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There are a few varieties of striped, or variegated, peonies in our fields… and they are all super popular when they are in bloom.

As visitors wander the fields, most are drawn to these unique peony flowers that offer a little something extra. Candy Stripe, Independence Day, Circus Circus, and Summer Carnival are those that you’ll see growing here if and when you visit our farm.

Fall is the absolute best time to plant peonies. That’s why you often see them for sale as bare roots in the fall. We, of course, sell them in this way!

There’s one main reason why fall is the best time and it all has to do with the magic of roots.

Most peonies are sold as either potted plants or bare roots. There are two reasons why.

The first is that peonies grown from seed are not true to their parent, meaning they don’t end up being the same flower as the plant they came from.

And two, it takes a little more time and a lot more effort for a peony planted from seed to produce a bloom.

DEADHEADING PEONIES IS GENERALLY A GOOD IDEA

After your peonies are done blooming there are a few reasons to cut those old flower heads off. But there’s also one big reason you might want to leave them on!

It is a good idea to cut back and clean up peony debris in the fall.

Doing so helps to prevent and spread any fungal diseases that may have settled in over the spring and summer. But now is not quite the time. We aren’t quite there yet.