I wish Gilbert H Wild ship to Canada but unfortunately not. Their prices are uncomparable.

My Mrs.FDR is pink - not white.

Thanks, squirejohn. I have done more searching and discovered that yes, Mrs. FDR should not be on a white peony list -- but she is so pretty that I want her anyway.

I also have had a hankering for a white peony. I got a festiva maxima root (that's my favorite!) but so far it has done zilch. Today I picked up a fragrant white peony at Walmart for 11.44. It was labelled "peony" as were the rest in the bunch, but for 11.44 I figured I couldn't go wrong. It looks vigorous as well, so I'm hoping it takes off.

Petite Elegance is pretty and is rose scented. Baronness Shroeder is huge with a very pleasant scent. Madame de Verneille is also a good fragrant white.

Here is the Baronness

Baroness Shroeder is so perfect looking that it almost looks artificial, Karen! Love the whites that have the really dark foliage. LangleyK, are you looking for absolutely white blooms or is a bit of color okay? Festiva Maxima frequently has a small amount of red blotches. Doesn't sound attractive stated like that but it IS really pretty. Are you willing to stake the plants or are you looking for something that stands up well on it's own?

I don't mind a bit of colour and I don't mind staking.

My most recent peony purchases are Elsa Sass, which is supposed to be very late, and was highly praised by a great gardener I know, and Kelway's Glorious, said to be, well... glorious, as to bloom and scent.

Both are young plants yet, no bloom this year.

Most full doubles are late season bloomers. If you want all season bloom, which each year is different, start with a single then go through the full doubles.

I would recommend Miss America - nice smell and beautiful flowers.

Liz, thanks. BS is a really nice white! The only downside is that the blooms are too heavy and will definitely flop after a storm.

Sorry, but I did not detect any fragrance from my Elsa Sass, gdinie.

How interesting: peonies I have not even considered! This is going to be a tougher decision than I realized. Thanks, Maifleur, for pointing out the need to consider singles as well. It's back to the books for me!