THE ordinary kind of peony is a relatively familiar garden flower, usually with large deep-red or pink flowers. The large flowers resemble cabbage roses and often hang down after heavy rain. The tree ...

Growing up in Minnesota, I was always entranced by the peonies my mom grew. Their ruffled elegance and fragile-looking petals held a scent that took my breath away. I would stand next to a bloom and ...

This American Peony Society gold medal winner adds a more unexpected peony color to your landscaping. Semi-double blooms top plants about 36 inches tall and unfurl in salmon pink with yellow middles.

Peonies, for me, are the ultimate romantic flower. You almost forget you have them as they vanish down below ground in winter. Then, what a delight, when their tight buds appear every year, promising ...

You can’t miss peonies that are blooming in May! This is the largest and showiest of spring flowers here in Ohio. It is a perennial which blooms every year. Peonies have three different growing habits ...

This fall, when you buy bare-root peonies, take a chance on yellow or coral-colored hybrids. Your garden will thank you. By Margaret Roach “The garden starts orange,” Kathleen Gagan was saying the ...

I wouldn't say the flowers of tree peonies — those "other" peonies — prepare you for the flowery show of the more common herbaceous peonies that come soon after. No, with quivering golden stamens ...

Q I have a peony tree that is two years old and has never flowered, although it has plenty of beautiful leaves. It is grown in an old plastic dustbin. What is going wrong? A Nothing is wrong. The ...