Best Cut® Collection

Red Flowering Doubles

The best double flower form peonies for the cut flower garden.

Full double; very large flower, petals of good substance, rich cardinal red, excellent form and shap

Best Cut® 'Henry Bockstoce'

Awards:

Originator: (Bockstoce, 1955)
Group: Herbaceous Hybrid
Bloom period: Late Midseason
Bloom week: 5
Flower form: Double
Height: Medium
Accession number: 0581

USDA zone: 3 to 7

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

Best Cut® '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: 1348

USDA zone: 3 to 7

Full double; medium large flower, opens dark Burgundy red. It is a uncommon heirloom variety.

Best Cut® 'Prince of Darkness'

Awards:

Originator: (Brand, 1907)
Group: Lactiflora
Bloom period: Late Midseason
Bloom week: 5
Flower form: Double
Height: Medium
Accession number: 5088

USDA Zone: 2 to 8

Purple and Rose Red Flowering Doubles

The best double flower form peonies for the cut flower garden.

Full double; large, opens cardinal red; an unusual color for its season. Generously furnished with p

Best Cut® 'Paul M. Wild'

Awards:

Originator: (Wild & Son, 1964)
Group: Lactiflora
Bloom period: Late
Bloom week: 6
Flower form: Double
Height: Medium
Accession number: 0711

USDA zone: 2 to 8

Full double; large, opens ruby red. Thickly furnished with well-formed petals.

Best Cut® 'Felix Supreme'

Awards:

Originator: (Kriek, 1955)
Group: Lactiflora
Bloom period: Late Midseason
Bloom week: 5 to 6
Flower form: Double
Height: Tall
Accession number: 2332

USDA zone: 2 to 8

Full double; large flower, opens rosy red to deep pink, gorgeous exhibition form flower.

Best Cut® 'Kansas'

Awards: GM 1957

Originator: (Bigger, 1940)
Group: Lactiflora
Bloom period: Late Midseason
Bloom week: 5 to 6
Flower form: Double
Height: Medium
Accession number: 0578

USDA Zone: 2 to 8

Red Flowering Semi-doubles

The best semi-double peonies for the cut flower garden.

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

Best Cut® 'The Mackinac Grand'

Awards: ALM 2012, GM 2013
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, double form on well grown mature plants; dark red, flowers hold their color well.

Best Cut® 'Maestro'

Awards:
Originator: (Auten, 1955)
Group: Lactiflora
Bloom period: Late
Bloom week: 6
Flower form: Semi-double
Height: Tall
Accession number: 2350

USDA Zone: 2 to 8

Semi-double flower form; petals of a near spectrum red, an uncommon color in a peony flowering at th

Best Cut® 'Valentine'

Awards:

Originator: (Hollingsworth, 2004)
Group: Lactiflora
Bloom period: Midseason
Bloom week: 4 & 5
Flower form: Semi-double
Height: Tall
Accession number: 0194

USDA Zone: 2 to 8

Red Flowering Bombs

Bomb double peonies with the best performance in the cut flower garden.

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

Best Cut® '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

Fragrant, bomb double; very large, striking cardinal red petals with excellent substance, well-tailo

Best Cut® 'Command Performance'

Awards: Best of Show 1998
Originator: (Hollingsworth, 1996)
Group: Herbaceous Hybrid
Bloom period: Midseason
Bloom week: 4 & 5
Flower form: Bomb
Height: Medium
Accession number: 0994

USDA zone: 3 to 7

Japanese, bomb double on well grown mature plants; medium size, opens in a rich, warm red.

Best Cut® 'Many Happy Returns'

Awards: GM 2007, ALM 2009

Origin.: (Hollingsworth, 1986)
Group: Herbaceous Hybrid
Bloom period: Early Midseason
Bloom week: 3 & 4
Flower form: Bomb
Height: Medium
Accession number: 1298

USDA zone: 3 to 7