Links

Links on this site are intended to be those of interest to peony growers in general and Alaska commercial growers in particular. Additional useful sites will be added as we become aware of them.

Research, References & Resource | Peony Growing & Care
Marketing & Markets | Agencies & Organizations | Other Sites of Interest

Research, References & Resource

• University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • Peony - a future crop for Alaska? - Misc. Pub. MP-04-1
  • Peonies for Field Cut Flower Production -
    • First Year Growth, 2003
    • Second-Year Growth, 2004
    • Progress Report, 2005
  • Production & Transportation Considerations in the Export of Peonies from Fairbanks, Alaska, A Senior Thesis 2002 - Pub. ST-2005-01
• Kansas State University/Cooperative Extension Service
  • Commercial Specialty Cut Flower Production: Peonies
  • Production & Post Harvest Evaluation of Fresh-cut Peonies, 1995
  • Commercial Specialty Cut Flower Production - Cold Storage
  • Commercial Specialty Cut Flower Production - Postharvest Handling
• Carsten Burkhardt’s Web Project Paeonia
• The Peony Bloom Time Project
• Field Grown Cut Flowers - British Columbia Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
• Cut Flower Care-How to make cut flowers last
• Cut Flowers & Foliage—Cooling Requirements & Temperature Management
• Cut Flowers & Foliage—Preparation for Marketing
• Thrips Management Alternatives in the Field
• Production of Vegetables, Strawberries, and Cut Flowers Using Plasticulture
• Specialty Cut Flower Production and Marketing
• Storing Peonies—Disease Free
• The Dutch Flower Sector: Structure, Trends & Employment

Publications

• Field Grown Cut Flowers, 1998 Stevens, Dr. Alan B; Kansas State Univ.
• Floriculture, Principles & Species, 1999 - Dole, Dr. John M; Oklahoma State Univ.
• The Cut Flower Quarterly & Directory & Buyers Guide

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Peony Growing & Care

• Trickle Irrigation For Alaska Gardens - Cooperative Extension Service, Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks
• Drip Irrigation Design Guidelines - Jess Stryker
• Growing Fine Peonies Almost Anywhere - Hollingsworth Nursery
• Peony Health Problems - The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
• Peony Problems - Bachman’s Floral Home & Garden
• Growing Peonies in Alaska - Judith Wilmarth
• Weed Management for Cut Flowers - Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst
• Learn About Peonies - La Pivoinerie D’Aoust
• Peonies - Allan Rogers, Timber Press 2004
• The Peony by Alice Harding
• The Gardener’s Guide to Growing Peonies by Martin Page
• Peony Information
• Insect Problems in Commercial Production of Outdoor Cut Flowers
• Root-knot Nematode
• Drip Irrigation Tutorial
• USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map

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Marketing & Markets

• Alaska Farmers Markets
• Agricultural Marketing Service - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
• Growing For Market
• Sustainable Farming Connection
• Cut Flowers & Foliage - Preparation for Marketing
• Collaborative Marketing Resource Guide
• FGMarket.com

Agencies & Organizations

Agencies:

• Alaska Division of Agriculture
• Alaska Small Business Development Center
• Center For Economic Development
• National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
• Alaska Division of Occupational Licensing
• Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service
• USDA Farm Service Agency
• Alaska Source links
• Alaska Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support Group

Organizations:

Garden Clubs

• Alaska State Federation of Garden Clubs

Societies

• Canadian Peony Society (Can)
• American Peony Society ( USA )
• The Peony Society (Brit)
• Dansk Peon Salskab (Danish Peony Soc.)
• Heartland Peony Society ( USA )
• Mid-Atlantic Peony Society ( USA )
• Pacific Northwest Peony Society ( USA )
• Prairie Peony Society (SK Can)
• Minnesota Peony Society ( USA )
• The Peony Society of Maine ( USA )
• Die Fachgruppe Paeonien (Ger)
• Midwest Peony Society ( USA )

Grower, Commodity & Trade Associations

• Alaska Farm Bureau
• American Institute of Floral Designers
• Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers
• The California Cut Flower Commission
• California Association of Flower Growers and Shippers
• Product/Floral Marketing Association
• Texas State Florists Association
• The Society of American Florists
• Flower Council of Holland
• International Cut Flower Growers Association
• Directory of Cut Flower Associations

Other Sites of Interest

• The Website from Peony friends for Peony friends
• Chain of Life Network
• A Very Comprehensive Directory of Peony Sites
• QUADRIGA
• Paeonia Select

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