Hollingsworth Peonies welcomes you to our new catalog!
For the very best results, peonies should be planted in the fall — which is why we ship only freshly dug roots during the fall season.
You’re welcome to order your favorite varieties now while supplies last, or place an order anytime before the end of fall. Availability is limited and always true to what’s growing in our fields.
As a Missouri Grown specialty crop grower, we never sell imported roots — every peony comes straight from the fields, ensuring quality, freshness, and authenticity you can trust.
Note – January 30: We’ve heard from a few customers who are having trouble logging in to our new website, even though they’ve had an account with us in the past. After looking into it, we found two common reasons this may be happening:
• If an account hasn’t been accessed within the past six months, it may have been closed.
• If no orders have been placed within the last three years, the account is required by law to be closed.
We’re truly sorry for any frustration this may cause and appreciate your patience and understanding as we make this transition. Please know we value our customers and are grateful for your continued support. If you’re interested in purchasing, we invite you to create a new account at your convenience.
Check out our new 2026 cultivars
This year we have six new varieties, each with meaningful improvements and distinctive traits. This year’s introductions by D. Hollingsworth, J. Steininger and R. Klehm, each offer something special — whether in form, color, fragrance, or performance.
One highlight is ‘Gifted Sun’, a single herbaceous hybrid that stands out for its very early season bloom. We invite you to explore this year’s new releases and see how we continue to thoughtfully advance the art of peony hybridization.
Where can you find us in person this year?
KC Home & Flower Show
Hollingsworth Peonies will be at this year’s KC Home & Flower Show set for Feb. 27 through March 1 at Bartle Hall — and we can’t wait to see you there!
With more than 300 booths to explore, the show is packed with fresh ideas and innovative products for enhancing your home and outdoor living spaces. Be sure to stop by and say hello at your favorite booth — Hollingsworth Peonies! Pick up some roots for your garden. Please note that we accept cash or check only for purchases; debit and credit cards are not accepted. To avoid ATM fees, we recommend bringing cash or a check.
✨ For all the details about the show, CLICK HERE and start planning your visit. 🌷
Third Annual Bloomin’ Peony Tour
🌸 We’re blooming with excitement! 🌸
The Rotary Club of Maryville’s Third Annual Bloomin’ Peony Tour is happening Saturday, May 16, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. — and it will take place right here at our farm!
This special, one-day-only event is the only time we’ll open the farm to the public this year, so don’t miss your chance to stroll the fields, soak in the beauty, and visit with us in person. Even better, your visit helps support the community efforts of the Rotary Club of Maryville.
Be sure to follow the nonprofit on Facebook for updates and more details about the Open House at Hollingsworth Peonies. We can’t wait to see you among the blooms! 🌺
General information
Hollingsworth Peonies is proud to offer our Missouri Grown peonies to our retail and wholesale customers.
We cultivate our peonies in accordance with the Integrated Pest Management protocol (IPM) and the supervision of the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the USDA right here in the United States. Because our products are never imported, they are not only healthy and completely adopt to North American growing conditions, but they are also not subject to tariffs when shipped nationwide.
Our peonies are grown right here in our own fields, completely independent of international supply chains, embargoes or outside markets. That means they will not be affected by tariffs or global disruptions. What we have growing in the fields will be ready for you this fall — so when you place an order with us, you can do so with confidence, knowing you’ll receive exactly what you asked for, at the price we agreed on, and at the optimal time when peonies should be planted.
Our catalog published in January, and we are incredibly pleased to be able to maintain the same prices for the remainder of this year. These prices are carefully determined based on factors such as labor costs, taxes, insurance, and the wages and benefits we provide to our workers. A dozen families depend on the income generated at our farm. Our revenue stays here in northwest Missouri, supporting our local communities.
With tariffs and supply chain disruptions continuing to impact growers and changes occurring daily, we believe it is more important than ever to make locally grown peonies accessible — to all our customers but especially to our fellow American specialty crop growers. That is why we are considering harvesting additional fields this fall, to help meet the demand for healthy, reliable peony roots at a fair price and to support others in planning for a strong season ahead.
If you are a retail customer your peonies will be shipped in the fall and arrive at the optimal time for planting. They will not be held up at customs nor will there be any additional addon fees due to tariffs. If you are an American specialty crop farmer, cut flower grower, independent nursery, or landscaper interested in peonies, please visit our Wholesale Landing Page to learn how to become a wholesale client. For orders that exceed our current availability, please email us with what you may need for a more tailored focus on what we can harvest in addition to the current harvest schedule.
Kindly use Email to reach us. Our Email is nursery@hpeonies.com or office@hpeonies.com. We are an actual operating farm, and we do not have a call center. We will answer the phone when we are in the office but during spring and harvest we are in the field.
For the best results, bare root peonies should be planted in the fall when they are dormant. That’s why we only ship freshly dug, high quality bare roots in the fall, ready for immediate planting. All of our Hollingsworth Peonies are 3 to 5 years old and have flower bud initials at harvest. This means many of them may even bloom the first year after planting. We’re excited to share our beautiful peonies with you, and we’re confident they’ll thrive in your garden!
PLEASE BE AWARE ORDERS ARE ONLY SHIPPED FROM SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER. WE DO NOT SHIP PEONIES ANY OTHER TIME OF THE YEAR.
Hybridizing & Growing
Perfect Hollingsworth Peonies
We remain committed to breeding and growing extraordinary peonies and are proud to introduce new cultivars regularly. All of our peonies are registered with the International Cultivar Registration Authorities (ICRA) and their designated registrar for the genus Paeonia (Peony), the American Peony Society. We are also working with the United States Trademark and Patent Office and the USDA Plant Variety Protection Office. Therefore, certain peonies offered in this catalog may be subject to statutory Breeder Rights and Patents. Listing and classification in this catalog conform to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP). Any variety sold through our online catalog is furnished with an end-user license only and may be subject to export restrictions.
With the acquisition of the Klehm’s peonies we are currently growing over one thousand registered cultivars and tens of thousands of specific epithets that are seedlings, advanced selections, and breeding stock. Each of our registered varieties is evaluated and selected according to the definition and objective of each label. Below you will find our Hollingsworth Best Peonies™ labels.
Explore Hollingsworth Peonies by Best Use
Peonies are known to most gardeners for their spectacular flowers and luxuriant foliage, especially throughout spring, as the colorful shoots rapidly unfold and go through their almost sensuous expansion to the fullness of flowering. In these respects any peonies are predominant players in the rising crescendo of the early garden.
When it comes to selecting among the peonies for particular uses, the task becomes more complex, for there is a rich diversity of choices available. In order to take all of this diversity into account, it is helpful to see them as they grow. But, this is not always possible. Accordingly, in preparing our descriptions we give priority to information felt to be useful in choosing cultivars to be placed in the more viewed areas, where grooming work is a priority. In addition we have divided our peony varieties into four groups based on their utility and best use.
For more information on Hollingsworth Peonies please select the hyperlink (underlined and highlighted in red color) or
simply click the image of the variety you are interested in.
FLOWER GARDEN &
LANDSCAPE PEONIES
This mark is reserved for only those varieties that are beautiful and excel in a flower garden setting. They are the result of selecting for superior garden and landscape performance. Hollingsworth Peonies in this class have excellent plant habit and many do not require staking.
CUT FLOWER GARDEN
HOLLINGSWORTH PEONIES
This brand is reserved for varieties that excel in the cut flower garden. Peonies in this class have stems long enough for cutting and can be used for beautiful flower arrangement. These Hollingsworth Peonies are tall and need mechanical support or staking.
MAKE YOUR GARDEN
COME ALIVE! ™
Hollingsworth Peonies are excellent food plants for pollinators. These cultivars are frequented by honey bees, bumble bees and other beneficial insects. Use these plants to create your own pollinator friendly area.
HOLLINGSWORTH PEONIES
FOR THE FRAGRANT GARDEN
This mark is reserved for varieties that have outstanding fragrance. Hollingsworth Peonies in this class make excellent additions to a fragrant garden.
