Elsa Sass – 30 Roots
A premium white for growers who want to sell into high-end floral design.
If you're building a commercial peony planting, Elsa Sass is one of the whites we believe deserves a place from the beginning. Large, densely double, rose-form flowers open to an exceptionally clean, luxurious white—the kind of peony that immediately makes sense to wedding florists, event designers, and premium wholesale buyers.
For a new grower looking to move beyond simply growing peonies and begin developing relationships with high-end floral accounts, Elsa Sass can be a gateway variety. White is foundational to the wedding and event trade, and Elsa delivers it in a flower that looks unmistakably premium: full, refined, beautifully structured and remarkably clean.
Introduced by H.P. Sass in 1930 and awarded the American Peony Society Gold Medal in 1943, Elsa Sass has remained an important cut-flower cultivar for nearly a century. Its strong stems carry large double blooms, while its very late flowering season extends production beyond many standard varieties—an especially valuable trait for a commercial planting.
At Mountain Flower Farm, Elsa Sass has earned its place for another reason: the blooms are exceptionally clean and hold very well in cold storage. That combination of premium appearance, useful harvest timing and storability makes it much more than a beautiful white peony. It makes it a working commercial variety.
Why we recommend Elsa Sass for cut-flower growers:
- Premium, luxury-class double white
- Highly desirable color and form for weddings and high-end floral design
- Large, refined rose-form flowers with beautifully layered petals
- Strong stems suited to commercial cutting
- Very late bloom extends the peony harvest window
- Excellent candidate for cold storage
- APS Gold Medal winner
- A particularly strong choice for growers building relationships with premium florists and designers
30 large 3–5 eye divisions.
Plant these as the foundation of a serious white peony block. A mature planting of Elsa Sass gives you something every aspiring cut-flower grower needs: a flower you're proud to put in front of your best prospective customer.
