Hi,
I would like to add a double pink peony that doesn't need support. I have Rozella, purchased it last year from Adelman.
Can anyone recommend me an easy to grow double pink with strong stems?
Thanks in advance.

My Bess Bockstoce does pretty well. They are in tomato cages to protect them from being stomped on, but the stems are strong.

Have good luck with Dayton.

LG and Bea, thank you for suggestions.

Bea, I really like Dayton. Does it keep foliage till fall?

Ngarden said: LG and Bea, thank you for suggestions.

Bea, I really like Dayton. Does it keep foliage till fall?

👍 absolutely. Nice foliage.

Thank you, Bea.

Hi Natalie,

Rozella is tough to top!

Here's a few I've had success with:
Pink Pom Pom (also a Reath intro, like Rozella)
Pink Pearl (Sass) - quite short and compact
Better Times (Franklin)
Sky Dance (Seidl/Bremer)
Juliska (Seidl/Bremer) - Very tall and different. Stems might lean sometimes but never hit the ground.

If you can accept a peony that produces some very fluffly semi double flowers in addition to full doubles, Kathy's Touch has an awesome flower form and great stems.

Thank you, Nick. You gave me a lot of suggestions. I'll check them out.

Sixteen Candles is one of my favorite shorter strong stemmed full pinks.
Manitowoc Maiden and Callisto have great color, full flowers and hold up strong.
Pastelorama has nice strong stems too. A bit pricey, but holds up pretty well.

Nice list, Tracey. Do you have a photo of your Sixteen Candles?

Hi Tracey, I didn't see these in the database. If you have pictures, please post.
Sixteen Candles, Manitowoc Maiden and Callisto.

'Sixteen Candles' I added to a research garden as Klehm Songsparrow was going out of business. I was trying to find Klehm selections that might have potential for Award of Landscape Merit. It is beautiful and I am unaware if it is in anyone's peony rotation....but it should be.


Let me see about finding the other photos.

Here is 'Callisto'. I bought it when it was far cheaper than it has been of recent. It's one gorgeous peony. Probably not the best photo I have but gives you a good idea.

Thanks for the photos, Tracey. Both look great. I hope Hollingsworth Peonies makes some of the better Klehm selections available in future years. This has me excited for when Callisto and Manitowoc Maiden grow up in my garden.

Thanks for the photo of Sixteen Candles, Tracey. It really is pretty!

I am like Nick and hope Hollingsworth will offer the Klehm peonies they bought when Song Sparrow closed.

How late is Rozella? Here, late full doubles often have difficulty opening and tend to ball. Solaris lists it as week 5. Have Southerners grown this one successfully?

Mantis, my Rozella blooms around the middle of May. I never have had a problem with blooms balling on it.