Peonies are perennials and are known to live for decades, even generations. The blooms are outrageously beautiful, producing lush, glossy, green foliage all summer long, turning purplish or gold in the fall, as stately and dignified as any shrub. They are somewhat more expensive to propagate, but well worth the investment in your garden. Double peonies, which is what these are, are by far the most popular of all peony types and the most widely planted. Festiva Maxima Peonies produce an extravagant garden display early in the season, with frilly, creamy white blossoms that have splashes of crimson peeking through.
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