When planning to plant beautiful flowers, it is necessary to correctly select the varieties of peonies according to the desired color range and flowering time. First of all, pay attention to where the flowers will grow, in the Urals and Siberia, the Moscow region, the Leningrad region, the Kuban or other regions of the country, and then take into account the desires, be it tree or herbaceous flowers, hybrids, non-double, double, anemone, dwarf, Japanese, semi-double, or others ...

Tree peonies

The variety of flowers is amazing, there are more than 3000 species, which are divided into tree-like peonies and herbaceous, some bloom already in the year of planting. Let's try to understand this variety.

- the attractiveness of this half-shrub is obvious, already in 3-4 years a small seedling turns into an openwork, fragrant hemisphere one and a half meters in diameter. For healthy development, the seedling must be planted immediately in a permanent place, taking into account its future volumes.

New varieties of tree peonies, bred by breeders, perfectly tolerate winters, they can be planted in the North-Western regions, grown in the Leningrad region, in the Urals and even in Siberia, such as white Lomonosov, Maria, lilac-beetroot Peter the Great, salmon Irina and Marianna, Stefan, Muza - these varieties are included in the peony catalog and enjoy well-deserved popularity due to their winter hardiness.

Dwarf hybrids

Red varieties are the most popular color for the symbol of love and sexuality. Late Red Giant is not very tall (up to 1.5 m), but will give from 30 to 70 ovaries up to 18 cm in diameter - frost-resistant, normally tolerates a small shadow. Popular varieties are Silk Road, Flight of the Swallow, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Red Clouds of Bayuan.

Several dozen varieties have pink peonies, they can be double (Augustine) or non-double (Anastasia Sosnovets). Shades range from pale pink (Dmitry Kapinos) to purple-pink (Yulia Durina, Nikolai Vavilov), these varieties of peonies are bred in Russia and perfectly take root in the Moscow region, the Leningrad region, the Urals and Siberia.

Pale pink with a scarlet heart Sapphire has simple ovaries of up to 50 pieces on a bush and blooms in June, and late Transparent dew pampers with blooming with a bluish tint. The Green ball looks original, which blooms with green balls, gradually turning into transparent pink petals.

Yellow varieties of peonies - Kuindzhi and Akademik Sadovnichy, are one of the youngest bred classes, this is a very rare color, but rapidly gaining popularity among gardeners.

Lemoine peony hybrids

Lemoine peonies are a hybrid of the Deoawel cultivar and a yellow peony, but with much larger balls up to 15 cm in diameter. The growth of the bush reaches 1.2 m, which is not so much for a tree plant. This is a double pink peony with yellow balls, has medicinal properties - the roots and flowers of the plant thin the blood and help relieve swelling, are used as an anti-inflammatory agent.

Herbaceous peonies and varieties of ITO-hybrids

Herbaceous shrubs are the most durable and unpretentious, they are quite frost-resistant varieties of peonies, distinguished by disease resistance. Despite the fact that the plant does not bloom for long, openwork bushes are widely used in landscape design as a background for other flowers.

Ito hybrids are delightful varieties of peonies, perfect for cutting for bouquets, they are frost-resistant, resistant to diseases, including rust. All these qualities are acquired through the crossing of herbaceous and tree-like parents, as a result, powerful bushes are born with abundant flowering and an incredible aroma.

Non-double

Non-double (simple) flowers have a special charm, their advantage lies in the lightness of the ball, which does not require a garter, withstands wind and rain. Peony Bartazella belongs to varieties that smell and bloom for a long time (from 2 to 4 weeks), flower diameter reaches 20-25 cm, painted in a bright yellow shade with raspberry touches, blooms from April to May. The openwork foliage acquires a bronze tint by autumn, which gives the plant a decorative effect.

The Ito hybrid of the Scarlet Haven peony has a scarlet color with golden staminodes, exclusive for this plant, 2-3 cupped ovaries bloom on a branch, and the growth of the bush reaches 1 m.

Semi-double

Semi-double peonies are the most common species, these include the grassy Baikal Bell with large flowers 18-20 cm of maroon color, the height of the bush is up to 70 cm.The variety Coral Sunset has a magnificent coral color, reaching 90 cm in adulthood. Early peony Pink Hawaiian Coral - the owner of semi-double, coral pink and white inflorescences.

ITO-hybrid Lollipop blooms in the middle of the season, has light yellow petals and purple markings, is resistant to diseases. Yellow Crown is a herbaceous perennial with bright yellow flowers, colored with red blots at the base of the petals. Adolphe Rousseau, Sarah Bernhardt, Callie's Memories, Hilary, Cora Louise - the list of varieties of peonies in this group can be continued indefinitely.

Peony Black Beauty - the darkest of all existing colors, this is an early variety that blooms in May, has a faint smell and a rather large flower of 17-20 cm.The height of the bush is about 80 cm. ITO-variety Pastel Splendor strikes with pale pink flowers with dashes lavender shade, a red-purple blot at the base of the petals.

Japanese form

Japanese peonies are luxurious shrubs with a huge number of colors, the original shape of flowers and long staminodes; among this group are popular Japanese moon peonies, painted in a pale cream color and yellow staminodes, the Bowl of Beauty, Mrs. Hemerik.

Arkon is the owner of luxurious lilac-wine petals and carved staminodes with carved tips, this species blooms late and has a rather specific aroma.

Ama No Sode - a large color with two-row pink petals, stuffed with creamy stamens, a late fragrant look. The Japanese herbaceous peony Bu Ti blooms late, has excellent health and winter hardiness, has large snow-white balls up to 20 cm, a very strong plant.

Anemone varieties

Anemone peonies are plants growing from Japanese to terry, with a round bud with one or two rows of lower petals and short ones in the middle of the flower. The color of the layers may vary.

An unusual representative of this group is the Primavera peony (Primevere), the creamy white bottom rows are in harmony with the canary ball of the central ones, the bud reaches 15 cm, the bush pleases with an abundance of ovaries.

The early Snow Mountain, mid-early Rhapsody with a color of 16 cm, pale pink petals and a beige pink ball in the middle are representatives of this popular group.

Terry form

Terry bomb-shaped peony Top Brass strikes with tricolor - white-pink outer petals turn into a pink ball, in the middle of which canary stamens (petalodia) grow in a crown. It has strong stems, which makes the variety good for creating bouquets. Peony Balash Queen, 90 cm high, blooms with buds up to 15 cm pink and yellow.

Deidrim is a lactic-flowered densely double peony with a large, pink-red flowering. Peach and cream grows up to 60 cm, blooms with spectacular pearl-pink buds with creamy top petals. Peonies Sherbet, Armani, Peter Brand, Red Magic (bomb-shaped, densely double peony) are striking representatives of the decorative class.

Red Charm blooms with a very large red bud with a crimson shade, densely double, bomb-shaped peony up to 18 cm. Unusual Celebrity has a magical scent, late bush.

Ito-hybrid Canari diamonds blooms with wavy petals of light yellow color with creamy pink heels at the base, blooms for up to three weeks and pleases with a delicate, sweet scent.

Dwarf peonies

Dwarf peonies are a special, compact group, not exceeding 60 cm in height, flowers are perfect for balconies and small backyards, look spectacular in the hallway and on terraces. Dwarfs are unpretentious in care, disease-resistant and frost-resistant, the bushes are distinguished by long flowering.

A striking representative of the species is the peony Rome Patio, which blooms with pink buds and blooms for a long time due to the abundantly growing lateral flowers, the variety perfectly takes root in flowerpots and tolerates transplants, the height of the bush does not exceed 50 cm.For lovers of the species, milky-white Madrid were bred , scarlet Oslo and ruby ​​Moscow.

To emphasize all the beauty of the plant, it is necessary to select varieties of peonies so that they are in harmony with each other in color, and you can also make compositions that will bloom all summer. When choosing colors, note that light colors will look spectacular against a background of dark foliage, for example, in front of a hedge. Peony is a wonderful symbol of love and wealth, capable of delighting others during flowering and after.