A Saunders early-opening single white blooms with a faint blush wash surround a luminous center of golden stamens, occasionally glowing warm red at the base. The flowers are carried in abundance on a compact, healthy plant with glossy, rounded foliage that looks good well beyond bloom. An excellent early-season peony, offering both strong garden presence and valuable pollen for pollinators like bees.

WHY WE LOVE IT: Sanctus is all about timing and restraint—early, elegant, and generous to pollinators. Its refined single flowers, strong hybrid vigor, and excellent foliage make it a dependable landscape peony that truly shines at the very start of the season.