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5 single

Tall, large flower, heavy thick stems and foliage. From Dawn Pink.

seedling

Another from Krinkled White

seedling9

Big full double

2019 bloom

Short pinks from Terrific Gal, fuzzy stems

seedling4

Another Krinkled White kid

bb x ff same bomb again

Floriferous, and stunning color, out of Big Ben

seedling2

The Japanese/anemone forms are favorites of mine

Ludovica sdlg

Lovely form and color from Ludovica breeding

Magenta Gem X Blaze

Magnificent color on this red single

single white sdlg

Floriferous blush/white single from Krinkled White

Pink sdlg

Unusual form on this one

Magenta red sdlg front bed 2021 001

Excellent flower form and petals

Pink double sdlg 2021 MAxFF

Beautiful full ball type double

Anemone bomb sdlg side of house2021......

Same as next photo, fully open

Anemone bomb sdlg side of house2021.. 001

Stunning color and presentation, cup form

Deep pink sdlg Japanese_anemone 2021..

Interesting color and form on this anemone type

Round pale pink sdlg side of house2021

Lovely petals on this pale pink

Red Japanese. Front bed, side of house

Red Japanese

((Monseiur Jules Elie x Krinkled White) X Kansas)....

Beautiful double lactiflora, needs support

magenta sdlg mailbox 2021.. (2)

Single magenta with wavy, notched petals

Duke sdlg, med pink, edge of bed

Medium pink single - 12 year clump, 78 flowers and 36 stems. (unknown X Paula Fay).

magenta pink anemone bomb mailbox

Magenta pink anemone/bomb. Early and short, no support required. Ages to a loose informal bomb of silvery-pink. ((Monsieur Martin Cahuzac x unknown) X seedling)

single cupped pink side of house

Beautiful cupped pink single flower.

anemone bomb sdlg mailbox 2022

Anemone/bomb.

Oak tree pale pink HH

Lovely pale pink single, herbaceous hybrid. No support needed.

Double pink sdlg mailbox 2022 TOCxFF

Beautiful double pink, but needs support, light fragrance. Touch of Class X Faith Fenton

Magenta red bomb driveway2 2022

Beautiful magenta red anemone bomb, self supporting. Same as next photo.

Magenta red bomb driveway 2022

Same as previous photo.

White single Mailbox 2022

Large single white, self supporting.

Red anemone bomb driveway 2022

Red anemone bomb, self supporting.

pink Japanese mailbox 2022 (2)

Strong medium pink Japanese form.

round pink single 2022 (2)

Round, strong pink single. As the flower ages and expands, the color lightens.

DU sdlg X sdlg krink. pink at dusk

Seedling showing primary bud dominance. Photo taken at dusk, so flower color is a little off.

Cupped white single, east border sdlgxsdlg

Cupped white single flower opens flat and large.

east border beautiful magenta

Beautiful deep pink-magenta single flower.

Round large magenta pink, side of house 5.3.22

Round, large pink. Beautiful petals and flower form.

Peonies

REDCLAY PEONIES

I’ve always enjoyed peony flowers, and came to love them even more when I learned that deer do not eat them! Almost all herbaceous peonies do well in the north, but not so in the south. Although I'm not in the deep south, my first goal in breeding peonies was to find which ones perform well in my area of central NC, then use those as my parent plants. Twenty-five years later, I’m seeing some results. I enjoy the single flowers, semi-doubles, and the Japanese types...they tend not to flop. I like peonies that have multiple buds per stem, especially when they open at the same time – it’s like a bouquet on a stem!
Presently, I do not have any for sale, but here are a few photos of some selected seedlings that I’m evaluating.

As of 2023, I am seeing some pretty flowers, and really good plant habits - but not always on the same plant. I'm working toward garden/landscape peonies with lots of buds and self-supporting stems. I feel that if stems carry several buds, the side buds should be equal in height or shorter than the central primary bud. This is primary bud dominance and it's a trait that doesn't appear often but makes for a better floral presentation (see photo in the gallery).

Very often the best of what I see are seedling crosses but I still outcross with named cultivars. However, I'm learning that I need to follow my original directive and evaluate new plants before using them as parents because I often find that some newly purchased named cultivars do not perform well in my area after being in the ground for a couple of years.


Contact Info

Croswell Peony Garden
Greg Piotrowski
croswellpeonies@gmail.com

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