RESOURCES

01.1 - REGIONAL PEONY SOCIETIES IN CANADA

QUEBEC
Société québécoise de la pivoine
Website
Facebook Page

PRAIRIES
Prairie Peony Society
Facebook Page

01.2 - AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETIES

American Peony Society
Website
Facebook Page
Facebook Group

01.3 - OTHERS

The Peony Society
Website

02 - PEONY CULTIVARS

PEONY REGISTRY
American Peony Society Peony Registry

PEONY DATABASE
Carsten Burkhardt's Web Project Paeonia

HOW TO REGISTER
New Cultivar Registration - American Peony Registry

03 - SHOWS & FESTIVALS

Ontario

Oshawa Peony Festival

https://www.oshawa.ca/explore-play/city-events/peony-festival/

Québec

Le Grand Bal des pivoines (Société québécoise de la pivoine)

https://www.pivoinequebec.org/tag/grand-bal-des-pivoines

British Columbia

Castlegar Peony Show

Prairies

Prairie Peony Society Show

04 - PUBLIC GARDENS WITH PEONY COLLECTIONS

[TO COME]

05 - YOUTUBE VIDEOS

Public Gardens

[TO COME]

Private Gardens

[TO COME]

Commercial Vendors

Fina Gardens Peonies

06 - BOOKS

American Peony Society Book Store

07 - PEONY TYPES

 Herbaceous Peonies

About Herbaceous Peonies [APS]
Herbaceous Peony Groups [APS}[PDF]

Itoh Peonies (Intersectionals)

About Itoh Peonies (APS)
Itoh and Intersectional Peony Groups (APS) [PDF]
Some Popular Itoh Varieties (APS) [PDF]
Itoh Peonies: The Best of Two Worlds
Intersectional Peonies (Itoh hybrids)| Volunteer Gardener [YouTube Video]

Species Peonies

About Species Peonies (APS)

Tree Peonies (Woody Peonies)

About Woody Peonies (APS)
Woody Peony (Tree) Culture and Care (Solaris Farms)
The Woodies (Solaris Farms) [PDF]: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
TREE PEONIES: A TIME LAPSE VIDEO FROM DORMANCY TO BLOOM YouTube Video
https://americanpeonysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Woody-Peony-Groups-Buchite.pdf
https://www.finegardening.com/article/how-to-divide-intersectional-and-tree-peonies-2

08 - FLOWER TYPES & ANATOMY

APS Flower Types & Anatomy
Les pivoines herbacées (SQP)

09 - FRAGRANT PEONIES

Hollingsworth Best Fragrant Peonies
B&D Lillies Fragrant Peonies
Les pivoines odoriférantes (SQP)

10 - BLOOM SEQUENCE

Bloom Date Project
Hollingsworth Peonies Bloom Time/
Peony Season
Extending the Bloom Season

11 - GLOSSARY OF PEONY TERMS

APS Glossary Terms

12 - SAUNDERS PEONIES

Saunders Peonies
A.P. Saunders’ Peonies
See also: articles on peony.ca

13 - GROWING PEONIES

Care Calendar

Fall Peony Care YouTube Video
How To Prep Your Peonies For Spring YouTube Video
Plant Profile: Peonies YouTube Video
https://peony.mbgna.umich.edu/care-calenda

Growing Peonies

https://mnpeony.org/wp-content/uploads/Cut-Flower-Production-Peonies.pdf
https://www.lyndakerfarms.com/guides
Herbaceous Peonies [Solaris Farms]
Peonies | Growing Tips & FAQ: Garden Home VLOG YouTube Video
All About Peonies | The Dirt | Better Homes & Gardens YouTube Video
https://americanpeonysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Recommended-Peonies-for-Beginners.pdf
https://americanpeonysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Growing-Better-Peonies-and-Getting-the-Most-Out-of-Your-Garden-HB.pdf
https://www.bhg.com/gardening/flowers/perennials/peony-types/

Fertilizing Peonies

https://www.hollingsworthpeonies.com/fertilizing
How to Fertilize & Trim Peonies in the Spring : Garden Savvy YouTube Video
https://www.homefortheharvest.com/fertilizing-peonies/
https://www.alaskaprancingpeonies.com/blog/fertilizing-peonies

14 - PLANTING & TRANSPLANTING PEONIES

Planting Peonies

Peony.ca/Planting-Care-Drying-Cutting-Storing
https://mnpeony.org/wp-content/uploads/PLANTING-PEONIES-Adelmans.pdf
How to Plant Peony Tubers in Fall YouTube Video
How to Plant Peonies: Spring/Summer Guide YouTube Video
Planting a Peony YouTube Video
Growing Peonies: Planting and Care YouTube Video
How To Plant A Bare Root Peony YouTube Video
Peonies: Planting, Growing, and Caring for Peony Flowers | The Old Farmer's Almanac
https://www.houseofhawthornes.com/how-to-grow-peonies/
Plantation d’une racine de pivoine herbacée ou Itoh en 8 étapes

Transplanting Peonies

How To Transplant Peonies YouTube Video
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/news/2009/aug/062801.htm
https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-transplant-peonies-4579809
https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/flowers-and-plants/flowers/transplanting-peonies

15 - PEONY PROBLEMS (DISEASES, PESTS OR ELSE)

Peony.ca/Pests and Disease
https://americanpeonysociety.org/learn/diseases-and-pests/
A Grower's Guide to the Most Common Diseases of Peony in the United Stares
APS Pub: Powdery Mildew (PDF)
https://americanpeonysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Culture-and-Diseases-of-Peonies-USDA.pdf
https://americanpeonysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Recognizing-Root-Knot-Lemoines-Disease-DH.pdf

16 - PROPAGATION

Germination of Peony Seeds

Germinating Peony Seeds (Outdoor Method) by Nate Bremer (APS) [PDF]
Seedling Production of Peonies by Don Hollingsworth (APS) [PDF]
See also: articles about germination on peony.ca

Grafting Peonies

http://www.peonies.org/grafting.html
http://www.wipeonysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Grafting-Booklet.pdf
https://solarisfarms.com/shop/woody-paeonia/grafting-woody-peonies/

Dividing Peonies (Root Division)

https://americanpeonysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Dividing-Herbaceous-Peonies-GH.pdf
La division des pivoines en bref (SQP)
How to Divide Intersectional and Tree Peonies (Fine Gardening)
Dividing Peonies [YouTube Video]

17 - HYBRIDIZING PEONIES

Creation of New Cultivars-Hybridizing (APS)

See also:
• articles about hybridization on peony.ca
• The Hybridizer’s Handbook, by Nick Maycher, CPS Newsletter, Issue 25, Spring 2026 (members only)

18 - LANDSCAPING WITH PEONIES & COMPANION PLANTS

Selecting Peonies

https://www.hollingsworthpeonies.com/selecting_peonies_
https://www.bhg.com/gardening/flowers/perennials/peony-types/
https://www.americanmeadows.com/perennials/peony/how-to-choose-the-best-peonies

Landscaping with Peonies

https://www.treepeony.com/blogs/peonies/landscape-design-with-peonies
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/landscape-peonies-49243.html
https://www.gardenia.net/garden/a-lovely-spring-border-idea-with-peonies https://www.finagardenspeonies.com/Articles.asp?ID=7
https://americanpeonysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2023-Award-of-Landscape-Merit-Peonies.pdf

 Companion Plants

https://countryhomeandblooms.com/peonies-company/
https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/flowers-and-plants/flowers/peony-planting-partners https://gardentabs.com/peony-companion-plants/
https://www.gardenia.net/plant-combinations/plant-family/paeonia_--_peonies https://gardenmentors.com/garden-help/plant-focus/what-to-plant-under-peonies/ https://peonysenvy.com/companion-plants

19 - STORING & SHIPPING PEONIES

https://peony.ca/wp-content/uploads/Cutting-Peony-Blooms-for-Storage.pdf
https://mnpeony.org/wp-content/uploads/Cutting-and-Storing-Peony-Flowers-for-Later-Use_Hollingsworth.pdf
https://americanpeonysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Storing-Peonies-for-Exhibition-2-Hollingsworth.pdf

20 - COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF PEONIES

For cut flowers

Cut Flower Production - Minnesota Peony Society [PDF]
Peony Production Factsheet 19/20 - Teagasc, The Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Ireland [PDF[
Peonies as field grown cut flowers in Alaska
Herbaceous Peony (Paeonia): Genetics, Physiology and Cut Flower Production; in: Floriculture and Ornamental Biotechnology, 2012. [Access to PDF]

For containers

Container Production of Herbaceous Peonies - Virginia Cooperative Extension [PDF] 

21 - PEONY PHOTOGRAPHY

https://americanpeonysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Photographing-Peonies-r1-Tischman.pdf
https://americanpeonysociety.org/learn/activities/photography/
https://www.bloomandwild.com/peony-flower-photography

22- FACEBOOK PEONY GROUPS

Canadian Peony Society Group / Groupe de Société canadienne de la pivoine
American Peony Society Group

23 - EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS

https://peonyparadise.com/growingsupplies.aspx
Kincaid Plant Markers
Lee Valley Plant Stakes
Amazon.ca Gardening
Adelman Peony Fertilizer