美国 Fina 花园牡丹苗圃 – 威斯康星 ITOH 牡丹裸根种苗与切花农场

Fina Gardens Peony Nursery（发音 Fee-na）是一家位于美国威斯康星州西北部 Barron 县 Hillsdale 镇附近的家庭式牡丹专营农场，2002 年由 Sam 与 Helen Finazzo 夫妇创立，2018 年起由 Chad 与 Breanne Scheitel 夫妇接手经营。苗圃占地约 60 英亩肥沃粉砂壤土（silt-loam）耕地，依靠当地冬季严寒、夏季温和的气候条件繁育近 200 个品种共 15,000 余株牡丹，主要销售 ITOH 杂交（Intersectional）品种、岩石园牡丹（Rock Garden Peonies）、草本牡丹、香气牡丹以及西伯利亚鸢尾（Siberian Iris），同时供应切花批发与个人零售两条渠道，承诺全程化学合成农药、肥料零使用（beyond organic）。

农场沿革与经营传承

Fina Gardens 的前身可追溯至 1998 年 Sam 与 Helen 决定共同创业的构想。两人原本在城市自有的 1 英亩地块后院栽培约 200 株、20 个品种的牡丹，2002 年正式收购威斯康星州西北部的 60 英亩农场后，品种与规模逐步扩张到目前的 15,000 余株、200 多个栽培种，长期目标是覆盖数百个品种并年产 15 万支切花供给批发分销商。”Fina” 一词源自创始人 Sam 的西西里（Sicilian）意大利语背景，意为”fine（美好的）”，寄托了夫妇对切花品质与裸根种苗规格的双重追求。2018 年前后，Sam 与 Helen 将苗圃业务交接给来自明尼阿波利斯的 Chad 与 Breanne Scheitel 夫妇，新主人延续 “晚间、周末、假期逐步建设” 的家族化经营哲学，并保留原农场的全化学合成物零使用（chemical-free）种植承诺。

气候优势与种植体系

苗圃选址于威斯康星州西北部 Hillsdale，地处 USDA Hardiness Zone 3~4 区间，冬季最低温常低于 −30 °C，夏季日均温约 18~22 °C，配合粉砂壤土良好的排水性与保水性，构成牡丹根系深扎根系、春季强萌芽的理想组合。Fina Gardens 在此基础上践行的关键栽培理念包括秋季裸根栽植（Fall Planting）以利用冬季低温层积（Cold Stratification）、裸根苗首年摘蕾以强化根系发育（The Art of Patience）、全程零合成化学物质（Why We Grow Chemical-Free）等，这些措施使 Wisconsin 冷凉气候成为出产大规格裸根分株与高茎长切花的天然优势区。苗圃还提供岩石园牡丹（Rock Garden Peonies / Paeonia tenuifolia 等低矮栽培种）、Woody 牡丹（Tree / Woody Peonies）、Herbaceous 牡丹以及西伯利亚鸢尾等适配同类冷凉气候的伴生植物。

产品结构与销售渠道

Fina Gardens 的产品线围绕牡丹裸根种苗（root divisions）与切花两大核心展开，按色系与花型分为 Herbaceous 草本（含珊瑚色 Coral / 粉色 Pink / 红色 Red / 白色 White / 黄色 Yellow 五大色系及 Bee Friendly 蜜源品种）、Intersectional 杂交（Roger Anderson 育种的 Lollipop、Bill Seidl 育种的 Garden Treasure 等 ITOH 名品，单价 55 美元）、Rock Garden 岩石园矮型、Woody 木本牡丹、Fragrant 香气品种以及西伯利亚鸢尾六大商品类目。销售采用 “裸根 + 切花双轨模式”：个人客户通过官方网站在线订购、9 月起按订单先后裸根出货；批发客户预订切花由 Sam & Helen 时代沿用至今的 15 万支年产规模供应本地及中西部花艺分销网络。苗圃还在每年 6 月开放 Open House（2026 年第 3 届，定于 6 月 13 日下午 1:00~5:00），邀请公众在花季参观。

行业网络与可持续实践

Fina Gardens 是美国中西部牡丹圈重要的家庭农场成员：长期参与明尼苏达牡丹协会（Minnesota Peony Society, MPS）秋季裸根拍卖会并持续捐赠根苗，被 Heartland Peony Society（HPS）列入官方 Vendors 推荐名录，与 Swenson Gardens、Adelman Peony Gardens、Solaris Farms、Hollingsworth Peonies 等中西部知名裸根苗圃并列。Fina Gardens 强调”beyond organic”种植——拒绝任何合成农药、合成肥料、除草剂，仅采用堆肥、覆盖作物与生物防治，并面向订户发布 Why We Grow Chemical-Free 长文解释其与家庭花园、消费者健康及可持续花卉业的关联。Roger Anderson、Bill Seidl 等 Wisconsin 本土 ITOH 杂交育种家的代表品种（如 Pastel Splendor、White Emperor 等）也通过 Fina Gardens 的零售网络进入家庭花园。

https://www.finagardenspeonies.com/

Fina Gardens Peony Nursery (pronounced Fee-na) is a family-run peony farm located outside Barron, Wisconsin, in the northwestern part of the state. Established in 2002 by Sam and Helen Finazzo, and taken over by Chad and Breanne Scheitel in 2018, the nursery cultivates roughly 15,000 peonies across nearly 200 varieties on about 60 acres of fertile silt-loam soil. Specializing in cut flowers and bare-root divisions sold through both retail and wholesale channels, Fina Gardens is best known for its Intersectional (ITOH) hybrids, Rock Garden peonies, Herbaceous peonies, and Siberian Iris grown entirely without synthetic chemicals (chemical-free / beyond organic).

Farm Origins and Stewardship

Fina Gardens traces back to 1998, when Sam and Helen Finazzo decided to build a business together that would draw on their interests, talents and professional skills. They began with about 200 peonies representing roughly 20 varieties in the back of their one-acre city lot, and in 2002 purchased a 60-acre farm in northwestern Wisconsin with deep, fertile silt-loam soils and the cold winters, temperate summers that peonies thrive in. Over time the collection grew to more than 15,000 plants spanning 200+ cultivars, with the long-term goal of stocking several hundred varieties and producing up to 150,000 cut blooms per year for wholesale distributors. The name “Fina” comes from Sam’s Sicilian heritage, where it means “fine” and reflects the founders’ pursuit of quality in both cut stems and root divisions. Around 2018 stewardship of the farm passed to Chad and Breanne Scheitel, who left Minneapolis to continue the same evenings-and-weekends, family-first operating philosophy while keeping the original no-synthetic-chemicals commitment intact.

Climate, Soils, and Growing System

Located near Hillsdale in Barron County, the nursery sits in USDA Hardiness Zone 3~4, where winter minima often drop below −30 °C and summer daytime averages sit around 18~22 °C. Combined with deep, well-drained silt-loam soils, those conditions push peony roots into strong dormancy cycles and reliable spring bud break—exactly what the genus needs to build bloom-sized crowns. Fina Gardens layers on top of that climate advantage a chemical-free cultivation system: fall planting of bare-root divisions to leverage winter cold stratification, first-year bud removal to drive root establishment (the “Art of Patience”), compost and cover-crop based fertility, and zero synthetic pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers. The same cool-season logic carries over to companion crops like Siberian Iris and Tree / Woody peonies that share the same climate envelope.

Product Range and Sales Channels

Fina Gardens’ commercial offering is built around two streams—bare-root divisions and cut flowers—organized into six retail categories: Herbaceous peonies (sub-divided into Coral, Pink, Red, White, Yellow, and Bee Friendly lines), Intersectional / ITOH hybrids (including Roger Anderson’s Lollipop and Bill Seidl’s Garden Treasure, typically priced at $55), Rock Garden / dwarf peonies (such as Paeonia tenuifolia), Woody / Tree peonies, Fragrant peonies, and Siberian Iris. Bare-root orders are accepted year-round through the website and shipped starting in September each season, while wholesale cut-flower stems supply regional florist distributors in volumes reaching toward the founders’ 150,000-stem target. The farm also hosts a small annual Open House in mid-June (in 2026, the third edition runs Saturday June 13 from 1:00–5:00 PM) with local vendors and picnic space among the blooming rows.

Industry Networks and Sustainability

Fina Gardens is an established participant in the Upper Midwest peony community: a long-time donor to the Minnesota Peony Society (MPS) Fall Root Auction and a listed vendor in the Heartland Peony Society’s recommended-grower directory, sitting alongside names like Swenson Gardens, Adelman Peony Gardens, Solaris Farms, and Hollingsworth Peonies. The nursery’s “beyond organic” stance is paired with customer-facing essays explaining how chemical-free flower farming benefits household gardens, pollinator health, and the long-term sustainability of regional floriculture. Wisconsin-bred Intersectional cultivars from breeders such as Roger Anderson and Bill Seidl—including Pastel Splendor, White Emperor and Garden Treasure—reach home gardens through Fina Gardens’ retail catalog, linking the nursery directly to the American Peony Society’s cultivar registry work.

https://www.finagardenspeonies.com/