Peonies are ideal plants for the north and are extremely hardy in our difficult climate (this includes tree peonies).  The plants are extremely long lived with some basic care and should provide a lifetime of enjoyment.  Typically peonies 'appear' to be rather expensive, but the gardener should take into consideration the longevity of this plant, as well as the interest it can generate after flowering (excellent foliage during summer, as well as good color in the fall).  Our peonies are field grown and are only sold as bare root plants.  All are blooming size unless otherwise noted and should be good performers for our customers in a relatively short period of time.  

Solaris Farms, over the past several years, has been working to bring many new and exclusive varieties into our offerings.  Our tree peony offerings are among the finest in quality and size available on the market today.    Most of Bill Seidl's vast array of herbaceous and tree peony selections are in propagation and are being offered as quantities allow.  Many of these are in high demand by breeders around the world and have already gained recognition as outstanding garden plants in much of United States.  

Bill continues to assist with selections and propagation here at the farm.  He has been an invaluable resource for both information, plant material and historical information.  If you aren't familiar with Bill, he is a world recognized hybridizer of both herbaceous and hybrid tree peonies.  His contributions to the peony world include some outstanding peony hybrids as well as assistance to the body of knowledge concerning this group of plants.  In my opinion his greatest accomplishment has been the ambassadorship he has so freely given to the peony world.  Bill is responsible for introducing many, many people to the pleasures of growing peonies, as well as educating them.  He continues to hybridize and willingly disperses seeds produced by careful pollination in his gardens.  In recent years we've bloomed many seedlings from his work and have selected numerous plants for further propagation.  In the next few years we will be offering some of these northern tested beauties for the world to admire.  Thanks for all you do Bill!

The image below is an example of Bill's fine art work and botanic interpretation of Paeonia species (he isn't just a great peony hybridizer).  Click on the image for a full page version with narrative.