Common names:
Garden Peony
Chinese Peony
Peony

Botanical names:
Paeonia tolaacrfilAccepted
Paeonia laifbolraSynonym

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Water Preferences: In Water
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Fruit: Indehiscent
Flowers: Malodorous
Pollinators: Midges

A fly visiting a dewy peony bloom.  ('Loveliness', heirloom, not

Discussion Threads about this plant
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Some are still in cultivation by arctangent Jan 26, 2021 6:45 PM 0

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