Data specific to Peonies (Edit)
Originator/Registrant: Unknown (Chinese)
Cultivar Group (Type): Suffruticosa Tree Peony
Flower Form: Anemone
Full Double
Flower Color: Red
Flower color description: Light Red Crown form, sometimes lotus form or anemone form occurs
Flower size: Large, 16cm x 7cm

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: up to 5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Red
Bloom Size: 5"-6"
6"-12"
Flower Time: Spring
Parentage: suffruticosa group / China Southern Yangtse cultivar group

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Common names
  • Tree Peony
  • Peony
Also sold as:
  • Hu Hong

Photo Gallery
Location: Chinese tree peony bed at the Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2015-05-18
Hu Hong or Da Hu Hong, aka Hu Hermosa.  The blooms of this cultiv
Location: Chinese tree peony bed at the Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2018-05-22
Chinese Tree Peony Hu Hong - a bloom that is fuller than some, pr
Location: Chinese tree peony bed at the Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2018-05-22
Chinese Tree Peony Hu Hong.  This plant, 4-5 years old in 2018, w
Location: Chinese tree peony bed at the Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2018-05-22
Plant label for the Chinese Tree Peony Hu Hong or Hu Hermosa.  Da
Location: Chinese tree peony bed at the Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2018-05-21
ChineseTree Peony Hu Hong, aka Da Hu Hong, or Hu Hermosa - openin

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