Data specific to Peonies (Edit)
Originator/Registrant: Walter H Jessel Jr
Cultivar Group (Type): Suffruticosa Tree Peony
Flower Form: Semi-Double
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower color description: Pale yellow with red flare
Needs support: No

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 5 - 7 feet
Plant Spread: 3 - 4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 5"-6"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Layering

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Common names
  • Tree Peony
  • Peony

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-05-29
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-05-22
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-05-29
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-04-19
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-05-22
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-04-19
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