加拿大牡丹协会 (Canadian Peony Society, 简称 CPS / Société canadienne de la pivoine, 简称 SCP) 是 1998 年 6 月 14 日由 John Simkins 在安大略省汉密尔顿皇家植物园 (Royal Botanical Gardens) 发起的全国性非营利志愿者组织，总部现设于安大略省圣保罗市 (St. Pauls, ON)。协会致力于在加拿大推广牡丹的栽培、繁育与园林应用，连接全国牡丹爱好者与育种者，并通过年度盛典、种子根茎义卖、Zoom 系列讲座与加拿大引种牡丹目录将教育与保护两大核心理念贯彻始终。
协会沿革与组织架构
加拿大牡丹协会由 John Simkins 于 1998 年 6 月 14 日在汉密尔顿皇家植物园创立，他同时担任首任主席并以”小塑料杯装 1 加元幼苗”的开放分享精神为协会奠定基调。2023 年 6 月 10 日，协会在安大略省 Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens 举办的第 19 届 Oshawa 牡丹节上庆祝 25 周年，会员遍及加拿大各省及北美各地。秘书处现由 Darlene Kalawsky (Awards Chair) 等志愿理事组成，协会不设专职雇员，所有事务由分布在加拿大各地的理事会成员通过 Zoom 会议协作完成，会计账目每年由独立审计员审阅。协会 25 周年杰出服务奖授予 Reiner Jakubowski，表彰其自 2000 年起任主席、秘书、会员协调员并兼任 ICRA 国际牡丹栽培品种登录官员 18 年、登录约 800 个新品种的卓越贡献。
出版物与公众教育
协会通过会刊、Zoom 系列讲座与社交媒体持续发布教育内容。2026 年 Zoom 讲座系列在 1 月 18 日由北卡州立大学 John Dole 教授主讲 “From Field to Vase” 采后处理，2 月 22 日由 Cory Tischman 介绍美国牡丹协会 Award of Landscape Merit (ALM) 项目，3 月 22 日由 David 与 Linette Sorrentino 讲解牡丹评审。每年由会员投票选出的 Peony of the Year 是最具公众影响力的项目：2025 年为安大略育种家 Lyman Cousins (1889–1973) 培育、Klehm 1981 年登录的 Soft Salmon Saucer，2024 年为 Ménard/D’Aoust 2003 年登录的 Prosperity Maud。协会维护加拿大引种牡丹目录 (Alphabetical listing of registered Canadian peonies to 2023)，并通过网站 Newsletter 板块发布历史通讯供会员查阅。
核心项目与资源平台
协会运营两大核心资源平台。一是 Peony Vendors 商业苗圃名录，列出加拿大、美国及国际成员苗圃，多数秋季供应裸根、少数供应盆栽，跨境购买须依规办理 phytosanitary certificate 与进口许可；CPS 明示不对任何苗圃作背书。二是 Further Information About Peonies 资源中心，整合美国牡丹协会、Minneapolis Peony Society、Hollingsworth Peonies 等机构关于书刊、设备供应商、花展摄影、牡丹花型、储运切花的延伸阅读链接。协会同时协助中央实验农场 (Central Experimental Farm)、Les Jardins de Métis、Devonian Botanic Garden 等公共牡丹园收藏建设，并开放年度 Seed and Root Sale 让会员获取稀有种子与根茎。
奖项与社区参与
协会设立两大年度奖项。John Simkins Memorial Hybridizer Award 纪念已故创会主席，面向在加拿大牡丹杂交、种子选育、教育推广上有杰出贡献的个人或团队，可追授；Lifetime Achievement Award 则表彰长期以志愿者、栽培者、作家、编辑、董事会成员或公共牡丹园捐赠者身份推动牡丹事业的会员，2025 年获奖者为曾任 Prairie 与 Canadian Peony Society 双料主席的园艺专家 Brian Porter，他自 1994 年起拯救并重新安置 Indian Head 农业加拿大牡丹园的多个品种。会员可参加年度 AGM (曾先后在 Hamilton、Montréal、Rosemère、Regina、Oshawa、Ottawa Rideau Hall 举办) 与 Oshawa Peony Festival 等地区牡丹节，会费支持 Peony of the Year 评选、Webinar 制作与 Zoom 平台运营。
The Canadian Peony Society (CPS / Société canadienne de la pivoine, SCP) is a national non-profit, volunteer-led organisation founded on June 14, 1998 by John Simkins at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, Ontario. Headquartered today in St. Pauls, Ontario, the Society is dedicated to promoting the cultivation, hybridisation, and garden use of peonies across Canada, connecting hobbyists and professional growers through publications, programs, and a shared commitment to education and conservation.
History and Governance
The CPS was launched by John Simkins at the Royal Botanical Gardens on June 14, 1998; Simkins served as its inaugural President and set the Society’s open-sharing ethos by selling seedlings in small plastic cups for CA$1 each. On June 10, 2023, the Society celebrated its 25th anniversary at the 19th Annual Oshawa Peony Festival in Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens. The board of directors and Awards Chair (Darlene Kalawsky) coordinate operations entirely by Zoom from across Canada, with financial books reviewed annually by an independent auditor. Reiner Jakubowski received the 25th Anniversary Distinguished Service Award for serving as President (from 2000), Secretary, Membership Coordinator, and as ICRA peony cultivar Registrar for 18 years during which he processed roughly 800 new registrations.
Publications and Public Education
The CPS delivers educational programming through its newsletter archive, social channels, and an annual Zoom Speaker Series. The 2026 series opened on January 18 with North Carolina State University’s Dr. John Dole on “From Field to Vase” postharvest handling, continued on February 22 with Cory Tischman on the American Peony Society’s Award of Landscape Merit (ALM) program, and continued on March 22 with David and Linette Sorrentino on peony judging. The Peony of the Year, voted on by members, is the Society’s flagship public engagement initiative: 2025’s selection is Soft Salmon Saucer, bred by Ontario hybridiser Lyman Cousins (1889–1973) and registered by Klehm in 1981; 2024’s was Prosperity Maud (Ménard/D’Aoust, 2003). The CPS also maintains the Alphabetical Listing of Registered Canadian Peonies to 2023 and archives past newsletters online.
Programs and Resources
Two core platforms anchor the CPS resource network. The Peony Vendors directory lists Canadian, U.S., and international commercial members — most shipping bare root in autumn, some offering potted plants, with cross-border orders requiring a phytosanitary certificate and import licence; the Society explicitly disclaims any endorsement. The Further Information About Peonies hub aggregates reading lists, equipment suppliers, photography guides, flower-form references, and storage/cutting PDFs from the American Peony Society, Hollingsworth Peonies, Minneapolis Peony Society, and other partners. The CPS also curates peony collections at the Central Experimental Farm, Les Jardins de Métis, and Devonian Botanic Garden, and runs an annual Seed and Root Sale open to members.
Awards and Community Engagement
Two annual awards recognise service to Canadian peonies. The John Simkins Memorial Hybridizer Award honours individuals or teams advancing Canadian hybridisation, seed-raising, or hybridiser education and may be awarded posthumously. The Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates members whose long-term contributions — as volunteer, grower, leader, ambassador, author, editor, board member, or donor of roots to public gardens — have shaped the peony world; the 2025 recipient is horticulturist Brian Porter, past president of both the Prairie and Canadian Peony Societies, who in 1994 helped relocate the Agriculture Canada peony collection at Indian Head. Members participate in the Annual General Meeting (held in Hamilton, Montréal, Rosemère, Regina, Oshawa, and Ottawa’s Rideau Hall) and regional festivals such as the Oshawa Peony Festival; dues fund the Peony of the Year, webinars, and Zoom operations.
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