Characteristics

Paeonia ‘White Vanguard’ doesn’t wait for spring to get started — it leads it. This tall, early-rising hybrid sends up long stems topped with elegant white double blooms, opening around a golden centre with a quiet flicker of carmine at the heart. It’s a peony that seems to catch the morning light before the rest — precise, upright, and already in bloom while others are still in bud. Though it forms no side buds, its high primary productivity ensures the field doesn’t feel the absence. Bred for growers who value punctuality as much as beauty.

Origin White Vanguard Peony

Brought to market in 2020, ‘White Vanguard’ was developed as a botanical counterpoint to the late bloomers — something early, tall, and market-ready before the first wave hits. It was designed not just to fill a seasonal gap, but to offer structure and elegance in a window where demand meets scarcity.

HYBRID
Hybrid peonies are purpose-bred: selected not for nostalgia, but for performance. Their genetics offer stability, resilience, and sharper bloom timing — often blooming days or even weeks ahead of lactifloras. ‘White Vanguard’ stands among this new class of early hybrids, with long stems, firm carriage, and a bloom that holds its form even in cool, early air.

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