can peonys cross pollinate so change colors? I have heard of roses of doing it.

interested.I did not think about that but may be true.I have a red one and 2 pinks just 3-4 foot away.hmmm.Can someone confirm that is the case.I can try to move them then..thk

I find that each years color is slightly different and most of the cause is weather and growing conditions. Festiva Maxima is supposed to be white with flecks of red. Sometimes the flecks are large sometimes very small.

I did receive confirmation at this years APS meeting that whites tend to have a pinkish cast when the weather is cool. One of the growers from the west coast could not show very many whites because many that they brought were pink rather than bright white.

Peonies can cross pollenate but it takes 3 to 7 years for a plant to grow from seed to blooming size. Some take even longer to obtain mature flowers and plant structure.