Itoh Peonies Gardens
Itoh peonies are really low maintenance.
Itoh peonies gardens. Home itoh peonies. 65 00 tolomeo 2001 itoh pale lavender midseason 32 tall intersectional. Itoh peonies look great in large patio containers and make excellent border plants or specimen plants in the garden. Peonies and die to the ground in winter.
5690 brooklake rd ne po box 9193 salem or 97305. Itoh peonies which are crosses between herbaceous peonies and tree peonies grow well over a wide range of climates and feature stunning foliage giant blooms and a bounty of available colors. Dig into the fabulous beauty of the itoh peony and you ll encounter an inspiring story of perseverance. Toichi itoh created seven peony hybrids from a tree peony bred with a herbaceous peony.
Plant itoh peonies in full sun to part shade and in rich well drained soil. Like all peonies it grows best in full sun and well amended moist well draining soil. The aptly named variety produces a mound of deeply dissected dark green leaves on woody stems providing the perfect backdrop for an extended show of sunny yellow blooms with red highlights at the center. Our bare root peonies will each have 3 to 5 eyes the ideal size for transplanting.
We specialize in herbaceous and itoh intersectional peonies selling only the highest quality bare root divisions guaranteed to be true to name. From this new hybrid group also known as itoh peonies a vibrant palette of colors emerged. Add sunshine to the spring garden with the radiant semi double to double blossoms of this intersectional peony. Itoh peonies have vibrant double flowers with a vigorous growth habit reaching up to three feet tall.
The japanese nurseryman toichi itoh was the first to succeed in hybridizing tree peonies with herbaceous peonies in the 1960s. The plant grows 2 3 tall which will complement the scale of small sized gardens. Itoh peonies are also resistant to peony blight. May 1st june 15th 2020.
Itoh peonies are sensitive to high levels of nitrogen. Adelman peony gardens customer service 503 393 6185. In 1948 japanese horticulturist dr. Since then we have expanded our collection to include several hundred varieties now covering eight acres among the gently rolling hills west of minneapolis just outside of delano.
Our passion for peonies began in the early 1980s with the purchase of two plants and no land to grow them on. Hardy in zones 4 9. Displaying products 1 21 of 28 results. A few american hybridizers have been exceptionally successful in making these difficult crosses.
When fertilizing in spring and summer be sure to use a fertilizer that contains a low level of nitrogen like 4 10 12. Itoh peonies grow single and semi double flowers that reach 5 6 in diameter.