Saunders, 1941
A Week 4 Saunders peony of enormous beauty and overall merit. Close to 90 cm in height and probably as wide. An early herbaceous hybrid with side buds is not a common occurrence. The side buds ensure it is in bloom longer than most hybrids flowering at this time. The stems are purple red while the foliage is very dark green. The snowy white flowers have well formed petals and can be enormous on well grown plants.
I dove into the peony world with very little background in the immense diversitfication of these plants. My first season working on a peony farm was overwhelming, however several plants stood out, and carry fond memories. Garden Peace's elegance was eye catching in a field of beauty. Still a favorite to this day.
Group: Herbaceous Hybrid
Flower form: single
Height: 60-90 cm
Fragrance: none
Sidebuds: several
Staking Required: No
Bloom Week: 4 (early to mid)
Country of Origin: USA
Garden Peace
Our promise is to provide you with healthily grown root divisions, with 3-5 eyes, and true to name. We take great care in packaging your roots so they arrive in perfect planting condition. If for any reason, during shipping, your package is not to your satisfaction, please send a photo within 48 hours, and we will either replace your order or refund you.
Since planting conditions, and other variables are outside of our control, we cannot guarantee roots once they have been planted.
Observations of height, side buds, and staking are from Hudson, Quebec (zone 5a) grown in full sun, in a clay based soil. In different environments plants will perform slightly different. Instead of 1 to 2 side buds per stem, you may have none. If growing in slightly shadier environment, your peony may require staking. The observations are meant as a general guide, in how your peony should perform in optimal planting. In the case of fragrance, these are observations based on personal sniff tests in the field, we must bear in mind our olfactory senses are all different.
