News and Articles

Woody Peony Preservation Project

Published December 9, 2025
Cultivar List & Key |   Image Gallery Overview    Many of the Saunders, Gratwick, and Daphnis woody peony hybrids are rare in commerce, public gardens, and private collections.  Cultivars originated by these hybridizers hold much of the genetic material used [read more]

2026 Welcome and Newsletter

Published December 8, 2025
Dear Solaris Customers & Friends – We are excited to share the Solaris Farms list for 2026. Thank you for your continued support as we look forward to a great peony season. New Fall Listings As usual, Solaris will list [read more]

2025 Welcome & News Letter

Published November 25, 2024
2025 Letter – Nate Bremer – Owner – Solaris Farms Dear Patrons, We thank everyone who ordered plants from us in 2024 and wish everyone a fantastic gardening season in 2025! 2025 will mark our 25th year in business and [read more]

2024 Farm Letter

Published December 16, 2023
Another awesome gardening year has passed (2023) and we wish all of our customers and friends a prosperus 2024! Although bloom season was beautiful last year and our plants did well in the fields, there were challenges.   Bloom season was [read more]

2023 Farm Letter

Published December 29, 2022
Greeting Gardeners!   2022 was an extremely busy year which saw many changes to the way we will do business in future years.   While it was our most successful year to date, change is always uncomfortable, yet rewarding. As many of [read more]

Peony Hybridizer Profiles

Published December 17, 2022
  A.P. Saunders 1869-1953 Nassos Daphnis 1914-2010 Nate Bremer 1960 – Present Roy Klehm 1942 – Present William Seidl 1932-2016 Don Hollingsworth 1928 – Present

Welcome Letter 2022

Published December 31, 2021
Happy 2022 to all of our customers and website visitors! As I write this letter it occurs to me that we are in much the same place as we were in 2020 in regards to with the Covid pandemic.  Many [read more]

Woody Peonies – The Lutea Hybrids

Published November 23, 2021
Woody Peonies – The Lutea Hybrids Nate Bremer – Solaris Farms Owner & Grower The lutea hybrids are new kids on the block, compared to other hybrids within the woody peony group.  Most are of American and European hybridizing efforts [read more]

Woody Peonies – The Rockii Lineage Plants

Published November 23, 2021
Woody Peonies – The Rockii Lineage Plants Nate Bremer – Solaris Farms Owner and Grower Paeonia rockii is a species, but numerous hybrids with P. suffruticosa cultivars are available.  We often refer to this group of hybrid plants as “Rockii [read more]

Woody Peonies – The Suffruticosas

Published November 23, 2021
Woody Peonies – The Suffruticosas Nate Bremer – Solaris Farms Owner and Grower Paeonia suffruticosa has a long and interesting history, beginning in China, later in Japan and then Europe and the United States.  As much as I enjoy the [read more]