The Color That Stops People
If Coral Charm is the peony that changes, Coral Sunset is the peony that holds. It opens in a warm, glowing coral-orange — the exact color of the sky just after the sun drops — and keeps that saturation far longer than any other coral we grow. Where Coral Charm fades gracefully to cream, Coral Sunset stays vivid and warm almost to the end.
The effect is striking, especially in a Minnesota field. Coral is an unusual color for a peony at all, and this depth of warm orange reads almost tropical — the kind of bloom that makes people stop and ask what it is. It’s an award-winning variety for good reason.
The exact color of the sky just after the sun drops — and it holds that glow almost to the end.
Rare by Nature
Like all coral peonies, Coral Sunset is hard to come by as a cut flower. It blooms early and briefly, the plants are slow to establish, and every spring the demand for corals far exceeds what any farm can grow. We plant ours in small, deliberate quantities and release them to our list first.
Ours are grown in Minnesota soil — at our farms in Eagan and Wadena — without synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers. The plants are perennials living in established, no-till beds, and every stem is cut by hand at the ideal bud stage and shipped the same day, so it opens in your vase rather than in transit.
Coral Sunset vs. Coral Charm. The two are often confused. Coral Charm is the color-shifter — it fades dramatically toward apricot and cream. Coral Sunset is the color-keeper — warmer, more orange, and far slower to fade. Together they give an arrangement an extraordinary range of coral tones.
How to Get It
Coral Sunset is part of our limited Coral Collection. With so few stems each season, the surest way to claim some is to join our list for early access — presale orders are filled in the order received. You can also explore the full range of peony varieties we grow or visit the Our Peonies showcase.
Be first in line for coral
Limited quantities, released to our list first. Join for early access the moment the next harvest is ready.
Join the List Meet Coral CharmCultivar reference photo: F. D. Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.