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Best Landscaper® Collection

Red Flowering Doubles

The best double flower form peonies for the garden or landscape.

Full double; very large, rich red petals, incurved with extraordinarily heavy substance.

Best Landscaper® 'Old Faithful'

Awards: GM 1997, ALM 2009
Originator: (Glasscock, 1961)
Group: Herbaceous Hybrid
Bloom period: Early Midseason
Bloom week: 3 & 4
Flower form: Double
Height: Medium

Accession number: 3292
USDA zone: 3 to 7

Full double; large, opens medium red, may be dark, rose pink when grown in hotter climates.

Best Landscaper® 'Shawnee Chief'

Awards:
Originator: (Bigger, 1940)
Group: Lactiflora
Bloom period: Late
Bloom week: 6
Flower form: Double
Height: Medium
Accession number: 1356

USDA zone: 2 to 8 

Full double; large size flower, opens dark red nearly maroon in color, petals with good substance.

Best Landscaper® 'Peter Brand'

Awards:
Originator: (Brand, bef. 1937)
Cultivar group: Lactiflora
Bloom period: Midseason
Bloom week: 4
Flower form: Double
Height: Medium
Accession number: 2425 

USDA zone: 2 to 8  

Red Flowering Semi-doubles

The best free standing, semi-double flower form peonies.

Fragrant, semi-double; medium large flower, opens radiant deep red, several rows of ruffled petals.

Best Landscaper® 'The Mackinac Grand'

Awards: GM 2013, ALM 2021
Originator: (Reath, 1992)
Group: Herbaceous Hybrid
Bloom period: Midseason
Bloom week: 4
Flower form: Semi-double
Height: Medium
Accession number: 2849 

USDA zone: 3 to 7    

Semi-double, on well grown, mature plants double form; large flower opens bright red.

Best Landscaper® 'Elise McKenna'

Awards:
Originator: (Laning/Hollings., 2020)
Group: Herbaceous Hybrid
Bloom period: Early Midseason
Bloom week: 3
Flower form: Semi-double
Height: Medium
Accession number: 2275

USDA zone: 3 to 7   

Many scarlet red, ruffled petals may nearly hide the small center of yellow stamens.

Best Landscaper® 'Cherry Ruffles'

Awards:
Originator: (Hollingsworth 1996)
Group: Herbaceous Hybrid
Bloom period: Early Midseason
Bloom week: 3
Flower form: Semi-double
Height: Medium
Accession number: 1153

USDA zone: 3 to 7  

Red Flowering Bombs

Bomb flower form peonies with the best plant habit.

Bomb double; large, opens clear deep crimson. The flower is of exhibition quality, excellent form.

Best Landscaper® 'Red Charm'

Awards: GM 1956
Originator: (Glasscock, 1944)
Group: Herbaceous Hybrid
Bloom period: Midseason
Bloom week: 4
Flower form: Bomb

Height: Medium
Accession number: 0009
USDA zone: 3 to 7 

Bomb; intense red with the improved clarity of color seen in several of the later Auten reds.

Best Landscaper® 'Fairy Tale'

Awards:
Originator: (Auten 1962)
Cultivar group: Lactiflora
Bloom period: Late
Bloom week: 6
Flower form: Bomb
Height: Medium 

Accession number: 2409  

USDA zone: 2 to 8   

Bomb double; medium, of bright red color, densely petaled. Flower size proportional to the plant.

Best Landscaper® 'Eliza Lundy'

Awards: GM 2016, ALM 2011
Originator: (Krekler, 1975)
Group: Herbaceous Hybrid
Bloom period: Midseason
Bloom week: 4
Flower form: Bomb
Height: Semi-dwarf

Accession number: 2362
USDA zone: 3 to 7
 

Red Flowering Imperials

Japanese and anemone flower form peonies with the best garden performance.

Japanese; large flower, opens dusky deep red. Broad, well-formed petals surround a boss of gold.

Best Landscaper® 'Walter Mains'

Awards: GM 1974
Originator: (Mains, 1957)
Group: Herbaceous Hybrid
Bloom period: Early Midseason
Bloom week: 3 & 4
Flower form: Japanese
Height: Medium
Accession number: 0623 

USDA zone: 3 to 7

Japanese flower form; very large, petals colored intense wine red, well formed flower.

Best Landscaper® 'Hari-ai-nin'

Awards:
Originator: (Babcock, 1929)
Group: Lactiflora
Bloom period: Late
Bloom week: 6
Flower form: Japanese
Height: Medium
Accession number: 2219

USDA zone: 2 to 8 

Japanese; medium size flower, opens bright rose red and does not fade in the sun.

Best Landscaper® 'Sword Dance'

Awards: ALM 2014  
Originator: (Auten, 1933)
Group: Lactiflora
Bloom period: Late
Bloom week: 6
Flower form: Japanese
Height: Medium
Accession number: 0045
USDA zone: 2 to 8
 

Red Flowering Singles

The best single flower form peonies in commerce.

Single flower form, large dark red blooms. The deep red color is always a standout when in bloom.

Best Landscaper® 'Topeka Garnet'

Awards: ALM 2009, GM 2012
Originator: (Bigger, 1975)
Cultivar group: Lactiflora
Bloom period: Late
Bloom week: 6 to 7
Flower form: Single
Height: Medium
Accession number: 2157 

USDA zone: 2 to 8  

Single; large flower, opens cardinal red. Three rows of well-formed petals surround a yellow center.

Best Landscaper® 'Sentry'

Awards:
Orig.: (Hollingsworth, 2021)
Group: Herbaceous Hybrid
Bloom period: Early Midseason
Bloom week: 3
Flower form: Single
Height: Tall
Accession number: 2135

USDA zone: 3 to 7

Single flower form; cupped large petals, spectrum red color enhanced by its smallish yellow center.

Best Landscaper® 'America'

Awards: GM 1992, ALM 2009
Originator: (Rudolph, 1976)
Group: Herbaceous Hybrid
Bloom period: Early Midseason
Bloom week: 2 to 3
Flower form: Single
Height: Medium
Accession number: 2211
USDA zone: 3 to 7
 

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