Top 20 Peony Popularity Poll
September 8, 2020
Results from the APS Popularity Poll: The 20 Peonies I Have to Own
Earlier in the year, APS asked members to submit their favorite 20 peonies in a popularity poll. Why just 20 when there are many that are our favorites and the list changes constantly? By asking for your favorites, peonies that are familiar or rare will be brought to our attention. The intent was to find out what peonies are special to us for any reason. Based on the selections and comments, the choices were because of familiarity, good performance, hybridizing qualities, and beauty.
Polling and Results
The 2020 Fall Bulletin published the results of the top 20. There were approximately 506 unique entries submitted by 72 members. Almost half the entries have only 1 vote which indicates that in addition to peonies that are readily available, there are varieties that are harder to find or are uniquely special to a smaller audience.
Here is the top 20 list for 2020 (actually 21 due to ties)!
| Rank | Votes | Peony Name | Description | Originator |
| 1 | 33 | ‘Bartzella’ | double yellow intersectional, GM, ALM | Anderson, R.F. 1986 |
| 2 | 30 | ‘Pastelegance’ | semi-double to double pastel pink hybrid | Seidl, 1989 |
| 3 | 27 | ‘Etched Salmon’ | double salmon pink hybrid, GM, ALM | Cousins/Klehm, 1981 |
| 4 | 26 | ‘Coral Charm’ | semi-double coral hybrid, GM | Wissing, 1964 |
| 5 | 25 | ‘Old Faithful’ | semi-double to double red hybrid, GM, ALM | Glasscock/Falk, 1964 |
| 6 | 24 | ‘Red Charm’ | double bomb red hybrid, GM | Glasscock, 1944 |
| 7 | 19 | ‘Lemon Chiffon’ | double yellow hybrid | Reath, 1981 |
| 8 | 16 | ‘Sarah Bernhardt’ | double dark pink lactiflora | Lemoine, 1906 |
| 9-10 | 15 | ‘Garden Treasure’ | semi-double yellow intersectional, GM, ALM | Hollingsworth,1984 |
| 9-10 | 15 | ‘Buckeye Belle’ | semi-double red hybrid, GM, ALM | Mains, 1956 |
| 11 | 14 | ‘The Mackinac Grand’ | semi-double red hybrid, GM, ALM | Reath, 1992 |
| 12-13 | 13 | ‘Coral Sunset’ | semi-double coral hybrid, GM, ALM | Wissing, 1965 |
| 12-13 | 13 | ‘Salmon Dream’ | semi-double salmon pink hybrid, GM, ALM | Reath, 1979 |
| 14-15 | 11 | ‘Cora Louise’ | semi-double white intersectional | Anderson, R.F. 1986 |
| 14-15 | 11 | ‘Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt’ | double dark pink lactiflora, GM | Franklin, 1932 |
| 16-19 | 10 | ‘Athena’ | single white hybrid | Saunders |
| 16-19 | 10 | ‘Bowl of Beauty’ | Japanese type pink lactiflora | Hoogendoorn, 1949 |
| 16-19 | 10 | ‘Festiva Maxima’ | double white lactiflora | Miellez, 1851 |
| 16-19 | 10 | ‘First Arrival’ | semi-double pink intersectional | Anderson, R.F. 1986 |
| 20-21 | 9 | Duchess de Nemours’ | anemone white lactiflora | Calot, 1856 |
| 20-21 | 9 | ‘Henry Bockstoce’ | double red hybrid | Bockstoce,1955 |
The following link will take you to the full list of entries:
2020 Popularity Poll Full Results
Thank you to all who submitted!
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