Blooms can be 10 inches across on plants about three feet tall. They bloom in mid-spring and may grow in a large pot, but thrive best as a small-shrub border or in a garden, in partial shade or full ...

July is a great month for blossoms − on trees, shrubs and perennials. Here are a few of Henry Homeyer's favorite July plants.

Itoh peonies are a hybrid of herbaceous and tree peonies; they die back to the ground but their flowers are large like tree peonies. All peonies range in height from two to six feet tall ...

And thus the Itoh peony was born. See also: Redbuds - what’s old is new again True to Itoh’s original goals, today’s Itoh peonies bear the best genes of both parents.

Intersectional peonies, also called Itoh peonies (P. cvs.) are a hybrid of common herbaceous peonies and tree peonies. They have flowers up to 8 inches across and long, strong stems with dark ...

An Itoh peony, a yellow one, would add some variety to the colors in the flower beds. Bartzella popped up in a nursery, and the cost — around $30 — seemed well worth it, especially watching it ...

These peonies are named for Toichi Itoh, the first hybridizer to successfully cross a tree peony with an herbaceous peony in the 1940s. Picking a peony There are many fabulous Itohs to choose from.

The author notes that hydrangeas, which are perennial everywhere, are noted for being pink or red growing in alkaline soil such as our own, blue on acidic soil, and purple on “neutral to slightly” I ...

Itoh peonies were introduced in the late 1960s, and recent breeding work has brought us many new commercial varieties. These peonies are not cheap, but they are well worth the investment — they ...

Some of the newest peony hybrids, intersectional or Itoh peonies, are hybrids between herbaceous and tree peonies. They die to the ground like their herbaceous parent and can grow in climates like ...

Bushy with big blooms, Itohs blend the best of herbaceous, tree peonies A bit spendy, this sought-after hybrid, with its multi-colored flowers and lush foliage, offers plenty of bang for your buck ...