Peonies are perennials and are known to live for decades, even generations. The blooms are outrageously beautiful, producing lush, glossy, green foliage all summer long, turning purplish or gold in the fall, as stately and dignified as any shrub. They are somewhat more expensive to propagate, but well worth the investment in your garden. Double peonies, which is what these are, are by far the most popular of all peony types and the most widely planted. The all-time classic Karl Rosenfield a hybrid, double-blooming, intense, red Peony, has never been equaled. This early season bloomer produces huge, deep blooms that are show stoppers in the garden and floral bouquets.