	Adelman
Strawberry Blush	$100.00	Swenson
Strawberry Blush	€150.00	Peony Shop Holland
Strawberry Creme Brulee	€55.00	Peony Shop Holland
Sunrise Flash	€130.00	Peony Shop Holland
Sunset Flash	€60.00	Peony Shop Holland
Tonka Berry	$100.00	Swenson
Tonka Burst	$150.00	Swenson
Tonka Delicacy	$150.00	Swenson
Tonka Mulberry	$200.00	Swenson
Tonka Peach	$300.00	Swenson
Tonka Pink	$100.00	Swenson
Tonka Purple	$500.00	Swenson
Tonka Sublime	$250.00	Swenson
Tonka White	$250.00	Swenson
Unique	$42.00	Adelman
Unique	$50.00	Swenson
Viking Full Moon	$40.00	Oh My Peonies
Viking Full Moon	$40.00	Solaris Farms
Watermelon Wine	$50.00	Swenson
Watermelon Wine	€55.00	Peony Shop Holland
Watermelon Wine	$75.00	Adelman
Watermelon Wine	$80.00	Brooks
Watermelon Wine	$85.00	Oh My Peonies
White Emperor	$75.00	Swenson
Yankee Doodle Dandy	$75.00	Oh My Peonies
Yellow Crown	$30.00	Solaris Farms
Yellow Dream	$60.00	Brooks
Yellow Emperor	$70.00	Oh My Peonies

2021 Cut Back Brown Peony Stems After a Rain

Wet/Damp Peony Stems Are Easier to Handle
This is something I have been doing for a few years now. If you haven't figured it out yet, the best time to cut back brown peony stems is just after a rain. (I usually do it the day after a rain so that things aren't completely soaking wet.) Otherwise the peony leaves and stems are so brittle, they break and crumble so easily making a big mess in the garden, especially if you are trying to bag and dispose of them (which you should be to prevent more disease spread).


Rain from Last Night
After a rain however, they are soft and pliable, easily bagged and stay in one piece. We got over a half inch of rain yesterday. So today was a great day to get out in the garden and work in the peonies. I am not completely finished cutting back all of my dead peony stems for the year, but I have made a big dent this week while on vacation. I hope you had some time around the holidays to get out in the garden and enjoy the nice weather. We've had an entire week of 70 degree temperatures, which is unheard of for this time of year. Sometimes you will get a day here and there over the winter in the 70s, but never an entire week!