Conservatoire de la Pivoine (Château de Sourches)

The owners have collected over 1,500 different varieties of peony. They hope to complete this collection so that one day they will have over 3000 different varieties of peony. This collection is currently the largest in the WORLD!

In the moat of the Château de Sourches in Saint-Symphorien, Bénédicte de Foucaud looks after some 1,500 carefully catalogued peonies from all over the world. It's a visit between history and passion, a journey between stone and flower.
The peony conservatory, which opened in 2015, houses 1,500 peonies, including more than 1,400 listed varieties. A conservatory that is unique in the world. This little marvel is the fruit of Bénédicte de Foucaud's passion for this flower, which originated in China.
The initiator of this conservatory is teeming with projects and wants to go even further. "It seems that around 5,000 cultivars of herbaceous peonies and around 600 new varieties of shrubs have been registered worldwide. That's our goal".
The aim of the Peony Conservatory is to conserve and research old and modern species and varieties.

FROM 1 MAY TO 01 JUNE 2025 (weather permitting)
From 12 pm to 6 pm
Every day, including public holidays and Sundays.