Itoh peonies (also called intersectional hybrids) represent for many in the peony market the future of the garden peony industry. Itohs have a number of advantages over either herbaceous or tree peonies:
- Stronger stems that hold the flower upright even after wind and rain
- Vigorous growth and extreme winter hardiness (equivalent to herbaceous peonies)
- Flower colors previously only found in tree peonies (yellow, orange, flares)
- Floriferous when mature (up to 50 flowers on one plant!) with flowers carried above the foliage
- Healthy and attractive foliage right through fall
- Symmetric, bushy shaped plant that is cut back in the fall like herbaceous peonies
- Less attractive to ants than herbecaous peonies
Planteck, through its tissue culture technology, can offer a large variety of Itoh peony cultivars easy to acclimatize and grow by every gardener, nurseryman and grower.
