• Description

Characteristics

Paeonia ‘Joyful Blush’ doesn’t arrive—it unfolds, like a morning sky blushing quietly at dawn. This early-blooming hybrid combines soft form with structural precision, delivering double-petalled flowers in gentle pastel-pink tones that shimmer with a pearlescent undertone. Each stem produces one bloom—no side buds, no structural guesswork. Productivity is high, stem length is reliably uniform, and staking is seldom required. Introduced in 2019, ‘Joyful Blush’ quickly earned its place among premium cultivars, prized for its elegant presentation and cultivation efficiency. It lends itself perfectly to commercial growing, cut flower harvesting, and any field where uniformity must meet refinement.

Origin Joyful Blush Peony

Developed to meet the rigorous demands of today’s professional growers, ‘Joyful Blush’ was introduced in 2019 as a modern hybrid with a clear horticultural mission. Blending the ornamental strength of lactiflora ancestry with the performance traits of hybrid breeding, this cultivar offers reliable earliness, consistent bloom structure, and excellent garden endurance. In both controlled and open-field environments, it performs with commercial precision—reaffirming its premium status season after season.

HYBRID

Hybrid peonies are the result of intentional crossbreeding, designed to improve qualities such as vigour, bloom timing, stem strength, and colour clarity. Unlike traditional lactiflora varieties, hybrids like Joyful Blush typically display a cleaner growth habit, earlier emergence, and enhanced weather resistance. These attributes have made hybrids increasingly favoured by commercial growers and cut flower producers worldwide. With their simplified maintenance and consistent output, hybrid peonies deliver both visual and practical value in modern floriculture.

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How to plant

What follows are the steps for planting Joyful Blush peony roots:
Peonies flourish in locations with plenty of sunlight and well-draining soil. Choose a location that receives at least six hours of sunlight every day and has organic-rich soil. Create a hole that is 30 cm (12 inches) broad and 10 cm (4 inches) deep. To boost soil fertility, loosen the soil at the bottom of the hole with a garden fork or spade and mix in some compost or well-rotted manure. Remove any stones or trash and break up any clumps. Insert the peony root into the hole so that the eyes (or growth buds) face up and are no more than 5 cm (2 inches) below the soil surface. Backfill the hole with dirt, gently firming it down to remove any air pockets. Thoroughly water the newly planted peony root to help settle the dirt around the roots. Soak the soil around the plant using a watering can or hose, being careful not to wash it away. Mulch the plant’s base with a 5 to 7.5 cm (2 to 3 inch) layer of organic mulch, such as shredded bark or straw.

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Roots assortment

JOYFUL BLUSH

  • Colour:Pastel/pink
  • Peony type:Hybrid
  • Flower shape:Double
  • Blooming period:Early
  • Productivity:High
  • Length:Normal
  • Side buds:No
  • Category:premium
  • Introduction year:2019
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Groot & Groot Peonies is a Dutch family business, peonies are our passion. We grow, process and directly sell peony flowers and roots of the highest quality. The vast majority of our peonies are grown on our own farms in The Netherlands, Italy, France and South-Africa. That way we can deliver you the best fresh peonies directly from our production fields in relatively large quantities.