PEONIES   CHARMS ARE MANIFOLD THEY ARE ONE OF THE MOST VERSATILE OF PERENNIALS TO GROW IN THE TEMPERATE GARDEN FRAGRANCE AND FOLIAGE ADD TO THEIR APPEAL MANY ARE DRAWN TO PEONIES BY THEIR HUGE AND MASSIVE BLOSSOMS WHICH APPEAR IN A RADIANT ARRAY  OF RED , ROSE,   LAVENDER ,AND YELLOW  THE PEONY VARIES FROM  HUGE MANY PETALED BLOOMS   TO FINE GOBLETS OF COLOR OFTEN CRADLING A HEART OF GOLD. FROM SPRINGS  FIRST RED SHOOTS SLOWLY UNFURLING  TO RICH GREENS .TO THE DEEP TONED   BRONZE AND PURPLES OF AUTUMN , THE ROBUST AND VARIOUS FOLIAGE OF THE PEONY IS A DELIGHT  THE FERN LEAF PEONY SPORTS DELICATE  INTRICATELY DIVIDED  FERN -LIKE FOLIAGE AND COVERS THE UNATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE OF DYING EARLY BULBS AND PERENNIALS. IN GRANDMA GARDEN PEONIES WERE THE ESSENCE OF THE PERENNIAL WORLD THRIVING IN THE SAME  SPOT  FOR FORTY YEARS OR MORE  INDEED NO OTHER PERENNIAL IS  PROBABLY AS LONG LIVED IF PROPERLY CARED FOR THEY SURVIVE THE HARSH. WINTERS AND RETURN TO DELIGHT US FOR DECADES   THE PEONY HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED GROWING STRONG AFTER SEVENTY YEARS. .FRAGRANT    PEONIES ARE ONE OF A SMALL GROUP AF DESIRABLE FRAGRANCE  SOURCES . NOT ALL PEONY SPECIES AND CULTIVARS ARE FRAGRANT BUY THOSE THAT ARE CAN BR CLASSIFIED  BY FIVE DISTINCT ODORS THEY PRODUCE  FIRST , ROSE SCENTED  LIKE MME de VERNVILLE   A WHIFF OF HONEY IS GIVEN OFF BY THOSE WITH BRIGHT YELLOW CENTER PETALS  LIKE LOUISE MARX , PHILOMELE AND TOP BRASS  AS A GENERAL RULE CHINESE OR  THE FRENCH PEONY MAY BE COUNTED ON TO POSSESS IN VERYING DEGREES A PLEASANT FRAGRANCE STRONGER IN PINK AND WHITE      FROM PEONIES BY ALLAN ROGERS

 A LA MODE

ABALONE PEARL

ADDIE TISHLER

Adolph ROUSSEAU

AKALU

AKASHIGATA

ALEX DUMAS

ALEXANDER WOOLCOTT

ALLEY CAT

ALMA HANSON

AMBER. GLOW

AMERICA

ANN COUSINS

ANNIS QUAM

ATHENA

ATTAR OF ROSES

AVALANCHE

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