Solaris FarmsTM 2012
Hardy Hemerocallis, Paeonia and Lilium
 


2012 Shrub Peony Catalog
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Image Cultivar Name Sub Type Size and Price Hybridizer Plant Description
Age Of Gold Lutea hybrid Select
$45.00
Saunders Semi-double, golden yellow w/red flares at center, fragrant. Excellent fast growing shrub.  Will produce occasional seed.  Seedlings tend to be highly ruffled and of great beauty.  One of Bill Seidl's favorite shrub peonies (ours too). 
Angel Choir Rockii Hybrid Select
$80.00
Anderson Bright white with dark flares. Rockii hybrid of excellent quality.  We've got just a few of these available this year.  Flowers are semi-double and open quite flat.  Outstanding hardiness and of tremdous beauty.  Seeds and pollen.
Anna Marie
(large plants-super value)
AGLH Select
$40.00
Seidl Single, light lavender w/burgundy flares, exceptional in all ways. Plants are fast growers and are of the easiest culture of any tree peony we've ever grown.  Foliage is large and beautiful, stems are extremely hardy and Anna Marie is incredibly easy to graft.  Will produce seed occasionally.   Excellent.
Antigone (Daughter of Oedipus) AGLH Select
$50.00
Daphnis Single, purest of gold w/small red flares at center, delicate.  Another easy to grow Advanced Generation Lutea Hybrid.  Flowers are carried nice on rather large plants.  Easily grafted.  No fertility noted.
Ariadne AGLH Select
$40.00
Daphnis Semi-double, peach w/rose edging and fringes, red center.  Plants tend to be rather short growers and stems sprawl somewhat.  Flowers are gorgeous with a large amount of color variation due to climate conditions. No fertility.
Autumn Harvest
(large plants)
AGLH Select
$70.00
Seidl Double straw yellow flowers w/red flecking, sturdy plant.  This is an eye catching double that is presented on strong stems above the foliage.  It has excellent pollen fertility and has set occasional seed.  Some intersectional hybridizers are beginning to use it in their crosses. 
Benikasane Moutan
Select
$40.00
 
Japan Bright pinkish-red semi-double flowers.  I find this to be one of the more shocking colored flowers in the garden.  Plants produce rather small foliage for us, but an abundance of bloom.  Very good.  Seeds and pollen.
Black Forest AGLH Select
$60.00
Seidl Pink-red-apricot blended semi-double. Very unusual rounded heavy foliage. Named the for excellent dark leaves. Flowers hang down, but are of great beauty.  Unique.  Fertile both ways.
Boreas
(large plants, super value)
AGLH Select
$35.00
Daphnis Clear red single.  Vigorous grower with excellent foliage.  Nice big plant for sale this year.  Stems are prone to winter kill, but the plants always produce new growth from lower on the plant that bloom.  Easy to grow and quite beautiful.  Will produce seed with effort and has pollen.
Brassy Lady AGLH Basic
$45.00
 
Seidl Heavy brassy amber tan double (sunset shades, some light orange, superior foliage, flowers held above foliage on stiff stems. Fertile both ways.  Simply gorgeous.  Fertile both ways and is producing excellent seedlings.  Stem hardiness is excellent.
Door County Sunset AGLH Select
$75.00
Seidl Beautiful single flowers that have a blend of sunset colors mixed together. Gorgeous advanced generation hybrid and easy to grow. Cream base overlaid dusky rose, darker picotee and flares, single, up to 15 petals.  Plants are rather low growing in our harsh winters, but have proven to be hardy.  Will produce seed and pollen.
Forest Shadows (#33 Mut.) AGLH Select
$60.00
Seidl Black-red mutation of 'Black Forest'.  Same unique foliage as 'Black Forest'.  Pollen and seed.
Garden Sunshine (nice large plants) AGLH Select
$90.00
Seidl/Rogers Large creamy yellow wide petaled single flower, plant is large and makes heavy stems.  Garden Sunshine does not produce large quantities of flowers, but displays them well.  An excellent plant that will not be confused with other yellows.  Seed fertility noted, but pollen is unkown.
Gauguin AGLH Select
$50.00
Daphnis Orange/pink blend with darker veining.  Flowers are often heavily veined with dark maroon and overall color changes daily as the flowers mature.  Foliage is deep green and waxy.   Reported to produce seed and pollen.  Excellent.
Godaisho (Giant Globe)
(nice large plants)
Moutan Select
$40.00
Japan Japanese mouton, single white of notable clarity.  Extremely easy to grow hardy plant.  Godaisho puts on a heavy display of pure white semi-double flowers.  Seeds and pollen.
Golden Era AGLH Select
$60.00
Reath Single, large yellow supported by strong stems.  Heavily used in hybridizing, Golden Era is beautiful in its own right.  Plants produce large stems and leaves.  Good stem hardiness.  Produces seed and pollen.
Hakubanryu Moutan Select
$40.00
Japan/Yokohama Nursery Pure white semi-double of large size. A very uniform mass of yellow stamens makes the flower unique and exceptional.  Reported to grow quite tall with wind protection.
Hana Daijin Moutan Select
$35.00
Japan Deep brilliant pink on a highly ruffled semi to full double flower.  An easy plant to grow, it forms a mound covered in flowers for us each spring.  Rabbits have chewed a display plant of Hana Daijin to the ground on our farm any number of times and the plant always grows back with increased vigor and numerous flowers.  Excellent. Seeds and pollen.
Hana Kisoi Moutan Select
$40.00
Japan Large highly ruffled deep pink flowers.  Gorgeous flowers are to die for and the plant is of equal quality.  Dark green leaves with red coloration adorn the plants throughout the season and are a perfect back drop for the large glamorous flowers.  Outstanding!  Seeds and pollen.
Hatsugarasu Moutan Select
$35.00
Japan Single. Outstanding dark red/black flower. Vigorous and gorgeous in bloom.  Excellent stem hardiness.
Hesperus AGLH Select
$45.00
Saunders Single old rose pink with yellow undertones and deep pink veins.  Very good performer for us and is a beautiful color.  Plants do occasionally produce seed, pollen is unknown.  A favorite.
High Noon (nice large plants) Lutea hybrid Select
$40.00
Saunders Yellow, clear, generally semi or fully double, raspberry flares.  Fast and easy grower.  Flower carriage is very good for a first generation lutea hybrid.  We often see this plant sporadically reblooming in late summer into autumn.  Seeds.
Icarus AGLH Select
$40.00
Daphnis Beautiful shade of red and good performer.  Single that opens wide with lightly ruffled petals. Easy to grow and hardy.  Recommended.
Ice Age (large divisions) Lutea hybrid Select
$50.00
Seidl White cream self, mutation from Age of Gold-Seidl garden, same form as Age of Gold. Excellent vigorous growth and a wonderful shrub both in and out of bloom. Stoloniferous.
  Iphigenia (Daughter of Agamemnon) AGLH Select
$40.00
Daphnis Single, two rows of petals-inner row stick rise upward, bright clear red. Flowers present themselves by facing the viewer and are borne on sturdy stems. A favorite for color, presentation and number of flowers produced (so much bloom occurs some years that little foliage is visible.  Extremely consistent from year to year.  No fertility.
Kamata Fuji Moutan Select
$40.00

Large light lavender self. Highly ruffled double.  A tremendously beautiful flower that looks like nothing else!  Plants are relatively short for use, but are hardy and productive.  We'll be using this more in our hybridizing program.  Seeds and pollen.
Leda (Queen of Sparta, Mother of Caster & Pollux) AGLH Select
$45.00
Daphnis Pink with light red streaks going through each petal. Single. Two rows of petals, well formed and rounded. Large and beautiful.  Plants tend to produce just a few large stems that branch with age.  No fertility.
Lilith Moutan Select
$35.00
Gratwick Light airy and fluffy vivid pink Moutan, with darker flares. Petals have raged undisciplined edges.  Plant form is rather tall and vase shaped.  Foliage can become spotted as the season progresses.  No fertility.
Mother Teresa AGLH Select
$100.00
Seidl A new Bill Seidl introduction, white semi-double to double flowers are carried on a strong plants with rich red stems and darkly tinted leaves, beautiful.  Foliage is heavy and waxy.  No fertility.
Muramatsu-Zakura Moutan Select
$40.00
Japan A porcelain-like pale peachy pink semi-double that deepens to rose pink in the interior of the bloom; white stigmas accent the rose center; an immense flower of impeccable form and beauty.  Seeds and pollen.
Murad of Hershey Bar Rockii Hybrid Basic
$25.00
Japan Dark red single with darker flares.  Blooms very early.  Beautiful cut foliage and easy to grow.  We have a large plant that grows in an open area and never fails to showoff.  Seeds and pollen.
Pluto (God of the Underworld) AGLH Select
$50.00
Daphnis Semi-double, very dark clear red.  Flowers glow and are of tremendous beauty. The large heavy flowers face to the side.  Excellent in every way.  Plants remain short for us, but are very hardy.  Difficult for seeds and pollen.
Princess Chiffon Moutan Select
$45.00
 
Klehm Semi-double, clear vivid medium pink, large showy flowers.  One of the more floriferous plants we own.  We often see 30 to 40 flowers covering our 7 year old display plant and there will be more next year!  Excellent.  Seeds and pollen.
Renkaku Moutan Select
$29.00
Japan Flight of Cranes.  Large showy pure white flower. Plants are covered with flowers consistently each spring.  Easy garden plant.
rockii 'Joseph Rock' species Select and Basic
$70.00/$45.00
Select and Basic Size
Mouton Single, cream-white with purple flares, a gardeners favorite.  Grafted plants of 'Rock Variety' insures that this is the real thing (not seed origin).  Extremely hardy plants can easily attain 5 to 6 feet or more.  Seeds and pollen.
Rosalind Elsie Franklin AGLH Select
$75.00
Seidl Large round pink double, excellent form and parent. Flower carriage is excellent on rather short mounded plants.   Pollen and rarely seed. Parent of many of the best new AGLHs. 
Sahomine Moutan Select
$50.00

Japan Large lovely soft pink-cream flowers with dark flares.  Sahomine is one of those plant that begs a second and third look.  Seeds and pollen.
Satin Rouge Lutea Hyrid Basic
$35.00
Lemoine Beautiful heavy full double of rich reddish-coral tone. Flowers tend to hang downward.  Foliage is a dark waxy blue green.  Very nice.  No fertility.
Schichifukujin (Seven Gods of Fortune) Moutan Select
$40.00
Japan Large pink-red semi-double. Plant habit is vase shaped and will become tall, flowers carried at top of plant.  Superior.  Seeds and pollen.
Seidei Moutan Select
$40.00
Japan Double pink. Flowers are very large and are stunners in the garden.  An easy plant to grow in our experience.  Seeds, pollen unknown.
Shima Nishiki (Island Brocade) Moutan Select
$45.00
Japan Semi-double, red and white striped flowers, sometimes all red or all white.  A favorite of many due to it's rather unique habit of consistent inconsistency.  Plants are hardy and of easy culture.  We've found older plants difficult to transplant, thus a solid 3 to 4 year old plant is recommended and nothing older.  Seeds and pollen.
Shimane Chojuraku Moutan Select
$45.00
Japan Medium to large dark lavender with dark basal flares.  Gorgeous and showy.  Cho becomes a large plant and will surely make one stop to gaze.  We've noted that late frosts can affect amount of bloom on this cultivar during some growing seasons.  Seeds and pollen.
Souvenir de Maxime Cornu (Kinkaku) Lutea hybrid Select
$40.00
Henry Perfect form, with petals of a brilliant yellow, heavily shaded orange-salmon.  Flowers hang downward and are often covered by the lush foliage.  It is one of the nicest picking flowers to float in a bowl.  No fertility.
Sunrise AGLH Select
$55.00
Reath Very full petaled and ruffled cream with pink highlights.  Excellent foliage.  Tremendous garden plant.  Relatively low growing for us. We often get a few seeds each year and anxiously await the first flowers on the seedlings.
Terpsichore (Muse of Choral, Dance and Song) AGLH Select
$50.00
Daphnis Single, two rows of coral colored petals w/orange viens.  An easy plant to grow, Terpsichore is an excellent choice for most shrub Peony gardeners.  Pollen and seeds.
Tiger Tiger Lutea hybrid Select
$45.00
Saunders Orange, red, pink and cream blended single. Plants have deeply cut foliage with lots of red outlining and infusion.  Stem hardiness is not great, but plants regrow and bloom consistently each year.  Very nice collectors plant.  No fertility.
Waucedah Princess Lutea hybrid Select
$60.00
Reath Double light lavender, mound type plant.  Flowers are very heavy and tend to hang, but are not in the foliage.  Plants can be quite heavy bloomers and are of extreme beauty.  Pollen and seeds rarely.
Yachiyo Tsubachi (Eternal Camelias) Moutan Select
$40.00
Japan Single to semi-double, clear pink, very tailored flowers.  Foliage has much red in it.
Yoshino Gawa (Yoshino River) Moutan Select
$45.00
Mouton Light apple blossom pink flower, semi-double.  Plants are vase shaped and somewhat dwarf.  Numerous flowers are produced at the top of the plant and are of great beauty.  A good one.
Zephyrus (God of the West Wind) AGLH Select
$50.00
Daphnis Double, lavender w/maroons flares at center, deep green foliage.  Plants stay somewhat low for us, but are very hardy.  Flower production is average, but the flowers produce are gorgeous.  Pollen, we've not yet seen seed that others have reported.
Shrub Peony Hybrid Selected Seedlings
#1 'Yellow Rosebud' AGLH Select
$50.00
Seidl Light yellow semi-double flowers. Opening buds look like rose buds. A William Seidl seedling.  Pollen and seeds.
#100 AGLH Select
$80.00
Seidl Nice single pink flowers with a mass of long golden stamens encircling the carpels. Striking buds.  Plants are low growers and are stoleniferous.  Foliage is large and deep green.  Pollen and seeds. 
#125 AGLH
Select
$80.00
Seidl Much like #100 with dark rose pink flowers.  Plants are taller than #100 and foliage is more finely cut.  Excellent. Pollen. Good carriage.
#133 AGLH Select
$80.00
Seidl
Blend cream and rose. Flowers nod. Seeds and pollen.
Krickles (Named for Kris) Moutan Select
$45.00
Seidl Large lavender single with dark basal flares. Elegant carriage of flowers on  beautiful plants with red tinted stems and leaves. Fertile.  We like this one very much.
#134 'Kristy' AGLH Select
$80.00
Seidl Large semi-double creamy yellow with light pink overlay and highlights.  Plants attain a height of 3 to 4 feet for us and have excellent deep green foliage.  Flowers are freely produced and have pollen and seeds.
#135 'Solaris Sunshine' AGLH Select
$70.00
Seidl Yellow/orange w/pink/red overlay, diamond dusted, single, excellent foliage, great presentation.  A very hardy plant that make strong woody stems.  This is our best seed producer, but we have yet to bloom any seedlings (next spring). 
#144 AGLH 4S
$70.00
Seidl Orange/red with cream and pink blend.  Fertile.
#166 AGLH Select
$60.00
Seidl
Yellow single.  Seeds.
#180 AGLH Select
$60.00
Seidl Ruddy red colored single flowers.  Plants are strong growers  and will produce seed.
#205 AGLH Select
$80.00
Seidl Yellow semi-double with pink highlights. Highly ruffled flower. Excellent. A Seidl seedling.  Seeds.
#21 'Georgia On My Mind' AGLH Select
$80.00
Seidl Peach and cream flower held nicely above foliage, choice. Fertile.
#223 'Theresa Ann' AGLH Select
$120.00
Seidl Cream yellow with pink highlights and pink edging, large flower that is held out of foliage. Produces a good amount of very consistent bloom.  Stems are hardy and carry light green foliage.  One of the best on the market and will be registered.  Seed.
#239 'Aussie Peach' AGLH Select
$70.00
Seidl Semi-double to double cream with yellow and peach.  Pollen and seeds. Much used in hybridizing over the last couple of years.  Vigorous easy growers.
#46 AGLH Select
$50.00
Seidl No pollen, which is typical of anything bred out of A197, incl Anna Marie. Clear mdm pur, dkr flares and sheath, which partially covers cpls (carpels). Col sim to Anna Marie. A sibling is #45, nearly a look-alike. Very good.  Seeds.
#56 AGLH Select
$60.00
Seidl Wonderful semi-double purple. Highly ruffled flowers. Makes seed. We are seeing some excellent seedlings from this plant.  Mostly seeds and not easy.
#MRV-12 'Angel Emily' Rockii Hybrid Select
$120.00
Seidl/Moutan Large lavender/pink flowers with rockii basal flares of almost black.  Plants become tall over time and produce a tremendous number of flowers each season on hardy woody stems.  Plants bloom from secondary buds every year and terminals are few and far between.  Difficult to propagate by grafting, the price will likely remain high for some time.  Our 6 year old plant had 40 flowers on it last year.  The finest rockii hybrid we grow or have seen.  One of the best!  Seeds and pollen.