Fern Leaf Peony, Double Fernleaf Peony, hybrid species cross 'Plena'

I live in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Fern Peony was in the flower bed when we bought our house and it's thriving despite the sometimes ...Read More-35 weather in winter. Anything human or floral has to be made of good stuff to survive that!!

I was given a small plant in 1993. It has done well and is beautiful. I have dug and divided four times and given some away. I now have 8...Read More small plants set in permanent beds and look forward to letting them gain some size.

I have grown a fern leaf peony for about 10 years - it was dug from an elderly relatives garden - dont know how old it really is. Flowers...Read More beautifully every spring. I keep it supported on a grow ring with a grid on it as it does tend to flop if there is a lot of rain when it is in bloom.

Although it was a bit tempermental for the first two years I had it, the third year it took off and looked wonderful. It also bloomed fo...Read Morer a very long time.

This is an excellent plant, although a bit temeprmental about being disturbed. This specimen has been in my family for years, and has beg...Read Moreun to thrive in the bed it has been transplanted to.
A very unusual looking plant, many people have remarked on it.

The fern leaf peony is easily divided and actually does much better when the root/tubers are disturbed. I have moved and divided my orig...Read Moreinal plant many times with great success. The one requirement of note is very well draining soil. Vermiculite, peat, and perelite are what I have used.

I found this plant abandoned five years ago and took it home with me. The only attention it has recieved from me since then is whenever ...Read MoreI water my other flowers. It is on my east side of the house (in the front) and is ready to bloom now! I love it because it gives me blooms early in the season when I itching to get out and plant my flowers (but have to wait for most flowers due to our zone!). I do have daffodils, some tulips, and hyacinths... but this flower really makes me feel like the season has started!

Distinguished from Paeonia lactifolia, the fernleaf peony is more compact, and has finely divided foliage, making it a terrific ga...Read Morerden asset even when not in bloom.