Paeonia lactifolia
Common name: peony
Family: Paeoniaceae
Leaf: Glossy green foliage is divided into oval to lance-shaped leaflets.
Flower: large, very fragrant, double flowers in pinks and whites and magenta. Blooming May-June.
Habit: herbaceous perennial; Form: mounding, vase
Height: 2.5'-3'; Spread: 2.5'-3'
Culture: Easily grown in rich, fertile, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Remove spent flowers after blooming. Cut foliage to the ground and remove from the garden in fall after frost. If transplanted, make a big rootball so that the root system is not disturbed (and after transplanting, flowering could take several years). USDA zones 3-8.
Uses: great for a cut-flower gardens, perennial gardens. Effective as accents or herbaceous hedges along fences, sidewalks, driveways or walls. Foliage remains attractive throughout the growing season.
Origin: eastern Asia from eastern Tibet across North America
Uses: great for a cut-flower gardens, perennial gardens. Effective as accents or herbaceous hedges along fences, sidewalks, driveways or walls. Foliage remains attractive throughout the growing season.
Origin: eastern Asia from eastern Tibet across North America
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P. lactifolia 'Sarah Bernhardt' |
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