These 29 Peonies Are Practically Perfect in Every Way

Bright yellow double blooms have a spicy scent. Stems are sturdy―great for bouquets―and foliage is lush and dark green.

A new introduction, ‘Bartzella’ is especially vigorous, blooms in late spring, and grows 2½ to 3 feet tall and wide.

With ruffled red petals around a yellow center, these single blooms resemble fluffy bowls atop erect stems on a 2-foot-tall and 2 1/2-foot-wide plant.

Grow it behind spring bulbs or as an accent in perennial borders (blue-flowered Campanula glomerata makes a pretty companion). Bloom time is mid- to late spring.

Bowl-shaped, fuchsia-pink blooms have tufts of creamy white petals in the center; the fragrant flowers start opening in midspring on plants 1 1/2 to 2 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide.

Yes, you’ll go bananas for these huge, deep yellow semidouble blooms with a slightly spicy scent.

They're eye-catching in beds of blue and white flowers, with a spritz of lime foliage. The plant blooms in spring and grows 2 to 2½ feet tall and wide.

Ruffled, red double blooms look like fluffy petticoats in full swing. You’ll want to really show them off―in white ceramic vases in an all-white living room, perhaps? Plants bloom in mid- to late spring and grow 1 1/2 to 2 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide.

Fragrant single blooms have satiny white petals around big yellow centers. Plant this variety behind drifts of yellow Darwin hybrid tulips and blue-flowered grape hyacinth (Muscari). It’s a fast grower to 3 feet tall and wide.

Huge double blooms of rich carmine red top bold stems; the blooms, which start appearing in mid- to late spring, are striking in bouquets (try them with clusters of blue-flowered forget-me-nots). The plant grows 1 1/2 to 2 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide.

Large double blooms up to 8 inches across are clear yellow with a light fragrance; they stand up above compact mounds of dark green foliage, 2 to 2 1/2 feet tall and wide. This newcomer blooms in midspring.

Soft lavender-pink double flowers are lightly fragrant; they bloom in mid- to late-spring on plants 2 1/2 feet tall and 1 to 2 feet wide. Surround them with sky blue forget-me-nots for a fresh spring look.

Tufted pink centers crown these double flowers, great for cutting. The plant blooms in mid- to late spring and grows to 2 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide.

We can resist the ruffled, deep merlot-red flowers with full peaked centers and a sweet-spicy fragrance.

Grows to 3’ tall.

Huge double blooms, with layers of pink and cream petals, remind us of cool sorbet. The plant blooms in mid- to late spring and grows about 2 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide.

Fall for 'La Lorraine' with its creamy white blooms and with touches of pink and yellow throughout.

Grows to 3’ tall.

Huge, pink double blooms resemble old-fashioned roses; they’re fragrant too. Sturdy, erect stems make them great for cutting, or leave the blooms on the plant as pretty backdrops for spring bulbs.

This variety blooms in mid-spring and grows 2 1/2 to 3 feet tall and wide.

This deep pink beauty is late-season bloomer, boasting boasts double flowers with silver-tipped petals, and a sweet fragrance.

Grows to 3’ tall.

We love this magnificently large, pure white, full double-bloomed peony. We also love its fragrance.

Grows just under 3’ tall.

Fully double flowers are chocked full of deep pink petals.

Grows to 3’ or just a few inches taller.

This classic variety is an old world cultivar, winning awards since 1888 for its light rose-pink petals and sweet fragrance.

Grows to 3’ tall.

Not every peony needs to be a double. Check out this single-form peony with six-inch-wide flowers with bright yellow centers. Yes, please!

Grows to 2’ tall.