Sunday, January 30, 2022

2022 Southern Peony New Topic Labels for Price Comparison Lists

While working on my Peony Price Lists this year, 2022 Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison List & 2022 Herbaceous Hot 100 Peony Catalog Price Comparison List, I noticed that is was hard to see the prices and varieties side by side for past years, when looking at the topic for "Price List". On the Southern Peony Popular Topics page, you can look at articles by topic. When you click on Price List, it takes you to all of the previous price list articles for both herbaceous and intersectional peonies. Usually if you want to compare, you probably want to see all of the past varieties offered or past prices listed for just one type or the other (herbaceous OR intersectional), but not both.


Southern Peony Popular Topics

So I decided to create 2 new labels and add them to the Popular Topics page, one for herbaceous peonies "Price List Herbaceous" and one for intersectionals "Price List Intersectional". So now you can click on just the type you are interested in viewing, and only those price lists will come up. I hope this new feature is helpful for you when comparing prices and varieties, checking which vendors may have offered which peony varieties in the past, etc. Happy Peony Hunting!!

Friday, January 28, 2022

2022 Herbaceous Hot 100 Peony Catalog Price Comparison List

I've been doing my Southern Peony Intersectional Peony Catalog Price Comparison Lists for 9 years now. This will be the 5th 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.

If you'd like to compare this year's prices to prices 2 years ago, here's a link to the Southern Peony 2020 Herbaceous Hot 100 Peony Catalog Price Comparison List. Even if you don't want to spend that much on one peony (yet!), at least you can drool! Enjoy!

It was a little sad to take Song Sparrow off the list since they closed at the end of 2020. (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.)


Herbaceous Hot 100 Peony Price List
Peony 'Tropicana'


Varieties
Offered
Peony Vendor
Price Change
from Last Year

9
Adelman mixed, lower, higher, & same
1
Blossom Hill lower
5
Brooks higher & same
3
Cricket Hill same
3
Fina lower
9
Hidden Springs same
37
Hollingsworth mostly lower
5
Oh My Peonies lower
0
Peony's Envy same
47
Peony Shop Holland mostly lower
33
Solaris Farms mixed, lower, same, & higher
31
Swenson mixed, same, lower, & higher

Herbaceous PeonyPriceVendor
Angela Jo$320.00Hollingsworth
Anna$450.00Hollingsworth
Alexander Woollcott$75.00Hidden Springs
Bethie$200.00Solaris Farms
Black Swan$100.00Solaris Farms
Blood Moon$450.00Solaris Farms
Bashful Queen€350.00Peony Shop Holland
Bob$100.00Fina
Bob$125.00Hidden Springs
Calliope$250.00Solaris Farms
Cherry Bomb$600.00Solaris Farms
Constance Spry$200.00Swenson
Dreamtime$80.00Hollingsworth
Dreamtime$90.00Solaris Farms
Dreamtime$120.00Oh My Peonies
Early Canary$90.00Hollingsworth
Early Canary$125.00Hidden Springs
Early Canary€150.00Peony Shop Holland
Echoes of Love$400.00Solaris Farms
Edna's Wish$450.00Hollingsworth
Enchanted$110.00Hollingsworth
Europa$375.00Solaris Farms
Euterpe$150.00Solaris Farms
Faithful Dream$90.00Hollingsworth
Faithful Dream$100.00Swenson
Faithful Dream€250.00Peony Shop Holland
Fire Bomb$200.00Swenson
Gena Marie$300.00Hollingsworth
Glorious Arrival$500.00Swenson
Glorious Blush$750.00Swenson
Glorious Cheer$1000.00Swenson
Glorious Grace$750.00Swenson
Glorious Honey$750.00Swenson
Glorious Hope$1000.00Swenson
Glorious Imprint$175.00Swenson
Glorious Lavender$2000.00Swenson
Glorious Look$150.00Swenson
Glorious Passion$300.00Swenson
Glorious Secret$750.00Swenson
Glorious Sound$300.00Swenson
Glorious Whisper$125.00Swenson
Golden Angel$38.00Hollingsworth
Golden Wheel$100.00Swenson
Greenland$75.00Brooks
Greenland$80.00Adelman
Greenland€80.00Peony Shop Holland
Green Monster€320.00Peony Shop Holland
Hanadama Pearl$500.00Solaris Farms
Heather$270.00Hollingsworth
Hot Gates$400.00Solaris Farms
Imperial Fuchsia$100.00Hollingsworth
Independence Day€55.00Peony Shop Holland
Independence Day$125.00Hidden Springs
John's DreamC$100.00Blossom Hill
John's Dream$350.00Solaris Farms
Joyful Adornment€300.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Anointing€300.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Beginning€330.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Bliss€300.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Blush€600.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Celebration€330.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Clouds€640.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Compassion€640.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Dancing€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Desire€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Frills€300.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Gleam€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Harmony€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Hope€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Horizon€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Hush€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Love€300.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Moon€600.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Morning€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Nobility€300.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Note€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Romantic€800.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Salver€300.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Sun€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Joyful Well€120.00Peony Shop Holland
Juliska$48.00Hidden Springs
Juliska$49.99Hidden Springs
Juliska$72.00Adelman
Kathy's Touch$50.00Hollingsworth
Kathy's Touch€55.00Peony Shop Holland
Kathy's Touch$75.00Brooks
Kayleigh Ann$190.00Hollingsworth
Kayleigh Ann$300.00Solaris Farms
Kayleigh Ann€320.00Peony Shop Holland
KimSue$175.00Solaris Farms
K-Nina$100.00Hollingsworth
Lavender$90.00Hollingsworth
Lembrose$2500.00Swenson
Lemon Chiffon€22.00Peony Shop Holland
Lemon Chiffon$50.00Solaris Farms
Lemon Chiffon$59.00Cricket Hill
Lemon Chiffon$60.00Fina
Lemon Chiffon$60.00Hollingsworth
Lemon Chiffon$60.00Adelman
Lemon Chiffon$65.00Brooks
Lemon Hayes€300.00Peony Shop Holland
Little Corporal$148.00Fina
Little Corporal$160.00Solaris Farms
Little Corporal$179.00Hidden Springs
Little Dorrit$300.00Swenson
Lois' Choice$90.00Hollingsworth
Lois' Choice$95.00Brooks
Lois' Choice$120.00Adelman
Lois' Choice$120.00Oh My Peonies
Lois' Choice$120.00Solaris Farms
Lois' Choice$129.00Cricket Hill
Majesty's Bonnet€175.00Peony Shop Holland
Majesty's Heart€200.00Peony Shop Holland
Majesty's Light€200.00Peony Shop Holland
Majesty's Splendor€200.00Peony Shop Holland
Majesty's Star€200.00Peony Shop Holland
Melissa$100.00Swenson
Melissa$120.00Hollingsworth
Melissa$165.00Adelman
Mystic Embers$400.00Oh My Peonies
Mystic Pink$250.00Oh My Peonies
Necromancer$80.00Hollingsworth
Nelda's Joy$175.00Brooks
Nelda's Joy$185.00Adelman
Nelda's Joy€200.00Peony Shop Holland
New Dimension$160.00Hollingsworth
Northwind Maiden$100.00Solaris Farms
Old Soldier$95.00Solaris Farms
Omega Centauri$200.00Solaris Farms
Pastelegance€98.00Peony Shop Holland
Pastelegance$140.00Hollingsworth
Pastelegance$150.00Swenson
Pastelegance$160.00Solaris Farms
Pastelegance$165.00Adelman
Pastelegance$170.00Oh My Peonies
Pastelorama$150.00Hollingsworth
Pastelorama$150.00Swenson
Pastelorama$179.00Hidden Springs
Pastelorama$180.00Solaris Farms
Pastelorama€200.00Peony Shop Holland
Patricia Jean$650.00Hollingsworth
Plum Surprise$150.00Swenson
Porcelain Doll$150.00Hollingsworth
Queen of Diamonds$500.00Solaris Farms
Queen Rose$100.00Swenson
Quitzin$88.00Hollingsworth
Raspberry Delight$150.00Hollingsworth
Roger's Delight$1000.00Swenson
Roger's Prize$500.00Swenson
Roger's Red$400.00Swenson
Scarlet Tanager$400.00Swenson
Seidl's Super$170.00Hollingsworth
Seidl's Super$180.00Solaris Farms
Sentry$100.00Hollingsworth
Sky Dance$325.00Solaris Farms
Solara$120.00Hollingsworth
Solara$140.00Solaris Farms
Spring Sun$425.00Hollingsworth
Stephen E Ambrose$250.00Swenson
Summer Glow$80.00Adelman
Summer Glow$90.00Hollingsworth
Summer Glow$95.00Solaris Farms
Sumvitg€220.00Peony Shop Holland
Sunny Boy$200.00Hollingsworth
Sunny Boy$225.00Solaris Farms
Sunny Girl€23.00Peony Shop Holland
Sunny Girl$32.00Solaris Farms
Sunny Girl$49.00Cricket Hill
Sweet Lemonade$125.00Adelman
Sweet Lemonade€150.00Peony Shop Holland
Tropicana$50.00Hollingsworth
Tropicana$60.00Solaris Farms
Triphena Parkin€330.00Peony Shop Holland
Triton$650.00Solaris Farms
Valkyrie$80.00Hollingsworth
Vanilla Schnapps$70.00Hollingsworth
Vanilla Schnapps$85.00Solaris Farms
Vanilla Schnapps$125.00Hidden Springs
Viking Valor$75.00Solaris Farms
Virginia Emerson$90.00Hollingsworth
White Vanguard$390.00Hollingsworth
Wonderous Portrait$200.00Swenson
Wonderous Secret$500.00Swenson

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

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.

Sunday, January 23, 2022

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

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

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!