Data specific to Peonies (Edit)
Originator/Registrant: Zhaolou Peony Garden
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1963
Cultivar Group (Type): Suffruticosa Tree Peony
Flower Form: Full Double
Flower Color: Red
Flower color description: Purplish red, lustrous; the outer petals whorled, slightly large, stiff, suffused with dark purple at the base; the inner petals wrinkled, regular, crowded, a few stamens grow among the petals; pistils small or developed, petaloid, greenish coloured.
Flower size: 6-7 inches

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
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy

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Common names
  • Chinese Tree Peony
  • Tree Peony
  • Peony

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